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Overview: For this first writing project you will plan a research project. The project you plan in Writing Project 1, will be
researched throughout Writing Project 2, and the results of that research will be used in (Writing Project 3) an essay
that proposes a reasonable solution to a significant social issue.
Assignment: In Writing Project 1 your task is to discover an problem you are curious about and write a research plan
that (1) illustrates pre-existing knowledge about the issue, (2) demonstrates the significance of the problem today, and
(3) outlines which research methods you will use to explore the issue. Examples of the questions that this assignment
will answer include (but are not limited to) the following:
● What is the problem? ● Who talks about this problem? who else is involved?
● What question or debate is at the problem’s core? ● What other issues connect to this problem?
● What is the history of the problem? ● Why should people pay attention to this problem?
● How is the problem viewed and discussed today? ● How can you best research the problem this semester?
Think of your WP1 plan as a call-to-action that identifies a gap in a current conversation, a gap that you then explore
during Writing Project 2 and take a position on in Writing Project 3. Therefore, the primary rhetorical mode of this
project is to inform the reader about an issue’s existence and its background. You should not engage the issue’s debate.
Instead, you should identify what others say about it, remaining neutral until WP3. The only persuasive goal of WP1 is to
convince the audience that the problem is worthy of their attention.
Selecting a Problem to Explore: The problem you select should involve differing points of view and conflicting claims.
However, do not select an issue simply because it is controversial. Instead, you should select an issue that you would like
to learn more about.
Promising Topics: As you begin thinking about what you might research and write about this semester, you might be
guided or inspired by these previous topics:
Women in the gaming industry, Racial misogyny on indian reservations, Recycling and diapers, Dating and the
elderly; faith in dance communities; gender in comics; debt and first-gen college students
Topics to Avoid: For this project, challenge yourself. Delve into a topic you don't know much about. Unless you (1) have
more than a causal connection to a topic and (2) have obtained instructor permission, do not engage the following
topics, as they regularly do not promote timely and engaging thought or writing:
Requirements: Your proposal must be at least 1000 words in length, attend to the specific requirements of the
assignment, and adhere to APA formatting standards
Project Submission: Much of your process work for this project will be posted to Google Classroom and/or completed in
class. Specific details about the process work of WP1 (e.g. readings, etc.) can be found in the learning modules on
BlackBoard. Your final project will be submitted in two ways, (1) as an APA formatted document to the WP1 submission
drop box on BB, and (2) as a webpage on the Writer’s Website that you created in ENG 101 or at the beginning of ENG
102.
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