Week 8 ENG 227 course project

In Week 8, your Formal Proposal should contain the following:

• Be formatted as a formal proposal, following the guidelines for formal proposals in the text (including the guidelines for headings and subheadings found on pages 426-439);
• Include appropriate prefatory, text, and supplemental parts.
• The Formal Proposal should contain appropriate prefatory, text, and supplemental parts, including the following: a cover and/or title page; Correspondence of Transmittal; a Table of Contents; the four-part Introductory section from Week 6; appropriately labeled body sections; and Appendices, and list of References. Your Formal Proposal does not need to contain all of these parts, but should contain most of them.;
• Fully explain the “green” strategy you are proposing. (The word count for the intro, body, and conclusion should be 1250-1750 words);
• Include a Gantt chart and at least one other visual aid that presents data or is used to clarify a complicated concept. Visual aids and their inclusion must adhere to the standards we studied in this course, and which are presented in Chapter 9 (specifically refer to Integrating Visuals with Text on page 244);
• Use at least six credible researched sources appropriately and effectively (no more than 33% from Web searches);
• Include proper documentation using APA style (both in-text and end-of-text citations — please check your work using the Dropbox/Turnitin.com); and
• Be free of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.

A successful Formal Proposal will include the following:

• The revised (as indicated by the professor in the Week 6 graded assignment) Table of Contents and Introduction section.
• The Table of Contents is complete and provides a clear outline for how the proposal will flow.The Introduction includes all four sections with fully developed original text appropriate for each section.
• Evidence the writer fully and firmly grasps the purpose/goals of the proposal assignment, including selecting the appropriate organizational approach.
• Body of proposal is be properly formatted, with at least two heading levels.
• Well-developed content that is written in the student's own words (introduction, body, and conclusions/recommendations should be between 1250-1750 words).
• Sufficient research material to support ideas.
• A Gantt chart and at least one other visual aid that are properly referenced and cited as needed.
• Direct quotes and/or paraphrases of outside material that are properly integrated into the text and cited (in-text and end-of text) per APA guidelines.
• A references page that lists at least six credible sources (with at least 66% of sources coming from DeVry's library).
• Proper use of formatting and style (e.g., bullets, headings, lists, and so forth).
• An awareness and proper use of all 10 writing conventions for professional writing (as appropriate) covered in Week 2.
• Use of proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

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