{"id":342,"date":"2019-08-28T01:18:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T01:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-eng-101-college-writing-i\/chapter\/assignment-problem-analysis-essay-final-draft\/"},"modified":"2019-08-28T01:18:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T01:18:18","slug":"assignment-problem-analysis-essay-final-draft","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-eng-101-college-writing-i-lynch\/chapter\/assignment-problem-analysis-essay-final-draft\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Problem Analysis Essay Final Draft","rendered":"Assignment: Problem Analysis Essay Final Draft"},"content":{"raw":"\nPrepare the final draft of your essay, making the strongest version of your work possible. &nbsp;Work with your tutors at the Enhancement Center as needed to finalize&nbsp;the essay. Submit here when finished.\n<h2>Problem Analysis Essay&nbsp;Overview<\/h2>\nThis module will ask you to practice the stages of the writing process. You will develop an essay&nbsp;to be finalized by the end of this module.\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n\nThe term \"college student\" corrals a wide range of types of students in a single term. In this essay, we'll pick apart the broad term and examine how a smaller subset of students participate in higher education.\n\nAs you've no doubt witnessed yourself, particular populations of students face unique sets of challenges as they experience higher education.\n\nFor this essay, you will <strong>select a specific category&nbsp;of college students, identify one particular&nbsp;challenge facing this&nbsp;category, and analyze ways to overcome that&nbsp;problem<\/strong> that will be particularly effective for this group of people.\n\n<\/div>\nThe <strong>thesis<\/strong> for this essay will propose specific solutions for the problem you identify for the category of student population you've chosen. &nbsp;The thesis will be supported in the body of the essay with <strong>evidence<\/strong> demonstrating why this problem exists and how it can effectively be overcome.\n<h3>Assignment Details<\/h3>\nThe final essay will be 500-750 words long. &nbsp;It will include a thesis statement that is supported by evidence. &nbsp;It will be well-organized, and display evidence of careful application of the writing process.\n<h2>Rubric<\/h2>\nIn order to successfully complete&nbsp;this assessment, a submitted essay&nbsp;must reach \"Meets or Exceeds Expectations\" in all categories.\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Criteria<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Ratings<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Topic&nbsp;&amp; Thesis Statement<\/td>\n<td><strong>Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>essay topic has been personalized to refine&nbsp;the assignment&nbsp;prompt<\/li>\n \t<li>contains a clearly identifiable thesis statement that drives the essay content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>Approaching Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>essay topic is a generic answer to the assignment prompt<\/li>\n \t<li>contains a thesis statement that relates to most essay content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>Does Not Meet Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>essay topic does not match the assignment prompt<\/li>\n \t<li>does not contain a thesis statement, <em>or<\/em> thesis statement does not relate to most essay content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Evidence<\/td>\n<td><strong>Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>sufficient and varied evidence provided to justify the thesis statement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>Approaching Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>insufficient evidence provided to justify the thesis statement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>Does Not Meet Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>no evidence provided, <em>or<\/em> evidence does not justify the thesis statement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Organization<\/td>\n<td><strong>Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>contains a clearly identifiable introduction, body section, and conclusion<\/li>\n \t<li>follows a logical pattern of development<\/li>\n \t<li>applies&nbsp;transitions effectively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>Approaching Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>contains an introduction, and\/or body section, and\/or conclusion<\/li>\n \t<li>has a pattern of development, but needs further attention to paragraphing<\/li>\n \t<li>insufficient use of transitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>Does Not Meet Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>missing introduction, body section, or conclusion elements<\/li>\n \t<li>no clear pattern of development<\/li>\n \t<li>little to no use of transitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Editing and Proofreading<\/td>\n<td><strong>Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>evidence that higher-order editing concerns have been identified and addressed<\/li>\n \t<li>evidence that lower-order proofreading concerns have been identified and addressed, though minor patterns of error might remain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>Approaching Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>higher-order editing concerns may not have been addressed<\/li>\n \t<li>lower-order editing concerns may not have been addressed. &nbsp;Significant patterns of error remain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>Does Not Meet Expectations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>fundamental issues with higher-order editing concerns present in draft<\/li>\n \t<li>fundamental issues with lower-order editing concerns present in draft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n&nbsp;\n","rendered":"<p>Prepare the final draft of your essay, making the strongest version of your work possible. &nbsp;Work with your tutors at the Enhancement Center as needed to finalize&nbsp;the essay. 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