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Problem Essays: How to Cope with This Interesting Assignment

Writing problem essays can be very interesting. In order not to turn a problem essay into a problem, you need to choose a good topic. Let us offer you some hints on how problem essays can be chosen.

As a rule, problem essays imply answering one of these questions:

1. Is … a problem? (Does a problem of … exist?)
2. What are the causes and effects of a problem?
3. How to solve the problem of …?

In the first case, you should:

1. Present a problem to a reader
2. Explain your point of view on whether a problem exists or it is forced
3. Provide argumentation to support your statement
4. Rebut counterarguments

In the second case, you need to:

1. Describe a problem
2. Explain why it exists?
3. Show what effects it causes
4. Summarize why it is important to solve this problem

In the third case, your task is to:

1. Familiarize a reader with a problem
2. Offer your solution
3. Explain why a solution that you offer is optimal
4. Explain why other solutions (that are already implemented or are offered by someone else) are worse

If you are to offer the solution, choose a problem essay topic that refers to a problem that touches a certain community. Do not write about your own problems; at the same time, you will hardly offer an effective solution for a global problem, as this topic is too broad for an essay.

Here, we offer you some examples of topics for problem essays:

1. Problem essays: topic 1. Do modern teenagers become less motivated to study well?
2. Problem essays: topic 2. Effects of overpopulation.
3. Problem essays: topic 3. How to improve students’ attitude to school uniform.