Project Proposal

Annalise Harvey

Professor Walts

College Writing 2

March 19, 2015

Project Proposal

When picking a topic for a research paper it is important to choose a topic that interests the author, but can also be researched thoroughly. I chose to research the topic of suicide in teens because there is not only a lot of information that can be researched, but it is a topic that interests me. I plan to elaborate way teens commit suicide, the statistics of suicide in teens and high schools, and also focus on the mental illnesses that can cause someone to think about suicide. The three main sources I picked for my paper will be useful because they are all very factual. The sources will help me follow my ideas because they relate mainly on my main points. Three questions I have for my topic are as follows. Why are there so many suicide in teens, and has the number remained the same over time? If the number has risen, why? Why don't schools put more effort into making students more aware? If the amount of suicides is so high, schools should spend more time focusing on suicide awareness. In the future, will teen suicide still be happening as frequently as it is today? Judging by the statistics and if the number has been rising or falling over time. Finding the answers to these questions will help make my research stronger, and will make my paper more interesting and relative to readers.