Topic: Aggravated Assault In San Antonio
You will complete your problem-solving essay this week. This essay is the culmination of many weeks of hard work on your part, and for that, you are to be congratulated.
What you have written is more than just another essay for another class. It has the potential to effect real change in your community on an important issue. In order for this to happen, you’ll need to seek out ways to share your writing with community stakeholders and decision-makers, and you are encouraged to do so.
As you prepare to submit your essay, read it aloud from beginning to end and ask yourself, “Does my essay meet all expectations?” To be sure, review the detailed instructions in the Course Project overview page and in prior weeks’ assignment pages. Here’s a quick summary of expectations.
- Subject: A specific, focused, manageable, real-world problem in your community
- Purpose: To guide readers toward resolving the problem
- Audience: Those who need to learn from your research and who have the ability to follow your recommendation to resolve the problem
- Strategy: A problem and solution argument
- Design: An essay formatted and cited according to current APA Style standards and submitted as a Microsoft Word .docx file
- Content:
- At least 2500 words (approximately 6 pages, not counting title page and references page)
- Introduction, historical cause and effect analysis, evaluation of possible solutions, strong argument recommending a solution or steps toward a solution, and conclusion
- Support in all essay sections from at least five credible, academic quality sources, which are cited where used in the essay and on a references page
Review feedback from peers, tutors, and your professor. Have you considered all suggestions?
Most important, consider your audience and purpose. Can you confidently deliver your essay to your real-world audience? Will it effectively motivate and guide them to act?
