Proposal Format

For our next in class essay and our research paper, we're going to follow a specific format that you can take with you to any job, career, or passion that you decide to puruse.  That format is proposal.

Simply broken down:

1. Identification of the problem (Introduction)
2. Solution proposal (Thesis Statement) -- this is part of the introduction
3. History/Background of problem (You must show that the problem actually exists)
4. Details of proposal (Give specifics for how proposal will be implemented)
5. Feasibility (Show how you will make proposal work and how likely it is to succeed)
6. Address possible objections (Anticipate problems and deal with them ahead of time)
7. Conclusion (last chance to sell it)

For your in class essay on Wednesday, April 6, you will be asked to detail three or four out of these seven.  So if you haven't already, (and I did ask you to over break) you need to choose a specific problem in education and a specific solution to that problem.

Remember to bring a blue book.

~Prof. Peter