Writing Homework Help

The Research Proposal

Goals

To develop dynamic research projects, we need to create great research questions to focus our research collection.

• Review Critical Thinking Chap. 6 & 7 to help you prepare for this assignment

Purpose:

• Develop your skills in thinking about and designing a comprehensive research project on the topic of how society perceives Monsters
  • This could focus on media, fiction, or real world situations
• Improve your general research and writing skills.
• Nurture a sense of inquisitiveness within yourself and to help see yourself as an active participant in the process of doing scholarly research.

Task:

Write a 500+ word proposal on what topic you would like to pursue for your research topic.

• This should be in 3rd person
• It should follow MLA formatting

A Proposal should have a section answering each of the following sections:

1. Intro

   • What do I want to study about society and monsters?
   • Why is the topic important to society or your peers?

2. Background

   • Write a synthesis paragraph of 3-5 articles that tell us about the topic and what perspectives exist on the topic.

3. Approach

   • Who is your target audience?
   • What types of sources/research will you focus on
   • What type of medium will you use: paper, presentation, website, etc.

4. Pitch

   • What problems will your research project solve?
   • What will it add to the conversation on the topic?
   • How does it build upon [and hopefully go beyond] research already conducted on the topic?

5. Works Cited

6. Appendix:

• • Timeline for when you will complete the steps of your research