Consider the impact of the Vietnam War on American culture. In the decades prior to the 1980s, two issues beset American culture: civil rights and the Vietnam War. Both were televised directly into living rooms on all three channels. On college campuses throughout the world, but especially on American campuses, antiwar protests were routine. Hippies often were thought to conduct themselves on the premises of antiwar, free sex, and lots of drugs. The music that emerged from this era is still famously current and listened to today. It was an era of convertibles, gas guzzlers, freedom, and endless summers. Then that generation grew into adults––your parents and grandparents. Writing with sensitivity to the nuances of the era, what happened to the dream?
Jane says: This is what is calling the proposal. It needs to be minimum 2-3 pages in length, which is quite a bit longer than what is shown here. You can include it in the same document as the outline or in a separate file, either one is fine.
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Jane says: The rest of the document is what is calling the outline. It needs to be at least 1.5 pages in length, considerably longer than what is shown here. But what follows is the correct format for an outline. Again, you can attach it as a separate file or in the same file as the proposal.
I. Introduction
A. Topic
1) What is your research question?
2) What is your working thesis? (It answers your research question and defines the direction of your argument.)
3) What is your angle on the topic? (Your angle is your unique perspective or view on the issue.)
B. Context
1) Justify for your reader why the topic is important.
2) Justify for your reader why you are the one to write about it. What do you bring to the topic?
C. Audience
1) Who is your primary audience? (These are the readers who would be best affected by what you have to say. They can be readers of an existing publication.)
2) Who is your secondary audience? (Identify this audience as your professor and fellow students.)
3) Does your audience share your opinions and values? (Determine if the audience is on your side or if they may be skeptical.)
II. Evidence
A. What research have you gathered so far? (What have you found that supports your purpose and angle?)
B. What research do you need to gather? (What other kinds of information will you need as support? What will you use to represent the opposing view?)
III. Conclusion (What are you proposing to achieve with your project? What would you like approval on in order to proceed with the project?)
IV. References (must be correctly formatted according to the APA Publication Manual).
