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Proposal Assignment Description Proposal Assignment

You will write a proposal using the Farnsworth case study as the basis for this assignment. You will be the "You" that Sol Weidman addresses in this PDF file, and thus, you will be representing Farnsworth.

In this proposal, you need to carefully read from this PDF file so you can produce all of the information in your proposal. Of course, you will write the proposal in your own words and use no quotes. Although your proposal is to be directed to certain people in the imagined community such as Vern Fenkel of the DNR, make sure that I can also understand what you are writing. Consider the concern of Sol Weidman of Farnsworth Paperworks regarding proposals: “Keep the writing simple,” . . . .”Those DNR people shuffle through a lot of paper, and we want them to get the message fast” (153). Make sure your prose is accurate and readable. In Chapter 9 in our text there are a number of proposals that, while different, suggest the proper writing style for your proposal. Again, make your proposal understandable to someone who might not quite understand all of the technical issues like you do, but also make sure you don't make it too informal.

On pages 233-243 in our text there are some good descriptions of the basic elements in a proposal. Your proposal should contain the following elements:

Summary This summary will be a short abstract of your overall proposal, no longer than 75 words. I would suggest that you write the other sections of your proposal first, then write your summary. Even though you are writing your summary last, it will be the first element in your proposal. I know you know what an abstract is.

Introduction If you want to break your introduction down into sections such as “Background” where you explain the history of the disposal situation in the region and "Problems with the Present Situation” where you detail your concerns, this is fine. If you want to write a general introduction without these headings and just call it “Introduction,” this is fine. What is key is that you make the issue you are writing about important to your readers.

Proposed Solution Make sure that your solution addresses the problem in your Introduction and provide specific details. Your solution needs to sound plausible and like it is the most reasonable solution. A careful reading of the PDF file that I have linked to should provide enough information for this solution.

Method As opposed to your Solution, which is the overarching plan, here you need to provide the kinds of activities you will use to accomplish this plan.

Schedule Provide a realistic Schedule for accomplishing this task. This can be done in a simple list with dates that show how you have broken your Method down into steps. If you want, you can make a simple table like either of the ones in our textbook on page 248 or 252. However, I don't think you need to take 24-weeks to do the project like the project in our text; it should take less time.

The minimum length is 800 words long and it should be presented in memorandum format. You need to provide a word count at the end. There is no upper word count limit, but please make sure you do not ramble.