Assignment Topic: research proposal Subject: English Sources: 1 source required

Your Research Proposal will include: 1. (3 Points) A topic that you are interested in writing about for your formal argumentative academic research essay. o Describe the topic in a few words, but not more than a sentence. 2. (4 Points) List of a minimum of FOUR academic sources after reading about the topic. - Include at least one source from a broad overview of the topic (e.g. a topical encyclopedia, Wikipedia, TED talks, newspapers, or magazines). These sources are meant to help you learn more about the topic and lead you to find more detailed and specific articles for your Research Essay. - Include at least three sources from specific scholarly studies about the topic (e.g. journal articles from the Library Database, Google Scholar). Note: You are not allowed to use any of the broad overview sources (e.g.  Wikipedia, TED talks, and information found using Google Scholar) in your Research. YouTube videos are not allowed either. If you are unsure about whether you can use a certain source in your Research Essay, you can ask me. 3. (15 Points) 4-6 sentence summaries for THREE scholarly/academic sources that you've found through the Library Database. o Read from the entire source (article or chapter) first BEFORE your summarize. o Be specific in your summaries. Remember your previous assignments. o Use fewer direct quotes and more paraphrases. Remember to cite them. o Do NOT copy and past from the sources's abstract. That's plagiarism. o Use your own words while following the summary structure that you've learned. 4. (3 Points) at least THREE Possible Research Questions you would ask about the topic.  These questions should come out of your brainstorming about the topic.  Each possible question should be in a complete sentence.  Choose ONE of these questions to be your Research Question that you will answer in your Argumentative Research Essay (1000-1200 words). o You don't need to answer the question yet. The thesis statement in your Argumentative Research Essay will be the answer to that Research Question. 5. (5 Points) ONE short paragraph that explains your Rationale. o Your rationale includes your reason for choosing this topic. o It also includes why you think this topic matters to other people.