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Students should begin by identifying and explaining both a specific and compelling problem affecting the Bryan/College Station area, and then develop a probable solution to that particular problem. Each step in the process must be supported with relevant evidence and sound reasoning, and the argument should be complex enough to sustain a 5-page discussion without relying on fluff material or redundancy…
Students should begin examining possible issues affecting the greater BCS area, and then having chosen a specific issue should thoroughly research it.
Issues may include specific policies, procedures, institutions, events, educational models, set of circumstances, etc.
You should be sure not to choose an issue that is too vague such as traffic, police brutality, drugs, bullying, etc.

Students should begin by thoroughly explaining the current issue and spending significant time demonstrating why that particular issue is problematic and how it has come to be so.
Be specific here: detail exactly how the issue is problematic by showing who it effects and to what degree it affects them, providing plenty of evidence to support your argument.
This portion of the essay should result in roughly 25%-40% of the essay length.

Students should then introduce a complex yet possible solution that demonstrates a keen critical thought process.
Solutions should avoid being overly simplistic: often students will introduce a solution that is unrealistic and that does not consider further problems that will arise as a result of the overly simplistic solution…
For example: Since school is expensive, the government should just pay for everyone’s schooling…this argument assumes that the government can just flood the market with enough money to pay for everyone’s schooling without repercussions such as heavy taxation or a ruined economy.
Students will need to consider possible secondary problems that may arise as a result of their solution and then revise their solution so as to effectively deal with these types of secondary problems…
This portion of the essay should result in roughly 60%-70% of the essay.
Demonstrate both the ability to summarize and paraphrase from source material in your essay as well as the ability to successfully incorporate quotations and parenthetical citations.
Use library databases to research the current issue and identify/use sources for the essay: you will be required to utilize a minimum of four academic, peer-reviewed journal sources for this essay that contribute significantly to the essay.
Long Quotes are Not Allowed (Four Lines in Length or More).
Include a Works Cited at the end of the essay.
Style and Tone: This paper requires you to work closely with multiple sources, which means that you will need to use signal phrases and in-text citation consistently and properly (according to MLA guidelines) in order to effectively manage your source material without allowing it to overpower your own voice. In describing and responding critically to your source material, you must be sure to avoid unintentional plagiarism.