Research proposals due Dec. 2

At our last class session, I discussed the format of the research proposals, which will be due this Wednesday, Dec. 2.

Here is a summary: The proposals should be roughly two pages in length, and each should have two main parts. The first part will be your written proposal, which must explain your topic, your research questions, your working thesis and (briefly) the kinds of sources you've been looking at. The second part will be your annotated bibliography of at least three good sources. Refer to the handout on annotated bibliographies for assistance with this.

I will return your proposals with comments on Dec. 9. The final papers will be due Dec. 16.

See you Wednesday.