A recap of what should be contained in your final, researched Problem/Solution Paper:
Introduction.
Start with a thorough introduction to your paper that will give some background and foundation of your problem/issue.
Part I.
Write a thorough and complete explanation of your issue as a problem.
Define the problem. Include your thesis – argument – what you want to change.
Show cause and effect.
Give as many different perspectives on your issue as you can. Be fair to positions you don’t agree with as a way of considering the counterargument.
Part II.
Explore what should be done about the problem.
Consider what solutions came before and failed, or those solutions that are in place but are not working as well as they could be.
Examine at least three different views of what should be done to solve the problem you describe in the first part of your paper.
Discuss the merits and drawbacks of each of the solutions you present.
Make your own argument for what you think the best solution to the problem would be.
