3. Outlining Your Draft
With your purpose and goals in mind, make a quick scratch outline that
includes the following:
a clear statement of the problem (in-class)
your thesis statement, announcing the proposed solution and forecasting
your reasons for it (in-class)
your argument for the solution, giving reasons and support (homework)
anticipation of counterarguments and a response to objections readers
might have about the proposed solution
your evaluation of alternative solutions
4. Presentation of the problem
Write a few sentences that argue that the
problem exists
Write a few sentences that argue that this
problem is serious
In a few sentences, outline the causes of
this problem.
Read what you have written aloud to
someone near you.
5. Consequences of failing to solve the problem
Make a list of the consequences of
failing to solve this problem.
Put the list into paragraph form.
Read what you have written aloud to
someone near you.
6. Thesis Statement
You have probably written your thesis statement already. If
so, copy it here.
If you have not yet written it, write one or more sentences to
serve as your tentative thesis statement. In most essays
proposing solutions to problems, the thesis statement is a
concise announcement of the solution. Think about how
emphatic you should make the thesis and whether you should
forecast your reasons.
7. Description of the proposed solution
Revise your first draft of your proposed
solution.
Explain why it would solve the problem.
Show why or how it is possible
8. List of steps for implementing the
solution
You should have written out these steps for your
homework.
Now, put your steps into paragraph form. Make
sure to use transitions and connecting words so
the paragraph does not read like a list. Explain
what you mean as you go through the steps.
9. HOMEWORK
Post # 42 Reasons and support for the solution
Topic sentence with the first reason that supports your solution
List statistics, anecdotes, examples, scenarios, testimony you might use to support
your reason
Topic sentence with another reason
List statistics, anecdotes, examples, scenarios, testimony you might use to support
your reason
Topic sentence with another reason
List statistics, anecdotes, examples, scenarios, testimony you might use to support
your reason
Put all of the parts we wrote today into a single document. Read it aloud
to make sure it is in a logical order. Change the order of your
paragraphs if that makes sense to you. Post your draft.
Bring your draft or your device with your draft to our next class.