Directions
Review the assignment for the Research Essay, review your collected research materials, and write a brief response to each of the following ten questions:
What is your proposed thesis?
Who will your audience be?
What do they already believe about this topic?
How do you intend to persuade them that your position is reasonable?
Which specific points will your audience want to see addressed?
What questions do you anticipate they will have?
What kind of tone will work best for your audience?
Which appeals will work best, and in what proportion?
Which of your outside sources will help support which points?
What questions do you have for me about your project? |