writing a 3- to 5-page research project
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
You are writing a 3- to 5-page research proposal that presents an overview of your topic, the research question that started your inquiry, and the sources you found at the beginning of the research process, including what you kept and what you discarded as inappropriate for your needs. Your proposal will evaluate the sources you’ve found so far, project further needs for other sources, and suggest an approach to organizing and presenting this research in Project 2.
You’ll also incorporate ideas from the project readings about research and rhetorical concepts. You will consider the following questions when beginning your research: “What do I know about research and sources? How do I know which sources are right for my purpose? How do I evaluate sources?” Your research proposal will act as a transition to the research essay, and the sources you find in this project can be used for Project 2.
This project will focus our attention on key concepts about writing that will serve you not only in the rest of this class, but also in the rest of your degree work and beyond. You’ll develop an understanding of academic research expectations and writing concepts like audience, purpose, knowledge, analysis, and others that help you improve your writing in future situations.
For this assignment, you should have already begun thinking of a topic you would like to explore. This assignment will require you to think rhetorically about your topic and also project how you will attempt to complete the research essay. All submitted work should be in MLA or APA format, or another academic format you choose (with instructor approval), and include a works-cited or references entry and in-text citations.
The proposal should address the following:
What is the specific topic you are exploring for P1? Be as detailed as possible and include any subtopics you might explore. Provide a summary and brief review of your topic, complete with information about the significance of this topic and the purpose of communicating about it.
What question are you following to guide and organize your research? What have you discovered so far and what do you want to discover about your topic?
Who is your anticipated audience? Why would the research you’re planning to write about matter to your anticipated audience? What appeals to them? What are their values?
What information have you found so far from your sources, and how well do those sources support your proposed topic? Do you have one or more key ideas you want to feature in your essay, and what are they if so? Explain in detail. What other sources do you think you might need going forward? What source material/evidence are you missing?
Thoroughly explain your proposed approach to fully researching your topic for the research essay in P2. What kinds of research will you look at in addition to what you have already found? Where will you search for additional sources (not search engines or the library, but which scholarly journals or other sources might be applicable?) Which popular sources might you search for? Where are the gaps in your research that you hope to fill in?
You’ll also incorporate ideas from the project readings about research and rhetorical concepts. You will consider the following questions when beginning your research: “What do I know about research and sources? How do I know which sources are right for my purpose? How do I evaluate sources?” Your research proposal will act as a transition to the research essay, and the sources you find in this project can be used for Project 2.
This project will focus our attention on key concepts about writing that will serve you not only in the rest of this class, but also in the rest of your degree work and beyond. You’ll develop an understanding of academic research expectations and writing concepts like audience, purpose, knowledge, analysis, and others that help you improve your writing in future situations.
For this assignment, you should have already begun thinking of a topic you would like to explore. This assignment will require you to think rhetorically about your topic and also project how you will attempt to complete the research essay. All submitted work should be in MLA or APA format, or another academic format you choose (with instructor approval), and include a works-cited or references entry and in-text citations.
The proposal should address the following:
What is the specific topic you are exploring for P1? Be as detailed as possible and include any subtopics you might explore. Provide a summary and brief review of your topic, complete with information about the significance of this topic and the purpose of communicating about it.
What question are you following to guide and organize your research? What have you discovered so far and what do you want to discover about your topic?
Who is your anticipated audience? Why would the research you’re planning to write about matter to your anticipated audience? What appeals to them? What are their values?
What information have you found so far from your sources, and how well do those sources support your proposed topic? Do you have one or more key ideas you want to feature in your essay, and what are they if so? Explain in detail. What other sources do you think you might need going forward? What source material/evidence are you missing?
Thoroughly explain your proposed approach to fully researching your topic for the research essay in P2. What kinds of research will you look at in addition to what you have already found? Where will you search for additional sources (not search engines or the library, but which scholarly journals or other sources might be applicable?) Which popular sources might you search for? Where are the gaps in your research that you hope to fill in?
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