North Lake College Expensive Course Materials Discussion this was what my writing should be related about. i wrote this before this writing steps.One thing

North Lake College Expensive Course Materials Discussion this was what my writing should be related about. i wrote this before this writing steps.One thing i dislike about education system is how students are compelled to buy unnecessary materials for the course. I have had a class that required me to buy expensive books and i never even used them. And second thing i do not support is the loads of general mandatory courses required in four year college. Some of this course are waste of money and time. It is good to expand our skill and knowledge but some classes like arts, music does not help much to know that subject just with one basic class. i took a music class and i do not even remember what i learnt from the class and, it has nothing to do with my major. My audience will be teacher and school board. WRITING EXPERIENCE #4: PROBLEM/SOLUTION ARGUMENT
PURPOSE
Something is not as it should be in your school life, and you wish it were different. You want to
persuade. But remember, this is not the persuasion of a small child throwing a tantrum until the
authority figure gives in. You need to convince your audience that this change is in everyone’s best
interest, not just your own.
AUDIENCE
You are writing for the someone (or someones) who has the power to make the change you seek.
PROCESS
1. Feel the hate.
Let loose all the dislike you feel about anything school related. Visualize your day. What are the
problems? What could be better? Write down everything you can think of, no matter how trivial
it might seem, but try to focus on policies and procedures rather than individuals. You’re
supposed to be in school to learn things and prepare for the future you desire. What stands in
the way between you and learning?
2. Find your focus.
From your list, pick an item that seems important to you that also might impact others. It should
be something that, if you can solve it, will have a positive impact on the school (or beyond).
3. Consider your audience choices.
What are all the different groups that are affected by this problem? List them. There will be
many. We call these people “stakeholders.” Which one seems both persuadable and able to
make change? This is your audience.
4. Analyze your audience.
Which decision maker(s) are you going to write to? Why have you chosen them? Consider your
audience’s needs, attitudes, and knowledge regarding your subject.
5. Determine what genre you are writing in.
Is it best to send a letter? An email? An Op-ed for a newspaper? A video presentation? If you
want to write in a different genre than the models I have available for you, look for one of your
own and talk with me.
Assignment adapted from Warner, John. “Why Am I So Angry and What Can I Do about It?” The Writer’ Practice:
Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing. Penguin, 2019, USA.
6. Improve your case.
What additional information and research will help improve your argument that this is a
problem? What do you need to prove to your audience to be convincing, and what kind of proof
do you need to find? Do you need to learn what caused this problem in the first place? Are your
sources convincing and authoritative? Maybe you’ve got a good case, but for a different
audience than you first settled on. Should you switch audiences? Maybe you should seek out
some test audiences to see how you’re doing.
7. Create a solution.
As you research your problem, you will likely also find information on possible solutions, but you
might need to specifically research solutions as well. You probably have a few ideas of your own
though. What would be a good solution to this issue? How will you convince your audience that
it’s a good solution?
8.
Draft, revise, edit.
Now that you’ve done all this thinking, planning, and research, write a solution to this problem
targeted toward your specific audience.
Revision will likely happen even as you draft and your thinking clarifies, but of course if an idea
arrives that requires you to rethink something earlier, such as your choice of audience, you’ll
need to revise accordingly. If you are connected to your material and considering your audience,
your instincts will tell you if something seems off target. Listen to those instincts, and don’t shy
away from digging in and fixing something you think needs it.
9. Title.
A title will be especially important here. One technique to consider may be the use of a title and
subtitle where the title introduces the subject but primarily functions to interest the reader, and
the subtitle clarifies the specific purpose of the piece.
Ex. “It’s Too Early to Learn: The Importance of Sleep in Academic Achievement.”
CHECKLIST
Be sure to include who your writing is addressed to (audience).
Include both the problem and your solution.
The number and kind of sources is up to you, but you will be graded on how well those sources are
likely to convince your audience. Remember that having a strong ethos suggests the following:
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More than one source, so the audience will know you didn’t get all your information from one
place.
Assignment adapted from Warner, John. “Why Am I So Angry and What Can I Do about It?” The Writer’ Practice:
Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing. Penguin, 2019, USA.
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Websites and blogs might be convincing for some audiences, but others will require more
scholarly or journalistic sources.
If you quote or paraphrase from a source, you must include the author name and page number.
✓ Ex. (Howard 23).
✓ Howard argues that , “blah blah blah” (23).
Works Cited Page
Assignment adapted from Warner, John. “Why Am I So Angry and What Can I Do about It?” The Writer’ Practice:
Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing. Penguin, 2019, USA.

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