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you should have a narrowed topic that looks interesting and promising to you – though of course, you may still view your topic as tentative and may decide to change your topic later - that is fine. You should also have a feel for the purpose of the study. Don’t worry about a title; we’ll write one later on. For now, you need a research proposal that sets forth these essential parts:

1. Background (provide an overview of your topic) – 1 paragraph

1. The purpose of the paper (explain, analyze, or argue) – also see the “Checklist” on page 31 in our text (WRP) – 1 paragraph

1. Research Plan (Where will you search for information? What types of sources will be beneficial? Will you start with a list of key words?) – 1 paragraph

1. Your thesis statement

Your preliminary thesis statement is not your conclusion; it merely points the critical direction of your study.

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