Research Paper Prospectus (Proposal)

 

 

Please address the following questions in an organized and well-written 2-3 page proposal. 

 

 

1.  What is your thesis (the question you want to answer or the claim you want to make)?

 

 

2.  Why is this topic relevant to you?  How is it relevant to a general academic audience?

 

 

3.  What is the state of the scholarship available on this topic?  What is the predominant theory and where does your thesis stand in relation to this?

 

 

4.  How do you propose to research your topic?  What will be your primary sources of information?

 

 

5.  Please include a list of subject headings from the Library of Congress Subject Heading Catalogs and a list of search words using Boolean phrases.

 

 

 

The first draft of this assignment is due October 9, and the final draft October 23.