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Agenda
Review: Essay #4Basic Features
Discussion: Kornbluh
In-Class Writing: Finding a problem to write about: Community
Essay #4Essay #4: Proposing a Solution : Essay (1000-1500 words) 150 points
Assignment: Write an essay from 4-6pages in length, that addresses the topic below. Use a minimum of two credible sources to support your argument.
Prompt : Write an essay proposing a solution to a well-defined problem faced by a community or group to which you may belong. Alternatively, you may address a well-defined problem faced by one of the districts or communities in The Hunger Games. Address your proposal to your audience: one or more members of the group, its leadership, or to outsiders who may be able to contribute to solving the problem.
BASIC FEATURES
A Well-Defined Problem
A Clearly Described Solution
A Convincing Argument
An Effective Counterargument
An Evaluation of Alternative Solutions
Consider Kornbluh’s “Win Win Flexibility”
What is the problem? Which of these strategies does Kornbluh use to define her problem?
• giving examples to make the problem specific
• using scenarios or anecdotes to dramatize the problem
• quoting testimony from those affected by the problem
• citing statistics to show the severity of the problem
• vividly describing the problem’s negative consequences
What is Kornbluh’s Solution?
Which does she use to demonstrate her solution?
the proposed solution would reduce or eliminate a major cause of the problem;
a similar solution has worked elsewhere;
the necessary steps to put the solution into practice can be taken without excessive cost or inconvenience; or
stakeholders could come together behind the proposal.
How Does Kornbluh Address Questions and
Concerns? by acknowledging an objection
by conceding the point and modifying the proposal to accommodate it
by refuting criticism—for example, by arguing that an alternative solution would be more costly or less likely to solve the problem than the proposed solution.
Alternative Solutions
How does Kornbluh present her solution as preferable to other possible solutions?
A Readable Plan Which of the following does Kornbluh include to make her
essay easy to read:
a forecast of the argument
key words introduced in the thesis and forecasting statement
topic sentences introducing paragraphs or groups of paragraphs
repeated use of key words and synonyms throughout the essay, particularly in topic sentences
clear transitional words and phrases
headings that explicitly identify different sections of the essay
visuals, including charts that present information in an easy-to-read format
Choosing a Topic for your Essay!
My Community, Club, or Group
Your ChartGroups and organizations
The Hunger Games
De Anza College
Your Neighborhood
Your Club
Community
Problems
Not Enough Food
Parking
Drug Dealers?
Martial Arts Group?
No place for kids to play?
Choosing a Problem From Your Community
Problem
No safe place for kids to play
Solution
1. Start a volunteer parents group to offer after school activities at local schools.
HomeworkWriting: Post #38 Identify a problem faced by people in a group or community you belong to. How would you solve the problem? Write one paragraph outlining the problem. Write another explaining a solution.