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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