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Proposal is free from spelling and grammatical errors and is formatted according to the guidelines provided in the homework guidelines and in the course manual guidelines for written work.
Student is able to evaluate the quality the central arguments and the relevance for his/her research of 3 scholarly sources
Student is able to generate a clear thesis statement
Student is able to apply the MLA conventions for compiling a Works Cited list
Student is able to find at least 5 scholarly sources which will be consulted in his/her continued research
Student is able to plan the arguments or explanations s/he intends to use in the final paper