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English 230—Peer Response
Research Proposal
Writer’s Name: Colin Sparber Your Name: Cody Barrow
Instructions: Read the draft of the proposal provided by your classmate for thefollowing considerations, and type your responses in the “boxes” which will expand as
you type! below each "uestion set# $o earn full credit and avoid alienating your
classmate%! remember to &eep your feedbac& supportive and specific#
“ront !atter" #$etter of %ransmittal&'over Page&()stract&%a)le of 'ontents*
a# Comment briefly on the visual impact of any of these components# 'here might
the use of “white space” or other visual elements contribute to the reader(s easy
reading of these components)
*nnotated Bibliography should be at the end) +ast page is blan&#
b# oes the letter of transmittal clear communicate the following information:
reviewing audience, title of proposal, summary of the problem and ob-ectives,
total time commitment and polite re"uest for a specific action e#g#, approval ofthe proposed research!) *re letter.writing conventions including a “title” /r#,
/s#, 0rofessor! and colon rather than a comma! in the salutation! followed)
oes the abstract identify the problem the student wishes to research, and includea plan for researching that problem)
1ou don(t have one yet#
+tatement of the Pro)lem
a# oes the statement of the problem actually define a problem) Can you identify
that something is wrong, lac&ing or un&nown) 2n a sentence or two, restate ,hat
-ou thin. the pro)lem is#
1es, beef prices have been rising since 3444#
b# oes the author provide sufficient bac&ground to the problem) o you &now
how the problem developed, when, where, to what extent) 5as the author
referred to published sources for much of this bac&ground and used /+*formatted citations!) Suggest improvements, if necessary#
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2 &now one reason is because there has been a shortage in feed#
c# 5ow well does the writer put sources at least three! “in conversation” with eachother) 6ften, what is needed is to cite evidence from more than one source in a
single paragraph#! Suggest improvements, if necessary#
'ell done#
d# 2s it clear who will benefit from a solution to the problem) +pecif- ,ho ,ill
)enefit an/ ho,#
*ny consumer of beef# 6r anyone who purchases beef# *ccording to your paper, it has a
chain reaction#
+tatement of the )1ectives
a# o the ob-ectives actually state the goals of the proposed research) 7ote: the
goals of the research8typically what can be done about the problem8are
different from the “methods” of conducting research, which are how the
ob-ectives will be met#!
5ave not finished yet)
b# o the ob-ectives follow logically from the statement of the problem) o they
seem reasonable goals to achieve) Eplain#
5ave not finished yet)
c# 2f the ob-ectives are listed or bulleted, are the entries in “parallel” construction) 2f
the ob-ectives are written in narrative, or paragraph form, is it still clear what can
be done about the problem) Suggest improvements where necessary#
5ave not finished yet)
!etho/s for oing the Wor.
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a# o the methods grow naturally and logically out of the ob-ectives of the author(s
pro-ect) $hat is, would the research ob-ectives be met if the methods field
observations and survey! were performed)
5ave not finished yet)
b# 5ow easy to answer are the appended! survey "uestions) 'hat changes or
additions can you suggest)
5ave not finished yet)
c# 2s a timeline for completing the wor& included) *re the methods presented in
logical order) $hat is, is there a sense that once certain tas&s are done, others
should follow) 9xplain#
5ave not finished yet)
d# o you thin& the reviewing audience e#g#, your instructor! has enough
information to approve the proposal) 'hat components might be more fully
explained and detailed)
5ave not finished yet)
!$( (nnotate/ Wor.s 'ite/ Page
a# *re at least three sources listed in proper /+* format) 'hat formatting errorscan you spot)
1es, 2 didn(t notice any errors
b# 5ow well does each summaried annotation highlight information from the
source that is pertainent to the research problem that is the focus of the proposal)
;ery well