- Let's look at two problem/solution essays.
- Two sample papers:
What do you know about fishing? Any problems other than the "catching?" - http://www.sportsmansguide.com/Outdoors/Subject/SubjectRead.aspx?sid=0&aid=150701&type=A
Are deer a problem?
- 1. Exam tips
- Be sure you have read the article "Hot Enough for You" by Jerry Adler. A working link appears on Tuesday's blog post. Let's talk about the article.
- For the exam, you need to be ready with the following:
- 1. A personal story about summer in Phoenix or information from a personal interview with someone else. Both may be included if you wish.
- 2. A news story related to the local heat.
- 3. A chart of graph showing local statistics.
- 4. Links to the information you already have on global warming. Relate Phoenix to the overall picture. Consider:
- "Saving the Songs of the Sea"
- An Inconvenient Truth
- You must reference "Hot Enough for You" by Jerry Adler
- etc.
- 5.Information from the presentations - yours or information from others.
- 6. A quotation from a quotation site or from an expert source. Use this to capture out attention or to wrap it up.
- For the exam, you will be writing a problem/solution essay. Include items from the above list.
- Tips for writing problem/solution essays:
- http://umhs.eduhsd.k12.ca.us/owl/problem-solution.pdf (copy/paste the URL)
- http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/Problem-Solution.htm
- Handout: Graphic Organizer for the Problem/Solution Essay - you must bring the completed form to the exam.
- The completed essay must be 3-5 pages in MLA format. The Works Cited page does NOT count as one of the 3-5 pages. It is in addition to and appears on a separate page.
- Exam Information:
- Thursday, May 8, 2014, at 8:00 AM-9:45 AM in our regular room. You MUST physically attend. this is a college rule.
- You will have the time to complete your essay. Have as much finished as you wish when you enter the room. Once you have submitted the exam, you are free to leave. You do, however, have the entire exam period to work.
- The essay will be submitted electronically and on paper - no exceptions!
