TOPIC: GUN VIOLENCE
In English 102, you will research a significant question, topic, or issue for the entire semester. The research proposal is the first step in the research process. A research proposal is an opportunity to identify a topic that you are interested in and try out different approaches before making a commitment for the entire semester. You will propose a topic you will investigate, how you will carry out your research, and what you plan on achieving in your final Writing Project in this class, the research-based argument paper. In this proposal, you will build on your own personal interest in a topic to develop tentative research strategies to investigate the topic and articulate the significance of the topic to a larger audience.
DIRECTIONS:
Your research proposal should answer the following questions:
- What topic do you plan to research for the semester? What do you want to learn more about this topic? Why do you want to research this topic?
- What do you already know about this topic? What do you need to know more about this topic?
- Who else is interested in this topic?
- What are the various perspectives on this topic?
- Why is this topic significant to you and to larger audiences?
- What research question will you ask and investigate about your topic?
- What are relevant, credible sources that address your topic? (you might need to do a quick search for scholarly and academic sources on the topic)
- How will you investigate your research question? Where will you look for information about it? What kind of search strategies will you use? what kinds of sources would you like to find?
