Proposal Essay Point Value 50
What is a proposal essay?
All students are required to write a proposal essay using the 5 paragraph essay structure. This essay will outline the main idea of your research in an argumentative style and give a clear and concise claim for your specific area of research related to our driving question.
Driving Question: How has an increase in human population affected Las Vegas, Nevada, and what can we do to mitigate our negative impacts?
Driving Question: How has an increase in human population affected Las Vegas, Nevada, and what can we do to mitigate our negative impacts?
What should my proposal essay contain?
Examples
Rubric
This essay is required and will only be considered complete if it contains all of the following criteria:
Introduction Paragraph
Body Paragraph 1
Body Paragraph 2
Body Paragraph 3
Conclusion
Conventions
Introduction Paragraph
- States the Primary Source with a title and author
- Makes a direct Claim with 3 pieces of evidence
Body Paragraph 1
- Paragraph starts with a smooth transition
- Supporting evidence relates to claim
- Quote is in “Quotation Marks”
- Quote has page number or source
- Evidence is explained and relates to claim
Body Paragraph 2
- Paragraph starts with a smooth transition
- Supporting evidence relates to claim
- Quote is in “Quotation Marks”
- Quote has page number or source
- Evidence is explained and relates to claim
Body Paragraph 3
- Paragraph starts with a smooth transition
- Counterclaim is presented with opposing view
- Counterclaim is brief (not long & detailed)
- Supporting Evidence for claim discredits counterclaim
- Quote is in “Quotation Marks” and supports claim
- Quote has page number or source
- Evidence is explained and relates to claim
Conclusion
- Paragraph starts with a smooth transition
- Restates the Claim
- Gives closure to the reader (no questions)
Conventions
- Third Person (NO I, Me, Myself)
- Logical Flow
- Use of Vocabulary