Write a 4-6 page typewritten essay that persuades your audience to consider your solution to a problem. Your essay may propose some action to solve an immediate problem, or it may propose a broad plan of action for a major problem. Your essay should 1) describe the problem compellingly 2) clearly state your proposed solution and 3) convincingly justify your solution.
The authors of the most successful essays will:
1. include all the features of any good written argument.
2. have a clear, qualified and arguable claim which proposes a solution to a problem.
3. use the Toulmin system to outline a justification for the proposed solution.
4. analyze and address the target audience.
5. draft the essay at least once and have it reviewed by classmates.
6. organize the essay appropriately for the target audience.
7. thoughtfully review 2 classmates' essays using the Toulmin outline
8. use scholarly polish.
9. take the essay to the OU Writing Center for review