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A Problem-Solution Approach - Coggle Diagram
A Problem-Solution
Approach
Malcolm Benson’s article
in the April 1994 Forum.
• discourse guidelines will not only make an article easier to read but will, in fact, raise the possibility that it will be published.
• focus on the overall structure of the paper can help the reader and editor evaluate ideas and produce more readable articles
• demonstrate that the format of the article and flow of ideas is not arbitrary.
• serves to help the reader identify what kind of information can be found where.
Objectives
establishes the writer’s credentials
• signal early what problem s/he intends to solve.
• a writer must do is achieve credibility vis-a-vis the reader. establishes the writer’s credentials.
• provides the reader with necessary background of important research to interpret the new ideas in the article
In conclusion
• help the reader determine which are superordinate and which are subordinate ideas
• headings and good initial directions.
• serve the purpose of orienting the reader to the general organization of the article.
revising:
• ensure that the article actually includes the content and structure promised in the introduction
• try to read the article as if one were unfamiliar with the text.
• see how the text looks to an uninitiated reader
the writing process
before
• the author needs to ask a series of questions.
• may help the author generate ideas for the article and discard elements which may not be useful.
• establish the purpose of the article.
during
the writer needs to express in concrete terms who the intended audience really is.
• describing issues particular to one country or providing detail about language contrasts with English with no reference to more universal concerns.
• writer has to spell out the context s/he is referring to and make a conscious effort to link his/ her situation to those of a multitude of readers.
• follow a regular format with established conventions so that readers will know what level of information can be found where.
problem:
• often reintroduced in the body of the article
• the writer shows that s/he shares readers’concerns.
• may describe a local situation in sufficient detail to provide a context for the solution
• the reader is led to expect topic sentences including cause and effect words related to source as well as a reference to low motivation
how
• describes a more specific problem, and offers a unique solution
• summarize for the reader important developments on the topic by including a brief survey of the literature.
• outline how s/he is going to solve the problem
• reviewing the literature, making generalizations, or emphasizing the importance of the idea
solution
• focusing on the typical moves and steps of an article.
• format conventions and placement of ideas in a text.
• describe additional advantages affecting general areas.
• the conclusion; evaluate a technique positively, then move on to a more general situation
• the introduction starts from general and moves to specific.
• the conclusion starts with the specific study or technique described in the article and moves to the general
• remind readers that s/he is treating a general problem or has found a solution to additional, more general problems
• standardized organization