topic proposal

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TOPIC:  final essay must  dispel a commonly held myth in  American culture. To produce a  successful essay students must choose  their topic wisely.     Submissions will be graded as formal  writing. Use MLA conventions at all  times. All proposals should be written in  paragraph form. The tone of the  submission should be to try to convince  the reader (me) that this topic will work  for the final research essay. Proposals  will be graded according to if they are  thorough and complete. Although there  is no minimum or maximum length for  this assignment, it would be difficult to  accomplish these goals without  submitting at least three pages of  writing and a works cited.      ● Essay topics must be about
current  cultural myths.   ● Your myth must be
common

in the  USA. By common, we mean held by  a large majority.   ● There must be a negative  consequence 

to the myth of some  kind your final essay will attempt to  reverse.   ● There must be available
traditional  and
non-traditional

research to  prove your claim.  ● Avoid

overly political, awkward, and  controversial topics. 

In your proposal you must:    ● Propose a preliminary thesis for  your final essay.  ● Explain why this issue matters in  our world. What are the harmful  consequences of the myth?    ● Spell out how you will prove this  myth exists.  ● Reveal how you will prove this myth  is false.  ● Describe at least one way you will  use non-traditional research to  support your claims.  ● Identify at least two formal  research sources you have found  that will appear in your final essay.   ● Include a works cited for all sources  referenced.    All topics must be approved through the  research proposal process. If a student  wishes to change their topic after the  initial proposal, they will have to restart  the full process. For that reason,  changing topics is strongly discouraged  and will not be permitted near the end  of the term.