Title: Preliminary Outline for Term End Research Paper

1. This assignment requires you to submit a 2-to-3-page double-spaced preliminary outline of your term end research paper. 2 points.
2. What is the main question that interests you based on your annotated bibliography and filmography? Be as specific or detailed as possible. Your aim here is to indicate to the reader that you have done your reading, watched the movies you have included in your filmography, and have considered a range of issues, in order to arrive at a topic or theme. 3 points.
3. Which readings and films do you think are most relevant for addressing your question, and why? 3 points.
4. What will be your method and approach to addressing your question? 4 points.
This proposal is NOT the place to write a summary of your paper in advance. It IS an occasion to tell the reader what question your paper will address, and how it will go about addressing it.