Issue Method

Question 1

General Structure

Answer 1

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Plan your essay (5 min)

Compose your essay (20 min)

Refine your essay (5 min)

Question 2

Plan your essay (5 min)

Answer 2

1. Read the statement with an eye for its complexity and implication (1 min)
   
   1. Identify prompt.
   2. Identify and analyze key-terms and phrases that can provide evidence for you to affirm or refute. (in both prompt and instructions)
2. Brainstorm for “Pros” and “Cons.” (2 min)
   
   • According to prompt type:
     
     • Use key-term and phrase to critic and qualify
     • If necessary, restate the statement as a question?
     • Are there assumptions?
     • Applying it to different fields:
     • Education:
       
       • Math & physics
       • Sociology
       • History
   • Science & Technology
   • Arts
   • Politics & leadership
   • Military
   • Sports
   • Business
   • Different levels,
     
     • High-school, college, graduate
     • Individual, community, country, etc.
   • Personal experiences
3. What reasons might someone use to refute or undermine my position?
   
   • How should I acknowledge or defend against those views in my essay?
4. Decide on a tentative position, then organize your ideas (2 min)
   
   • Write you thesis
     
     • That announces the topic of the essay
     • show you point of view
     • preview the content of the essay
   • Organize your points using a template.

Question 3

Compose your essay (20 min)

Answer 3

1. Compose a brief introductory paragraph (2 min)
   
   • That accomplish the following:
     
     • Use a:
       
       • Question P 346
       • Quotation
       • Anecdote p 347
       • Fact/Stat
       • Definition of key term in the prompt
       • Describe a vivid image
     • Present the essay’s thesis and anticipate the essay’s content.
       
       • The thesis must to express opinion.
       • Show you understand the complexity of the issue
       • Announces the topic of the essay
       • Show you point of view
       • Preview the content of the essay
2. Compose the body of your response (15 min)
   
   • Be sure to stay focus according to the issue and instructions.
   • Using good transitions, begin each paragraph with a distinct train of thought that clearly conveys the essence of the paragraph.
   • Elements of a paragraph
     
     • Topic sentence
     • Support
     • Unity
   • Offer examples and explain the connection between them and the main idea of each paragraph.
   • Use rhetorical strategies to counter-argue.
   • Try to devote no more than four sentences to any point in the outline.
3. Compose a brief concluding or summary paragraph (3 min)
   
   • Using a transitional phrase or word, alert the reader that the essay is concluding.
   • Summarize the main point of the essay.
   • Mention the thesis and how the examples support it.

Question 4

Refine your essay (5 min)

Answer 4

1. Revise for coherence and balance (3 min)
   
   • Ensure that the essay presents varying perspectives on the issue, acknowledging the merits and drawbacks of other viewpoints.
   • Trim back and fill out paragraphs to achieve balance in length.
   • Check that your introduction and conclusion are consistent with each other.
2. Proofread for significant mechanical problems (2 min)
   
   • Rework the two more awkward sentences.
   • Correct accidental omissions of words, garbled phrases, word usage, and glaring grammatical errors.
   • ONLY correct spelling and typographical errors when they might prevent the reader from understanding.
   • Don’t’ spend time correcting punctuation, removing extra characters spaces, or correcting minor spelling errors.