Research Proposal
There are three parts to the research proposal that you are going to submit here in the Online Classroom: a
topic proposal (two pages in length), a traditional outline of your topic (one page), and an annotated list of
three potential resources (one page) that you might use in your larger research argument.
Please upload a single, four-page document here in the Online Classroom before the submission deadline
noted in the course calendar.
Format Requirements
Use Times New Roman, 12-pt font for all of your work
Topic Proposal
The first two pages of this document should include your research proposal. Your work should address
each of the following six areas listed below, and you need to include a word count inside a parenthesis at
the conclusion of each section. Please follow the word-count guidelines listed for each section as follows:
Summary (100–150 words)
Purpose (50–100 words)
Audience (50–100 words)
Opening Statement, Thesis, or Hypothesis (50–100 words)
Method, Materials, and Data (50–100 words)
Expected Outcomes (50–100 words)
Outline
The third page of your proposal should include a traditional outline (Roman numerals, capital letters,
numbers, and lower-case letters) that plots the course for your research paper. It is okay if this plan
changes in the course of your writing process, but for now you are just illustrating forethought in planning
your work.
Annotated Citations
The fourth and final pages of your proposal should include the alphabetized citations for three resources
that you might use to support your research argument. Each citation should include as much publication
information from the core elements of the MLA documentation style as you can identify as well as a written
annotation of 2-3 sentences outlining the features of this particular