Construct a claim (explicit or implied), and include related topic sentences that function as cohesive devices.

Proposal Assignment
This assignment involves drafting a proposal (8-10 pages) to invest dedicated resources to solve a specific problem. This could
be a large-scale problem (for instance, you might write a proposal to a government official about a statewide problem), or it can
be a smaller problem within your local community or even in your neighborhood.
To learn more about proposals, review Chapter 24 in your Technical Communication textbook and Chapter 14 in your Technical
Writing for Success textbook.
Since a proposal is a complex, extended example of technical writing, composing one will allow you to exhibit your mastery of
the principles you’re learning in this program. You don’t need to begin this assignment immediately. In fact, it’s best for you to
become familiar with the scope of the assignment and let it sink in as you work through the first few lessons of the program.
Requirements
Your proposal should include the following:
A cover page, table of contents, visuals, and appendices.
Eight to 10 pages of content.
All required categories of the proposal: the problem, including the background, timeline, costs, and materials, as well
as your recommendations for solving the problem.
Documentation of all sources. This documentation includes citations both within the document and a final reference
page. Use MLA, APA, or Chicago style.
Within your proposal, be sure to:
Construct a claim (explicit or implied), and include related topic sentences that function as cohesive devices.
Incorporate at least 10 sources: experts in the field, an interview, facts, statistics, percentages, opinions, examples,
personal experience, definitions, a survey or questionnaire, and so forth. You must include at least one interview and
one survey or questionnaire for which you have composed the questions.
Provide at least two visuals: a graph, table, figure, bar chart, or similar illustrations.
Demonstrate an increase in common ground by calling the audience to action.
Evaluate the sources: library databases, websites, experts, individual opinions, and so forth.
Balance your evidence for reader usefulness between hard evidence (facts, statistics, percentages, textbooks) and soft
evidence (opinion, examples, stories, personal experience).
To ensure that your writing is as effective as possible, follow these guidelines:
Use the narrative “I” sparingly.
Situate quotes seamlessly into your writing.
Qualify your language. Include words such as often and most, and avoid absolutes, such as everyone and never.
Build in rhetorical devices: figures of speech (such as metaphors and similes), repetition, various writing patterns
(problem to solution with cause and effect), bullets, boldfaced font, unique visuals, and exemplar interview questions.
Vary your writing style from simple to compound to complex.
Use active voice, not passive voice.
Consider your syntax, language, voice, tone, and style.
Remember that adverbial conjunctions use a semicolon rather than a period (for example, however, therefore, and
thus).
Avoid slang, contractions, clichés, and idioms. (If you need to use a cliché or an idiom, either put it in quotation marks or
qualify your use.)
Include appropriate transitions.
Write according to the five stages of writing, and remember that each stage has a specific purpose for building a major
paper.
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