Exercise: Read the essay questions below. Which one asks you to write an opinion essay and which one is for problem-solution essay? The underlined words may help you to reach your decision

Thesis statement: 
University students usually feel demotivated in 
their studies towards the end of the year. However, we can still do 
many things to solve this problem.
Restated thesis statement: 
In conclusion, there are many ways to increase the motivation of 
university students, even at the end of the year. 
Observation: 
Students might be exhausted or bored with all the homework, quizzes, 
exams and lectures. They may even stop coming to the school. 
Call for action: 
However, they need to continue their studies till the end. They should 
know that if they are a bit patient, keep completing their assignments 
and attend the classes regularly, they will get good results and won’t 
regret. 

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Thesis Statement: Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous
problems. However, there are still several things that governments and
individuals can do in order to overcome these problems.
Restated thesis statement: 
Although there are several negative effects of overpopulation in big 
cities, overcoming these problems is possible.
Observation: 
Due to these problems, people living in overpopulated cities suffer 
from health problems and they face many challenges during their daily 
lives.
Call for action: 
However, governments, local authorities and individuals should take 
responsibility and minimize these problems for a better future. 

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Document Outline

• Slide 1: Problems I face when writing an essay
• Slide 2: UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM-SOLUTION ESSAY TOPICS
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• Slide 5: 2. ORGANIZING YOUR IDEAS
• Slide 6: STEP 2: GATHERING INFORMATION/BRAINSTORMING Find answers to your questions in Step 1 and write as many ideas as you can in your chart.
• Slide 7: STEP 3: CLASSIFYING IDEAS for describing the PROBLEM (BODY PAR. #1) Now, classify your ideas under more general topics. This will help you decide which ideas can be supporting ideas and which ideas can be used for justifications (examples, e
• Slide 8: 2. ORGANIZING YOUR IDEAS
• Slide 9: STEP 5: FINDING SOLUTIONS Now look back at the problems one by one and create solutions for each.
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• Slide 11: 3. WRITING THESIS STATEMENTS 
• Slide 12: 3. WRITING THE THESIS STATEMENT Thesis statement in Problem-Solution essay should have two parts: Part 1: Expressing the general problem Part 2: hint about the solution
• Slide 13: Exercise 1: Write a thesis statement for the given problem-solution essay topics.
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• Slide 16: Topic 4: University students may have some problems with their roommates during their stay in the dorm or their flat. What kind of problems may they have? How can college students handle problems with roommates? 
• Slide 17: 4. DEVELOPING BODY PARAGRAPHS
• Slide 18: Developing the body paragraph #1 (describing the problem)
• Slide 19: Developing the body paragraph #1 (describing the problem) 
• Slide 20: Developing the body paragraph #2(providing solutions)
• Slide 21: Developing the body paragraph #2(providing solutions)
• Slide 22: 5. Writing Conclusion
• Slide 23: Exercise: Re-state the thesis statements below, add an observation and a call for action. 
• Slide 24: Thesis Statement: Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous problems. However, there are still several things that governments and individuals can do in order to overcome these problems.