Topic: research>> Why is gender discrimination in the workplace allowed

Thesis: what we can do as a society to make conditions in the work environment more equal

Purpose

This essay is a culmination of all we’ve learned in English 1 about critical reading, thinking, and writing. This is your opportunity to apply the feedback from all other assignments and demonstrate that you are ready to move on from English 1 and engage with your academic and “real” life in a critical, thoughtful way. This should be the best essay you’ve ever written: show me your best stuff.

Prompt

Imagine you are writing a persuasive article for a scholarly publication about emotional and physical wellbeing. Identify a problem facing you personally, college students, or our society, especially around the topics of emotional wellbeing, mental health, behavior, college students’ success, etc. You might also consider a topic about how to use rhetoric to solve a problem. Consider choosing a problem that means something to you. (See below for topic/question suggestions.) This is a problem/solution essay.

In 3000 words, using 8-10 sources, you should

• persuade your readers that the issue is a problem (effects)
• identify the cause(s) of the problem
• propose a solution to the problem (based on the cause(s) you identify) – thesis
• refute at least one argument against your proposed solution (such as another possible solution), and
• encourage the reader to take action toward your proposed solution.

Writing Instructions

• The thesis should be focused on your proposed solution. Underline your thesis statement
• Use a combination of ethos, logos, and pathos to persuade the reader to agree with your characterization of the causes, effects, and best solution to the problem.
• Persuade your reader that this is actually a problem: what effect is this situation having on who, and why should we care?
• Explain the cause of the problem and connect your solution to the cause(s).
• Focus on a solution for the problem – this your thesis and what you want your audience to take action on.
• Refute at least one specific counter-argument (either a reason your reader might not think this is a problem or why another solution doesn’t work).
• Provide evidence for ALL claims using credible, scholarly information. No encyclopedias, dictionaries, or low-end journalism. Be discerning.

Side comments:

reliable sources are ranked in the following order:

1.journals

2.books

3.newspaper/magazines

4.blogs

*persuade your reader that this is actually a problem

*explain the cause of the problem and conduct your solution to the causes

*focus on a solution for the problem

*refute at least one counter argument, provide evidence

*make sure you pay attention to the date of publication of the source, stick with the most recent prints if possible.

*anything mentioned like titles of books need be in italics, titles of articles need to be in quotation marks.

*acknowledge if a source stated is biased in order to prevent refutation

*out of 8-10 sources, try to make at least 5 of them sources from academic journals

*go directly to the source, find original study

*when doing your research you are not looking to support your thesis, your looking for information on how to solve the problem

*maybe start with a hypothesis or statistic. needs a hook to grab audiences attention

*each paragraph needs to be about one idea

*the solution needs to address the causes thats how the research paper should be structured

**THE ESSAY IS ABOUT THE SOLUTION NOT ABOUT THE PROBLEM**

*include in-text citations for your sources

*minimum of 8 sources

**has to be 3000 words

conclusion-

should stress the importance

use pathos-(what will happen if we don’t do anything)

the best way to construct your thesis is by using the words in your prompt

ex.. the best solution to solving workplace discrimination is,,,,,,etc

refutation-

recognize the opposition maybe state facts,statistics

add transition after-ex..however my points are better…etc

at least one

example outline

hook

background

thesis-underlined

why its important

who it effects

support

transition

proposed solutions

refutation

conclusion-encourage the reader to take action toward your proposed solution

*you can present multiple solutions as this essay is mainly about providing a solution to the problem.

*so in a sense you can do a cause and solution style outline

**NEEDS TO BE IN MLA FORMAT**

*work cited page should be alphabetical and on its own page

*only cite credible sources-journals strongly recommended