Problem/Solution Essay

Big Idea

Rhetorical techniques help students become skillful practitioners of written language. 

Essential Question

How can writers best describe problems and solutions?

PROBLEM-SOLUTION ESSAYS

Guiding Question

How does a writer best communicate the solution to a problem?

The purpose of a Problem-Solution essay is to focus on problems that are serious and that affect large numbers of people. Your aim is to persuade your readers that your proposed solution is sensible, realistic, and workable. You will need to brainstorm possible solutions to the problem. Then look at them to see which is the best solution or solutions.

Problem Solution Papers

Describe the problem

Convince the reader the problem needs solving

Explain the solution proposal

Argue that this is the best solution

Refute objections

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