RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Essay 2 is NOT to be based on a random topic of your choice. READ the Essay 2 Assignment and base your proposal and paper on one of the assigned topics.
Examine how an earlier form of Black music, such as ragtime or the blues, impacts today’s music.
You will find Reading Module 3: Research and Reading Module 4: Citation very helpful in completing this assignment and Essay 2. Immediately read the following:
Reading Module 3
• What Is Research?
• What Is Research Writing?
• Steps in Developing a Research Proposal
• The Qualities of a Good Research Question
• Managing Your Research Project
Reading Module 4
• Organizing Your Research Plan
• Finding Your Sources
• Using Your Sources
• Citing Your Sources
RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
The topic of the research paper (in your own words):
What question will this essay seek to answer?
Why is your topic significant? (Number of reasons may vary.
See “Citing Your Sources” for a definition of annotation. Also, see this helpful webpage.
