ESSAY #1: Informal Proposal Paper

Assignment:

Your first paper will be a informal proposal essay, in which you explore the topic that you want to research and explain why you have chosen it. Your aim here is to take a position on a current issue, particular point of view, etc. and to explain/justify that issue or point of view to your readers. Your mini-paper needs to be clear, sharply focused and convincing. Your aim will be to help the reader understand why you have taken this position and to outline a few of the complex issues that surround it. You need not use outside sources or documentation, but this mini-paper should have a strong stand or position that is clear and that is supported with relevant, credible evidence.

Peer-editing guide:

• Is the topic arguable?
• Is the essay coherent?
  • Is the organization logical, or does it jump from idea to idea without transitions?
• Is it clear to you which side the writer is going to take?
• Is the support logical and factual, or emotional?
• Does the writer show evidence of bias?
• Has the writer covered all the requirements of the essay?

Is there any MAJOR change that the writer should make?