ENG 102
ASSIGNMENT SHEET FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL/ORAL REPORT

Due by 11:55 PM Wed. 2/21. Post on the Discussion Forum.

For your Research Proposal, answer the following questions (you may answer in numbered format):

1. Which broad topic you are choosing, and why you chose it.

2. At least 3 research questions you came up with that you think are the most central to your paper’s argument.

3. Your tentative (rough) argument/thesis.

4. Your research plans. Are you going to mostly search on databases for articles, or do you plan to use books, Ebooks, documentaries, conduct an original interview, do a survey, etc.? Also include where you have found sources so far, and if you have had success finding sources easily at certain databases/websites or encountered any difficulties.

*NOTE: The minimum requirement for PASSING this assignment is that you answer the 4 questions above and post them on the discussion forum in a written format. HOWEVER, if you want to earn FULL CREDIT (100%) for the assignment, you must do one of the following:
-You can video yourself summing up your research proposal and post that to the discussion forum
or
-You can make a PowerPoint summing up your Research Proposal and post that to the forum
or
-Include an audio file summarizing your research proposal and post that to the forum.
If you want to earn 2 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT, in addition to posting one of the above options (video, powerpoint or audio), you must also do the following:
-You can include something extra with your proposal, like an original creative work created by you that relates to the topic, a link to a YouTube video, a link to a website, image, photo, artwork, or song, or something that relates to your topic in some way.