Consider problems you identify in your personal life, in your workplace, in your industry or discipline, in your local community, or for the future of the world. Once you have narrowed your topic and completed some initial research:

• Post your topic for the writing assignment.
• Provide a tentative thesis statement that provides problem and solution pieces.
• Include three scholarly sources in current APA format.

Please note: This activity will be graded as complete/incomplete.

There are five major requirements for the Problem-Solution paper:

• Write a problem-solution paper of 750-850 words.
• Include a title page, abstract, headers, and page numbers in correct APA format.
• Cite at least four different sources in your paper.
• Use the following organization for your paper:

• • Introduce the problem with a hook.
  • Clearly state the problem in your thesis statement.
  • Define the problem.
  • Explain why the problem needs solving.
  • Detail potential solutions.
  • Select the “best” solution.
  • Refute possible objections.
  • Close with a call to action.
  • Use current APA style documentation for in-text citations and a separate references list at the end of the paper.