Proposal Essay

· Do you identify the problem you are proposing a solution for in the first paragraph?

· Do you have a thesis as the final sentence of the intro paragraph?

· Reminder, thesis is:

· The topic + The purpose + The solution

· Is the solution you are proposing plausible? DO NOT say that “awareness” or creating “awareness” or a campaign is the solution. It’s not.

· If you are going to use subheads, are they in 12-point font, Times New Roman (like the rest of your paper) and centered on the paper.

· If you don’t know what to call your subheads, use the titles of the video lessons. (Introduction, Problem Analysis, Drafting the Plan, Benefits of the Plan, Conclusion)

· Are your subheads NOT in bold, italics, underlined or in any way visually emphasized?

· Does your paper have a title? (Proposal Essay is not the title)

· Make sure, if you are using subheads, that they are centered but your paragraphs are not.

· Is your paper in correct MLA format?

· Did you use in-text citations (there are no commas in in-text citations between the name and the page number).

· Are your sources only from the databases and/or the New York Times?

· Are your citations on your Works Cited page in hanging indentions?

· Are your citations in alphabetical order?

· Did you double check that you had enough sources (look on assignment sheet)

· Are summaries and paraphrases cited correctly in your paper?

· Is your paper long enough (look on assignment sheet for length limits).

· Did you go to the writing lab for help?

· Did you ask for help from the writing lab or professor when you didn’t understand something?

· Did you run the paper through Grammarly?