English 102 Proposal Paper Assignment

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English 102 Proposal Paper Assignment Assignment You are writing a 5 – 6 page paper (worth 15% of your grade) that will make a proposal argument. A proposal argument should answer the question “How should we deal with X?” by claiming that we should do X over Y, Z, etc. You must take a stand on the issue – no fence sitting allowed. You need to include all three parts of a proposal argument, namely the problem, the solution, and the justification. You will need to decide whether you are taking a local or global approach. For a local approach you will offer a course of action to solve a local or immediate problem (e.g. How can we improve the Carolina Alert system and in turn campus safety?) A global approach will offer a broad plan of…show more content…
Research You will be expected to use at least five but no more than seven reputable sources in this paper. Wikipedia, blogs, dictionary.com, etc. are not reputable sources. Please use books, journal articles, or newspaper articles. You will be expected to document your sources properly. Please refer to the appropriate chapters in Scott Foresman as well as your notes from class if you have any questions. Rhetorical Context Your audience for this paper is readers of The New York Times. This newspaper is geared not just to New Yorkers but also to a national audience. In addition to being known for its high quality writing, it is politically situated just slightly left of center. If your argument is political in nature—and it doesn’t have to be—remember your audience: they are educated, well-read, and possibly liberal. No matter the ideological tenor of your argument, remember that you need to convince this particular group of readers to take your course of action. Visit www.nytimes.com to explore the conventions of this venue and get a sense of the readers’
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