Fillable Printable Research Pproposal Template

Research Pproposal Template

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Research Proposal

“Working Title of Researched Argument”

Topic

Under this header you will develop a description of your topic, including a

justi!cation of your topic, and, if applicable, the sections of the book that prompted

your interest in the topic. You should also discuss why the topic is important to you

by connecting it to your personal and/or professional (major?) interests. This

section should also explain which documentation format you will use and why you

will use that format. In short, this is the section in which you explain why the topic

is important to both you and your audience. It should answer the “So what?” and

“Who cares?” questions.

Research Question/Thesis

You will need to draft a speci!c research question that your !nal Researched

Argument will answer. The one-sentence answer to this question will serve as your

preliminary thesis sentence.

What I Already Know and What I Need To Know

Explain what you already know about your topic based on your interests and

experience. You might even include a personal example that illustrates your ideas

on the topic.

Structure/Organization of Final Draft

This is where you should include at least a scratch outline of your draft. Even if you

do not have an exact structure in mind, you must note several claims that you are

going to need to support.

What (Kinds of) Sources I Will Need and How I Will Use Them

All sources are not created equal. For major claims, you are better o2 using a

scholarly/academic source for support. Other sources may be professionally

published surveys. For example, if you are planning to claim that your argument is

important because it will a2ect X number of people, you will need a source that

says X number of people will be a2ected.

Sources

Here is where you will list the three required sources as they will appear in the

references or works cited page in the proper format you have chosen. You should

also consider explaining how and why each source will be used in your !nal

researched argument. Which major claims will they support?

Challenges (Speci+c to Your Topic)

What challenges do you expect to confront? This is also the area where you should

identify speci!c counter arguments and opposing arguments.

Timeline (Due Dates)

Use this area to give yourself due dates for accomplishing speci!c tasks. Feel free

to use the class schedule as a general guide, but you will want to include more due

dates speci!c to your plans.