This week would be a good time to get your proposals officially started. The details about your proposal expectations are listed in the Apply section of the Learning Guide. In short, you will be submitting the written proposal AND a presentation of the proposal. 

For now, you should start with the written proposal. To do this, create a PAPER using the link on the right side menu. Just start with a temporary title and perhaps a brief outline of what you expect to include in the proposal. Others will not be able to see this rough draft when you save it, since the default state is "unpublished." You can keep working on and revising this written proposal in the upcoming weeks as you research and gather information on your topic. I'll give further instructions and ideas on how to present the propsals later. The most important aspect is the paper though, since it contains the substance for what you are proposing.

This proposal is something that will be good to present in a professional venue after this class. I recommend the WSKW conference next October in Reno . There is a session there specifically for student papers. We will also be looking for students at EOU to review papers later on this term.  Plan now to attend this conference and present something there. We will be organizing a trip of students from La Grande to travel down to the conference. Another option is to present your paper at the Spring Symposium at EOU. Presenting papers like this in professional venues is a positive step for resume building and increasing chances of graduate school acceptance.