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+===== Drafting a Proposal: Mechanics =====
+==== Instructions ====
+Your task is to draft a proposal that both presents your findings from
+one of the labs you've completed since the Free Fall activity (or some
+aspect of it) as well as describes a future study of interest that is
+related, but different, from that investigation. Details of successful
+proposals can be found online, but your proposal should be capable of
+reporting the most important aspects of your past and future work
+through figures and text. It also should be brief, roughly two pages:
+about one page for the summary and another page for the proposed future
+work.
+Please note that there is no expectation for you to format your work in
+a particular way or to spend a lot of time on the "beauty" of it. As
+long as the document is clear and the previous data is presented
+effectively, you do not need to consider an "official format."
+==== Grading ====
+Proposals are typically peer reviewed by funding agencies -- a practice
+that we will adopt in class. With your group, you will receive proposals
+by other students that you will critique in class. You will discuss your
+ideas and score the proposal according to the rubric. You and your group
+will also agree on an assessment of the proposal, assigning a score and
+determining if you would fund the investigation. Remember, both giving
+and receiving constructive critique are skills that you will rely upon
+many times in your future. Because of this, a score is not useful
+without feedback. As a group, you are expected to provide information on
+successful aspects of the proposal as well as ways in which you could
+suggest improving.
+The score for your Communication Project will follow the breakdown on
+the rubric, divided between your tutor's review, the peer review you
+receive, the peer reviews you provide others in the class.
+==== Preparation ====
+The first proposal you wrote and the Communication Project Homework you
+have completed, including the feedback you have received for both,
+should help you determine how to effectively communicate your ideas.
+There is no Prep Day before the second proposal, but the information on
+that document and the discussions you had with your group on that day
+might help you focus your work this time, too.
+**Some helpful resources:**
+Proposal Writing Examples - <https://goo.gl/98jYQO> and <https://goo.gl/LaLDSS>
+Peer review Tips - <https://goo.gl/ZqjliG> and <https://goo.gl/KRrRV8>