Select a topic on which your persuasive writing paper will be focused.
Write a one to two (1-2) page research proposal in which you:
• Identify the topic you selected and explain two (2) reasons for using it.
• Include a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph.
• Describe three (3) major characteristics of your audience (official position, decision-making power, current view on topic, other important characteristic).
• Describe the paper's scope and outline the major sections.
• Identify and explain the questions to be answered.
• Explain your research plan, including the methods of researching and organizing research. 
• Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
• Document at least three (3) primary sources and three (3) secondary sources. Use credible, academic sources available through Strayer University's Resource Center.