Proposal
The proposal for essay three was much more useful than I thought it would be for such a short assignment. The proposal zeroed in on the focus of my essay and what I need to concentrate on. I now have a clear understanding, with my sources in mind what my essays cause will be and where to focus my attention. An instructor would ask for a student to write a proposal for several reasons. A few is what I detailed above, to focus my attention and get my outline set for the essay I am about to write. The proposal is also a way for the instructor to see what exactly the students are going to write about and have the opportunity to make changes if necessary. The proposal is a great stepping stone so that an essay of eight to ten pages will not be a complete surprise to the instructor. The value of learning how to write a proposal is it sets a written, well thought out outline for the student to have. Without a proposal, the students writing can become a mess in such a large essay. Proposals are not always necessary, but in a large researched essay that will be graded, I see them being very valuable. For a student to write a proposal when not assigned would realistically unlikely, as most students are not going to do work that isn’t assigned in college life. I will write a rough draft of a proposal in the future, to list my causes, thesis and audience. It would be unlikely for myself to make my proposal as detailed as the one I turned in though. A proposal would be very helpful in any writing in the future though. I can see myself writing as I said a rough proposal on just not research essays, but any essay where I feel I may need a guide and structure before attacking the actual writing.