Proposal Rubric: Please submit a Project Proposal of 250 words that includes the following:
1) The project needs to be as focused as possible on a narrow topic:
Suggestions for narrowing the theme:
- consider the span of time you are covering and do your best to limit it to 25 years,
- center it on a single event or period in a the History of BioMedicine from 1800-1980,
- base your investigation on a limited set (or single) primary source (e.g. publication, map, scientific documents, personal papers)
2) A thesis statement in the form of a question that reflects the aims of your research project.
3) A short Bibliography that includes:
- Primary Source(s) - At least one source that was produced during the time of, or by one of the people involved in your project.
- Secondary Sources - At least two scholarly works (essays, books) written by historians that help you to provide the social, intellectual, cultural context for the primary source.
- Formatting of sources: Use Chicago Style to format your bibliography.
4) Descriptive Title. Think of writing titles as a poetic challenge and write one that reflects the project thesis (or question). Avoid writing titles like: "History Proposal"
5) Makes sure to include your name, course info, date.