Extended+Proposal

** Extended Proposal ** Now that you have established the essential question and overall plan for your final projects, I’d like you to do some digging.  Your next paper, therefore, will be a research-based  paper exploring your topic. Consider it the initial burst of progress on your project. This paper will not encomp ass ALL of your research, but it should provide you with a very solid foundation. Please follow these parameters:
 * Draft #1 Due: Thursday 5/5 **
 * Final Draft Due: Thursday, May 12 **
 * Aim for 3-4 pages , double-spaced  and in <span style="background-color: #eb60eb; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">manuscript form <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Write in the <span style="background-color: #ef6262; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">3rd person <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">. Keep it formal.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">**Do more than provide facts.** How can you connect your facts to come up with a thesis? Hint: The essential question should lead you here.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Use properly formatted <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">in text citation <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">. (See //Keables Guide// for help)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Provide a <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">properly formatted annotated works cited <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">with **at least three** reliable sources.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">I will be looking at the following when grading your papers:

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 152%;"> Depth <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">of research <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Clear <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 152%;">organization and structure <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 167.2%;"> S <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 152%;">ynthesis of ideas <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">rather than listing of facts <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #a400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 154%;">Quality <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #a400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> of sources

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