Essay

Hopefully, the following information provides clear, useful answers about how you will earn an “A” on the proposal project that counts for 50% of your grade in this course.

· Page Count: No matter what the textbook says about the page minimum for a section, the end result should be five (5) full double-spaced pages contributing to the body. That means that you may shorten or lengthen a section as necessary. Sections like the title page, table of contents and References list do not count toward that five-page minimum.

· Genre and Disciplinary Conventions: Properly format and organize the essay in appropriate APA writing style.

· Sources and Evidence: Incorporate at least twenty citations from at least ten library database sources or relevant, credible websites into each of the five-page sections. These sources should have been published no longer than five years ago.

· Counterargument: You are asking someone for a great deal of money. They may logically object to parts of your proposal. Anticipate those objections, acknowledge them, and refute them as you did in your essays in 1301—hopefully. No matter how eloquent the wording, if a counterargument does not appear somewhere within the body of the proposal, no one in the group will earn a passing grade.

· Control of Syntax and Mechanics: Use graceful language that skillfully communicates meaning to readers with clarity and fluency, making almost no errors.