WEEK8 Problem Solution Essay
PROBLEM-SOLUTION ESSAY
1. Understanding problem-solution essay topics
2. Organizing your ideas
3. Writing Thesis Statement
4. Developing body paragraphs
5. Writing Conclusion
UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM-SOLUTION ESSAY TOPICS
Exercise: Read the essay questions below. Which one asks you to write an opinion essay and which one is for problem-solution essay? The underlined words may help you to reach your decision.
1. Many newspapers and magazines feature stories about the private lives of famous people. We know what they eat, where they buy their clothes and who they love. Is it appropriate for a magazine or newspaper to give this kind of private information about people? What do you think? Write an essay about the issue explaining your reasons. Opinion Essay
2. Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous problems. Identify one or two serious ones and suggest ways that governments and individuals can tackle these problems.
Problem-Solution Essay
3. Procrastination is the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, and thus putting off tasks to a later time, sometimes to the "last minute".
Procrastination is very common in university students. Why is it a problem and how can a student avoid procrastinating?
Problem-Solution Essay
4. The first car appeared on Turkish roads in 1896. Now, there are more than 3
million registered vehicles in Istanbul and more than 17 million vehicles on
Turkish roads. Alternative forms of transport should be encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use. To what extent do
Opinion Essay you agree or disagree? Write an essay explaining your reasons.
5. University students may have some problems with their roommates during their stay in the dorm or their flat. What kind of problems may they have? How
Problem-Solution
can college students handle problems with roommates?
Essay
6. Is freedom of speech
1. Understanding problem-solution essay topics
2. Organizing your ideas
3. Writing Thesis Statement
4. Developing body paragraphs
5. Writing Conclusion
UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM-SOLUTION ESSAY TOPICS
Exercise: Read the essay questions below. Which one asks you to write an opinion essay and which one is for problem-solution essay? The underlined words may help you to reach your decision.
1. Many newspapers and magazines feature stories about the private lives of famous people. We know what they eat, where they buy their clothes and who they love. Is it appropriate for a magazine or newspaper to give this kind of private information about people? What do you think? Write an essay about the issue explaining your reasons. Opinion Essay
2. Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous problems. Identify one or two serious ones and suggest ways that governments and individuals can tackle these problems.
Problem-Solution Essay
3. Procrastination is the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, and thus putting off tasks to a later time, sometimes to the "last minute".
Procrastination is very common in university students. Why is it a problem and how can a student avoid procrastinating?
Problem-Solution Essay
4. The first car appeared on Turkish roads in 1896. Now, there are more than 3
million registered vehicles in Istanbul and more than 17 million vehicles on
Turkish roads. Alternative forms of transport should be encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use. To what extent do
Opinion Essay you agree or disagree? Write an essay explaining your reasons.
5. University students may have some problems with their roommates during their stay in the dorm or their flat. What kind of problems may they have? How
Problem-Solution
can college students handle problems with roommates?
Essay
6. Is freedom of speech