ESL 112 Problem Analysis Essay
(20% of final grade)
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to help you refine/review the essay writing skills covered in ESL 111 as well as to give you an opportunity to explore the topic (i.e., a problem in a society) that you are interested in learning more about.
Assignment Description
Choose a problem in a society (e.g., a community, a state, a region, a country) affecting a specific population (e.g., an ethnic or cultural group, an age or gender group, an animal species) and analyze the causes and/or effects of the problem. This means your essay can focus on both causes and effects or just on causes or just on effects. Your analysis should be based on evidence from reliable sources.
Note: Based on what you find during the process of writing this essay, you may decide to write about this topic for the Solution Critique Paper (where you will identify and evaluate potential solutions for a problem in a society.)
Deadlines are available in the course calendar
Problem Analysis Essay Outline
Points: 10
Problem Analysis Essay Draft 1
Write a complete first draft of this essay, meeting all assignment requirements, including expectations for formatting and source requirements.
Points: 20
Problem Analysis Essay Draft 2
Revise the first draft of this essay based on peer feedback and self-revision, improving writing to not only meet all assignment requirements, but also to address specific criteria indicated in the rubric.
Points: 20
Problem Analysis Essay Final Draft
Revise the second draft of this essay based on instructor feedback and self-revision, improving writing to not only meet all assignment requirements, but also to address criteria indicated in the rubric.
Points: 100
Source Requirements
Use at least four (4) reliable sources in your essay. All sources should be written in English (or, if written in another language, there should be an easy way to access an official English translation.) The final draft should meet APA-formatting requirements including a reference page. Fabrication of sources is a violation of academic integrity (see below).
Formatting Requirements
Essays should be 3-4 double-spaced pages (about 800 - 1200 words) in length. The title page and reference page are not counted as part of this length requirement. It should be written using an APA recommended font like 11-point Arial, Calibri, or Georgia, or 12-point Times New Roman. Paragraphs should be indented and the document should be formatted with 1-inch margins on all sides. The first page should be formatted as a title page (see APA 7th edition title page formatting guidelines here) and the “References” list should begin on a new page after the final line of the conclusion. Final drafts should include your UIN (9-digit number).