San Diego State University Unit 4 Man of Steel Essay Proposal

For your Unit 4 Essay Proposal, you will be strategically brainstorming your ideas for the essay. Take your time with this. Your responses may be brief but should be thoughtful with attention to detail.

Unit 4 Essay Proposal Guidelines

EXPLAIN YOUR TOPIC
Which film, TV show, or comic book are you planning to use as your primary source in the Unit 4 Essay? Why did you choose this film, TV show, or comic book? What specific cultural value or belief does this superhero illustrate?

PURPOSE
What is your purpose for researching into this movie and superhero? — use an active verb (i.e. to educate, to enlighten, to spread awareness…) to state your purpose.

AUDIENCE
Who is your intended audience? Who do you want to share this information with? Who might most benefit? In addition to our class, is there another intended audience?

RESEARCH QUESTION
Reflect on what you wrote above and write down below the research question that will frame your investigation. See the Library Tutorial for ideas on how to form this question.

SOURCE EVALUATIONS
Applying the CRAP Test, find and evaluate 3 (three) sources for your research paper. The source can be from the Cuyamaca College Library (preferred), it can be a source you find on the Internet, or it can be a source you find in our class Canvas container. Your source evaluation may be in a bulleted format for this assignment.

Source 1:

• Title of Source:
• Author(s):
• Publication/Sponsor/Organization:
• Date of publication:
• What information does this source provide to help you to investigate into your research question?
• Why is the source credible?
• Link to source:

Source 2:

• Title of Source:
• Author(s):
• Publication/Sponsor/Organization:
• Date of publication:
• What information does this source provide to help you to investigate into your research question?
• Why is the source credible?
• Link to source:

Source 3:

• Title of Source:
• Author(s):
• Publication/Sponsor/Organization:
• Date of publication:
• What information does this source provide to help you to investigate into your research question?
• Why is the source credible?
• Link to source: