Coming up with Solutions for your PBL project Also known as, the final phase of this unit!

So you’ve got your research down, surveys given, interviews conducted. Now what? It’s time to come up with the solution to your problem. In other words, how are you going to get people to participate?

Consider your data: Answer: the 63% who ARE NOT reading for fun! Question: If you prove that “37% of all high school students read for fun outside of school” then WHO is your target to get involved? Answer: the 63% who ARE NOT reading for fun!

How specific is your data? This is where the lenses come into play. Of that 63% who don’t read for pleasure, can you break it down more? If you say 40% of non-readers are girls, and 60% boys, who is a bigger potential audience for your solution? Boys! The data drives the solution.

If you do the same thing for all the lenses you have information for, you can be very specific in your solution: Example: “Based on our research, surveys, and interviews, our group would like to see latino boys become more engaged in reading because they are the group least likely to read for fun outside of school.”

What obstacles kept them from reading in the first place? If you found it’s a lack of time… then your solution would include ways to create more time. If you found it’s a lack of resources… then your solution would include types of resources (book drives, library card drives, donations, etc.) If’s a lack of reading skill… then your solution would involve ways to become better at reading (tutoring, mentoring, book clubs, etc.)

What about using RHETORIC? Use ETHOS, LOGOS and PATHOS to ‘sell’ your solution! Examples: “Lifetime earnings with a college degree are twice that of those with a high school degree—better readers earn more money!” (Logos)

Rhetoric, cont’d “People who are confident in their reading skills are five times happier in life than those who feel unskilled in this area.” (Pathos) “Our research indicates that reading is very important to future success; we have proven it with the 12 sources used in this presentation.” (Ethos)

But wait! There’s more! Consider: How much will this solution COST? Who would PAY for it? WHO would need to be involved? How would you GET them involved? What OTHER obstacles might you encounter in this solution?