Paper Proposal Form:

1. Your Name: _________________________________
   Phone Number: _______________________________
   Email Address: _______________________________

2. Review the syllabus, your earlier papers, and the suggested paper topic list. Choose a general topic area, problem, issue, body of literature, film/s to explore: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

3. Research the topic of interest to see "what's out there" and what sources you might use in future development. List 4 of the sources you consulted (websites, essays, journal articles, books, archives, etc.) _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

4. Make a preliminary task list of the sources you'll need to explore, issues you'll need to figure out, places you'll need to re-read, re-viewings of film/video, etc. In short, generate a first task list for doing the work on this project. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

5. If your project is the expansion of earlier work in this course, please attach your first paper/draft to this proposal.

6. Please list any questions that the Professor might answer in your first stages of exploration. Note any doubts, confusions, suggested sources, outside references, etc. you may need help with. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

Reminders:

• Paper Proposal Due:
• First Draft of Paper Due:
• Final Version of Paper Due:

The professor will gladly answer questions at ANY time in the process. Drop by, call, or email ideas, questions, and drafts. The earlier the better!!