synthesize fromyour researchrevinestep 5 W r i t i n g

Your assignment for this chapter is to write a problem/ solution essay of five or more paragraphs about an issue related to education.

Topic: The junk food sold in school vending machines and follow the steps in the writing process.

STEP 1: Explore your topic, audience, and purpose.

Begin by doing some research on your topic.

Take notes on facts, figures, quotations, and the sources of your

information. With print or Internet materials, include the title of

the article, the author (if one is listed), and the place where the

article was found.

. Decide on the audience for your paper-the person or people

most concerned about the problem.

STEP 2: Prewrite to get ideas,

Freewrite, brainstorm, or do clustering to explore your ideas

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STEP 3: Organize your ideas.

Draft a preliminary thesis statement

Outline your paper

Introduce the problem, and indicate why it needs to be saved

Explain the problem and its specific implications,

List the support for your claims

Introduce a (possible

) solution or solutions to the problem

Include a call for action

Write

STEP 4: Write the first draft.

Include an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion

Introduce the problem and the solution in the first paragraph.

Explore the problem specifically in the first body paragraph,

Introduce and explain the solution in the remaining body paragraphs.

Include a transition that introduces the solution

Support your claims with material that you synthesize from

your research

Revine

STEP 5: Revise the draft.

Exchange papers with a partner, and give each other feedback

on your papers. Use the Chapter 6 Peer Review on page 235 to

guide your feedback

. Carefully consider your partner’s feedback. If you agree with it,

revise your paper by marking the changes on your first draft

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Proofread STEP 6: Edit and proofread.

Use the Chapter 6 Writet’s Self-Check on page 236 to help you

look for and correct errors in grammar, mechanics, and sentence

structure.

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STEP 7: Write a new draft.

Revise the dratt, incorporating all the changes you want to make

Make sure the dratt is legible and follows the format your

Instructor has provided

Proofread the draft so that it is error free.

Hand in the essay to your instructor