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Step 1. SolutionsU is a site that "connects you with solutions stories about the world's challenges." Search for a story on SolutionsU that is about a problem that you think needs solving.

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Step 2. Annotate on NowComment. Upload the text of the article into a NowComment document and annotate. In your annotations comment on if/where in the article – and how well – the writer:

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  1. Introduces the problem. Does the writer convince you that it's serious?
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  2. Presents a solution or at least a partial solution. Is it feasible, cost-effective, and/or more promising than alternative solutions?
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  3. Anticipates others' objections and/or questions
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  4. Establishes credibility through the use of personal experiences, hypothetical cases, facts, statistics, examples, quotes from authorities, speculations about causes or consequences, etc.
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Instructions on how to upload to NowComment. To complete a NowComment annotation assignment, do the following:

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Go to My Library > "title of article" > More > Properties/Access dates > edit

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Add the following to the Document Information:

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Next, add your annotated article to our class collection:

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Invite > "the name of your class"

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DMU Timestamp: October 14, 2021 23:55

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