Paper Proposal –Synthesis Essay
Due Thursday, Feb. 9 in class
1. Which two texts will you focus on?
2. What is your theme or central focus? Why are you interested in this theme?
3. Evidence: Pick 3 pieces of evidence that you will use from each source. Evidence might
include direct quotation of a passage, the thick description of a scene, or an exchange of
dialogue.
a. Source 1 _______________________
i. _______________________________
ii. _______________________________
iii. _______________________________
b. Source 2 _____________________________
i. ________________________________
ii. ________________________________
iii. ________________________________
4. Relationship between 2 critical points of evidence: Which two pieces of evidence will
you use as your starting point? (1 from each text). What is the relationship between
these two pieces of evidence (3-4 sentences).
5. Rough draft thesis: Write a 1-2 sentence rough draft thesis that a) expressed the
relationship between the two texts and b) answers the question, “so what?” or “Why
should we care?