What’s the topic? Why do you care? Why are we writing about it? What are you going to prove about this topic, and how do you plan to prove it, exactly?

Construct a Proposal that covers your thoughts and ideas about the topic(s) you’re considering for an essay
Construct a PIE Outline that provides a thesis statement and a loose plan for how your essay will be organized
Remember, the Proposal must include:

1. A statement of purpose . What’s the topic? Why do you care? Why are we writing about it? What are you going to prove about this topic, and how do you plan to prove it, exactly?. This doesn’t have to be a thesis statement, but it should provide both of us with a general concept of what it is we’ll be doing in this paper.

2. At least one source reference and a summary of its content. This reference can be an article you found online, YouTube video, a documentary, movie — any form of media that can help provide more context or material for your essay.