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Crafting Your Proposal Introduction

This document provides guidance for students on writing the introduction chapter of their proposal, emphasizing the use of five rhetorical moves. It outlines the importance of understanding the project from various perspectives, developing research objectives, and considering the social implications. The introduction should be structured with clear paragraphs, topic sentences, and transitions to effectively communicate the project's significance to the reader.

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Crafting Your Proposal Introduction

This document provides guidance for students on writing the introduction chapter of their proposal, emphasizing the use of five rhetorical moves. It outlines the importance of understanding the project from various perspectives, developing research objectives, and considering the social implications. The introduction should be structured with clear paragraphs, topic sentences, and transitions to effectively communicate the project's significance to the reader.

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WRITING YOUR INTRODUCTION

This set of instructions can guide students in writing a first draft of their Introduction chapter
associated with introductions
Length: as needed
Purpose: First draft of your proposal’s introduction using the five rhetorical moves

You have spent the past couple weeks trying to understand your project from various perspectives.
You developed a sponsor description in an effort to understand its relationship to the problem and
the ways it can intervene. You’ve identified domains of knowledge from the literature that have
helped you to frame your problem. In addition, you are developing a set of research objectives or
empirical questions from these previous studies. Finally, you should be getting a sense of the larger
social implications of your project.

This information together comprises your introduction. It informs the reader how they should
“read” the subsequent pages in your proposal.

Task
Using the first five rhetorical moves begin writing your proposal’s introduction rhetorical [Link].
The introduction is more than answering the corresponding questions on the sheet. It is a document
that has paragraphs with topic sentences, appropriate transitions, and, quite possibly, more than five
paragraphs. So think carefully about each move and what it means for your project.

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