1. EWRT 1A
Class 36

2. AGENDA
 OUTLINING YOUR ESSAY
 DRAFTING YOUR ESSAY

3. Outlining Your Draft
With your purpose and goals in mind, make a quick scratch outline that
includes the following:
 a clear statement of the problem (in-class)
 your thesis statement, announcing the proposed solution and forecasting
your reasons for it (in-class)
 your argument for the solution, giving reasons and support (homework)
 anticipation of counterarguments and a response to objections readers
might have about the proposed solution
 your evaluation of alternative solutions

4. Presentation of the problem
Write a few sentences that argue that the
problem exists
Write a few sentences that argue that this
problem is serious
In a few sentences, outline the causes of
this problem.
Read what you have written aloud to
someone near you.

5. Consequences of failing to solve the problem
Make a list of the consequences of
failing to solve this problem.
Put the list into paragraph form.
Read what you have written aloud to
someone near you.

6. Thesis Statement
 You have probably written your thesis statement already. If
so, copy it here.
 If you have not yet written it, write one or more sentences to
serve as your tentative thesis statement. In most essays
proposing solutions to problems, the thesis statement is a
concise announcement of the solution. Think about how
emphatic you should make the thesis and whether you should
forecast your reasons.

7. Description of the proposed solution
Revise your first draft of your proposed
solution.
Explain why it would solve the problem.
Show why or how it is possible

8. List of steps for implementing the
solution
 You should have written out these steps for your
homework.
 Now, put your steps into paragraph form. Make
sure to use transitions and connecting words so
the paragraph does not read like a list. Explain
what you mean as you go through the steps.

9. HOMEWORK
 Post # 42 Reasons and support for the solution
 Topic sentence with the first reason that supports your solution
 List statistics, anecdotes, examples, scenarios, testimony you might use to support
your reason
 Topic sentence with another reason
 List statistics, anecdotes, examples, scenarios, testimony you might use to support
your reason
 Topic sentence with another reason
 List statistics, anecdotes, examples, scenarios, testimony you might use to support
your reason
 Put all of the parts we wrote today into a single document. Read it aloud
to make sure it is in a logical order. Change the order of your
paragraphs if that makes sense to you. Post your draft.
Bring your draft or your device with your draft to our next class.