Hist 3133                                                                                                                    8 Feb 2006

Paper Proposal Assignment

Paper proposals are due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, February 15.  Your assignment is to identify a topic in imperial history that you will address in your final paper and to specify the question or questions you will attempt to answer.

Your proposal must be at least two pages, double spaced.

As you prepare your paper proposal, you may find it helpful to look at the grading sheet I will use to evaluate your work.

Paper Proposal Grade Sheet

Name:

Proposal Title:

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Topic:  Includes clarity of topic and proposed questions; overall concept of proposal.

Grade: ____/40                        Remarks:

Organization and Use of Materials:  Includes use of appropriate concepts; overall logic of proposal.

Grade: ____/40                        Remarks:

Writing and Style:  Includes quality of writing; grammar; presentation (was the proposal proofread? does the title convey the paper topic?); citation format (if applicable).

Grade: ____/20                        Remarks:

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Overall grade:   _______/ 100                          Letter grade:

Late penalty/length penalty (if any):

Overall impression of proposal:

For additional comments, please see margins throughout