THE FOLLOWING IS THE CORRECT FORMAT FOR A PROPOSAL.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH

SECTION ARE INCLUDED. BESIDE EACH SECTION IN PARENTHESISES IS THE POINT VALUE FOR
THE SECTION. POINTS INCLUDE GRAMMAR AND FORMATTING AS WELL AS CONTENT. You
should always write in Times New Roman 12 point font!
Western Expansion 2014

Teniola Adeniji
Date Project is due
November 17, 2014
(5pts)

Western Expansion 2014

Introduction (10 pts)
Must be two paragraphs minimum; use this section to introduce others to your project. Express your excitement
for the project and what youre trying to achieve. Focus on what you hope to accomplish and the value of the
project. Write as if your audience has no idea what your project is about.
Essential/Driving Research Question (5 pts)
1. What problem or issues have you discovered that needs to be solved?
2. What proposals do you have in order to help solve the identified issues?
Standards (30 pts)
8th Grade Georgia Studies
Category- Ex. Analyze ti
1.

Standards / AKS (write out entire standard that fits under category)

Explain significant factors that affected the development of Georgia as part of the
growth of the United States between 1789 and 1840 (GPS) (8SS_E2007-36)
36a - analyze the establishment and growth of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist
churches36b - evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia to include the headright system, land lotteries, and the
Yazoo land fraud

VOCABUARY: In every single project make sure you ALWAYS list the vocabulary (THIS SHOULD BE
WORDS YOU LEARNED THROUGH YOUR RESEARCH.
Intended Outcome (10 pts)
Describe what you hypothesize or hope will happen. (Minimum of one, six sentence paragraph)
Group Member and Job Assignment (10 pts)
Teni- Vocabulary
Ayush- Videos and Graphics and Intro
Marcus- Notes
(Be explicit about each persons job. What did he/she do, contribute, design, develop, conclude, provide etc. If
you are working alone, be sure you explicitly list your tasks as well.)

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(Everything above this line should be completed on the first week of a project; everything below the line should
be completed by the day the project is due.)
Result (10 pts)
Describe what result you actually accomplished through the project (Minimum of two full paragraphs; should
specifically detail if your intended result fits the final result and how; should explain the final product--its use;
its dimensions (if applicable); its physical description; its usefulness to others, etc.)
Reflection (10 pts)
Reflect on what you learned. (Minimum of one, six sentence paragraph; concentrate on what AKS you really
learned; what do you know now that you didnt before; how was the project helpful; what were the problems
with the project; what will change in the future; how does this project compare to projects of the past?) NOTE:
The reflection should be different for each group member!
References (10 pts)
List all references and resources used in project (APA or MLA acceptable but should be consistent) Link to The
Owl at Purdue
There should be a minimum of 3 (three) resources listed.