Description

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: pp. 63-91, and review pp. 266-270
• Lesson
• Link (Word):Proposal Template  (Links to an external site.)
• Link (PDF): Proposal Example (Links to an external site.)
• Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (one supporting, one opposing)

Apply the following writing resources to your assignment:

• Link (website): APA Citation and Writing (Links to an external site.)

Instructions
The goal of an argument research proposal is to create a working argument thesis statement and a basic research plan that considers context, audience, and purpose and that presents potential sources that support and run counter to your stance.

Keep in mind that rather than being an outline or structural plan for your essay, this proposal should ground you in the scholarly conversation, should offer direction for research needs, and should give your professor ample focused material viable for providing effective feedback before the drafting process.

Access the Proposal Template and complete the six required sections:

• Narrowed Topic
• Research Question
• Claim
• Rationale and Research Plan
• Review of Differing Viewpoint Sources via Synthesis Matrix
• Reference Page

For an example proposal and development techniques, refer to your textbook reading for the week.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 1-1.5 pages (not including title page & reference page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 2 scholarly articles)

 

Solution

Argument Research Essay Proposal

Narrowed Topic:

The relationship between food insecurity and obesity and overweight among children in low-income neighborhoods in New York

Research Question:

Is there a relationship between food insecurity and obesity and overweight among school-going children in New York?

Tentative Claim/Thesis (Situated in a Valid Debate):

In the United States, there continues to be a notable trend of unequal food access among children in low-income neighborhoods which has resulted in health disparities i.e. childhood obesity in these children; therefore, it is a national priority to reduce health disparities related to food insecurity.

Rationale and Research Plan – Background, Overview, Approach, Research Plan, and Possible Complications

Across the United States, a lot of people with obesity have reported food insecurity as the main cause. Low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have low food security concerns including food running out before they can afford to buy more and being unable to afford nutritionally balanced meals……..Kindly click the purchase icon to access the full tutorial for $10