EL 227: Term Project Proposal

Just a reminder -- on Monday, EL 227 students have a one-page term project proposal due. As I've said in class, I'm expecting more than just "I'd like to do something on popular music." I'd like to see some evidence that you researched your topic and found an area that has not yet been covered. (If you can give me clippings or printouts of articles that are similar to what you want to accomplish, that will help tremendously.)

Here is the relevant section from the syllabus:

Term Project (a well-researched news feature suitable for publication in a news magazine -- this would be more substantial than showing up at a lecture and writing down what the speaker said; or, an issue-driven, academic paper that makes a specific argument about some issue of the practice of journalism (how it is affected by ethics, gender, politics, technology, etc.). 4-6 pages, with an annotated portfolio of research notes (including rough drafts, printouts of web pages or e-mails consulted, interview notes, etc.)