Response for Research Proposal

Reader Response Guide: Research proposal

Overall Response:

• What is your gut response to the proposal?
• What parts do you agree with? What parts do you have questions about?

Focus:

How well does the research proposal do the following:

• Identifies subculture and researcher’s relationship to it. How has the writer identified his/her role in the culture?
• Describes the culture and clearly states what the writer wants to find out about his/her chosen culture.
• Identifies cultural mythologies within the culture that might be investigated. What are they (make a list)?
• Justifies why this is an appropriate research project. Are you convinced?

Development for Audience:

• Who is the audience for this paper? How can you tell?
• Does the writer use appropriate language?
• What more do you want to know about what the writer will be researching?

Organization:

• How is the paper organized? Is it easy to follow the writer’s train of thought?
• Is the purpose of the writer’s proposed research clear?
• What suggestions do you have to make the paper easier to read?

Research questions:

• Identify 5 additional questions the writer might ask about their culture.
• What larger, cultural issues/trends might be explored in the writer’s research?
• Identify any logistical problems the writer might have in conducting this research and brainstorm ways to solve those problems.

Style and Conventions:

• Note any grammatical or style errors that you see.