English 1121: College Writing and Critical Reading
Spring 2001 / Section 3
Research Proposal and Working Bibliography
Research Proposal:
Your research proposal should be about 1-2 pages (300-600 words) in length, double-spaced and word-processed, and it should address the following questions. Please respond to the questions in multiple-paragraph form (you may combine questions you feel are related); do not number your responses. Your purpose in writing this research proposal is to persuade me (and the portfolio committee) that you have carefully thought through your topic at this point, that it is worthwhile for you to pursue, and that you have begun your research. Your proposal will be evaluated based on its clarity, depth of thought, coherence, and "correctness" with respect to language. You will only need to submit a final draft.
Note:
If you plan on using this paper for another class, you must let me know at this point; you should also ask permission from the other professor so that they are aware of your plan as well. Be aware, however, that the paper you submit to me must meet all the requirements for this class; the other professor may have different requirementsyou are responsible for knowing and meeting the different requirements for the different classes.
Working Bibliography:
Your working bibliography should contain at least ten (10) sources of at least three (3) different types--books, magazine articles, journal articles, newspaper articles, WWW sites, interviews, etc. The bibliographic citations should follow MLA conventions, and they should be alphabetized.
Evaluation:
Your research proposal will be evaluated based on its clarity, depth of thought, coherence, and "correctness" with respect to language. Your working bibliography will be evaluated based on its "correctness" with respect to MLA citation conventions.
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Scott Stankey
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