Chapter 7 Notes and Comments

It makes sense for the introduction and conclusion chapter to follow at this point in the book. I find that even in creative writing, it helps to decide where you are going and then get there before you write the introduction. Often while writing the body of a paper, you'll find the introduction you wrote two or three days ago no longer exactly explains what you want to do.

The flow design this book proposes seems to work well and make sense. It's a microcosm of the proposal, and it follows that having a complete synopsis of the project at the beginning of the proposal would make good rhetorical sense.

The conclusion plan also makes pretty good sense. In a master's proposal, there's no need for a cost or budget portion, but it always seems important to place the financial requirements of the proposal at the end. At that point, you've explained what needs to happen and why, and sold the project to your committee. Closing with the bad news looks to be a useful arrangement. It also helps to recap the benefits immediately after the costs. This is a technique I often used during my days selling cameras. Finally, by explaining the next steps of the proposal plan and giving the review committee an incentive to act, the writer would hopefully gain an edge over the competition. This is another important technique to apply to other aspects of rhetoric, including application letters and even dating!