ESSAY 3 ESL 150

Homelessness: Causes, Effects, and Solutions

You will rewrite your last in-class writing test in a 450 – 500 word essay.

Do not treat your in-class writing test as a first draft. You need to completely reorganize and develop your ideas. In this essay, I want to see something about causes, effects, and solutions. An outline is required. No first drafts are required, but you can give me a draft at any time, and I will return it to you at the next class session. Plan ahead.

Monday 4/4 Outline due. Bring 2 copies to class for

peer-editing ( 10 points) See back of

page for outline samples

Friday, 4/8 I will return your outline to you.

Friday, 4/15 Final draft due (clip outline and drafts

behind it) 100 points

Monday, 4/18 In-class writing test

Possible outlines:

Sample 1

I. Introduction and thesis statement

Describe the problem in the introduction. Thesis statement should clearly say what the rest of the essay will be about

II. Body paragraphs 1 and 2

Causes and Effects

Organize these in any way that makes senses. Often a cause will lead to an effect which becomes a new cause

III. Body paragraph 3

Solutions

IV. Conclusion

Sample 2

I. Introduction and thesis statement

Write an anecdote style or general to specific introduction. Thesis statement should clearly say what the rest of the essay will be about

II. Body paragraph 1

Describe the problem

II Body paragraph 2

Causes and Effects

Organize these in any way that makes senses. Often a cause will lead to an effect which becomes a new cause

III. Body paragraph 3

Solutions

IV. Conclusion