Writing Source Review

There are certain words that tend to excite a person's senses. I believe that free and easy just happen to be two of the words that fall under that category of excitement. It makes a person feel better or relax to now that something will be easier on them and therefore lessens the personal load that a person may be feeling. 

For example, lets say you have a project and you have to cite your sources. For some people this can be considered an unknown territory that could cause panic. in this generation we tend to like things to be easier anyway. The Internet configures different sources for people to look up information. In my opinion, the Internet is just one of those things society cannot live without now. We rely on what it has to offer. One of the wonderful sources that the internet has to offer are online cite generators. No one appreciates writing out citations for bibliography after completing the long, tedious process of producing a paper. It literally sucks for lack of a better word.

Easybib.com is an online citation generator that I personally use whenever I need to cite my sources. For years this site produced reliable sources that I needed to get my paper completed. I'm not the only one since it has millions of student users every month. Being the largest bibliography website on the World Wide Web makes this a hot site excepted by its users. This online citations generator understands whatever problem you may be having and dumb it down. Whatever needs to be cited in MLA, APA, Footnote, Parenthetical, or Chicago/Turabian style citation can be done here. If you need a citation in MLA6 or MLA7  then you will do it on the homepage. Anything other than MLA style citations can be completed but you have to go through MyBib Pro to create them. Don't worry, MyBib Pro has a free trial for those who need to use a more in depth citation style. If you have to produce a lot of papers in the APA or Chicago/Turabian styles then I would suggest you go ahead and subscribe to MyBib Pro. Both editions let you transfer citations between both Microsoft Word Document and RTF.

Easybib can cite over fifty different source types. You can automatically cite books and websites with the click of a mouse. Not only does it cite your sources quick but its accuracy is amazing. Creating an overall easier outlook on the entire research process makes a person feel prepared to do a great job. Easybib provides the perfect end to any documentation and research by being the easiest bibliography maker. The cite may be considered a little bland to some but, it gets the job done. Everything and anything can be cited here.

ImagineEasy Solutions has controlled EasyBib since February 2001. Its founders Neal Taparia and Darshan Somashekar thought of the the idea while attending high school with a very big writing assignment to face. They knew how other students felt and that they wanted the process of bibliography to be simple. The ImagineEasy team has since then grown to eight people including its founders. This useful product seems to have been a great idea and its only getting better with time. After using this online citation generator you'll want to spread the word about how helpful it is. Whether you decide to follow it on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook, using Easybib will make you come back to use it.

Citation: 

        EasyBib: Free Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago Citation Styles. Web. 5 Sept. 2010. <http://www.easybib.com/>.

News Team

Society can depict a desirable lifestyle for prominent music artists. In the light of the public an artist can rise any occasion. The portrayal of the inner depth of an artist through their music leaves their audience wanting more. Through his music rapper TI Harris' contributes from his life of incarceration, memories of his past, and the hopeful success for his future.

A musician's fans can be counted on through the thick and thin. No matter how bad a situation for an artist can be fan's will be supportive. A few mistakes can completely take over an artists' credibility. There is no successful way to avoid criticism. As Elbert Hubbard would say, "To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing", however this cannot simply work for a composer. The music an artist creates has an image behind it. TI's career can be looked at as a road to redemption. Within the past tribulations he's encountered with his music, family, and various aspects of life the only place to go from where he is now is up.

Clifford Joseph "TIP" Harris Jr. should be classified as more than a rapper. He produces, acts, and composes sons for not only himself but for other rappers as well. This Grammy award winning artist places himself in a world of achievements. Accomplishing three number one albums on the Billboard 200 shows that he makes hits and has many more albums to come. This entrepreneur also owns a nightclub in Atlanta called Club Crucial. TI and wife, Tiny launched the For The Love of Our Fathers Foundation for their Alzheimer's foundation since both of their fathers were diagnosed with the disease. These are just a few of the many great attributes to Harris' profile. However, there can always be some bad to go along with the good. Harris attempted to buy guns from an undercover federal agent just four hours before the BET Hip Hop Awards show 2009. On March 27, 2009, TI received a federal sentence of one year and a day along with a hefty fine. All of this occurred because of an unnecessary want to purchase guns while being on probation from a previous crime. All of this happened at the peak of his career. Unfortunately this would be considered no normal experience for Harris since its something he's dealt with throughout his life.

The world of rapper TI displays a history of violence, loss, and incarceration throughout his music career. Harris record features a long history of drugs, firearms possessions, and probation violations. Here's the incredible thing about a music artist, fans love the fact that an artist has struggle. This can help to create depth and a story to the artist's work. A work that has the power to constitute as their legacy. A legacy where in the end it's all about the music an artist made. 

The woman in a man's life can be considered as a foundation to his structure. Being in the music industry you need someone who will be with you through the thick and thin, the good times and the bad, the sunshine and the rain. The woman in Harris' life can be referred to as Tameka "Tiny" Cottle. Tiny used to be in the world of Hip Hop before her husband as a female vocalist of the DefJam group self-proclaimed Xscape. Mr. and Mrs. Harris were joined in matrimony on July 30, 2010 in Miami, Florida.  Together, the Harris' can be considered as a notarized "Hip Hop Couple" along with others such as Jay-Z and Beyoncé or Lil Wayne and Nivea.

September 1, 2010 rapper TI and wife Tiny were arrested due to drug charges in Los Angeles, CA.  TI was on probation during this time from his March release of previous federal charges "...following a seven-month prison stint for a felony gun charge, itself a violation of his probation from a previous felony arrest. ...T.I.'s new probation conditions included supervised release for three years, DNA testing and drug counseling, as well as a ban on owning firearms and an agreement to submit to reasonable searches" (Kaufman par.5). Marijuana, Codeine, and Ecstasy were recorded to be in the possession of the couple who were accompanied by friends that night on Sunset Boulevard.  This was a major disappointment to fans of the rapper and actor. He violated a number of rules for his three year probation. The arrest took place only days after the release of movie "Takers" in which Harris starred and co-produced only to get into unnecessary trouble with the law and ruin the accomplishment of the box office sales.  Before this run-in with the law Chris Brown spoke of a prequel to the movie Takers, "I think it would be good," Brown said. "There's more stuff we can add, be hands on with it. For me, I think this movie is going to be great. It's more of a story you can tell, a lot more action. You know, when you do prequels, they always bring more stuff than the last one. That's what make people want to see it" unfortunately this idea may have to be placed on hold after the new sentencing of TI for the violation of his current probation. October 15 of the same year Harris received his sentencing for the violation. After pleading that no revocation of the probation would occur Harris got a prison sentence eleven months. Unfortunately, even his recent aid in saving a man's life two days before the court date couldn't be taken into account of the artist's good deeds. Harris helped in the assist of a suicidal man in Atlanta, "T.I. said that he wasn't aware of the suicidal man until he heard about the situation on the radio - urban contemporary station V-103 operates from the same building that the man (whose name has not been released) was threatening to jump from. T.I. spoke to V-103's Ryan Cameron, who persuaded the rapper to come to the building to see if he could assist police" and saved the man's life.

Rapper TI speaks on how he feels about his past transgressions in his new single featuring singer Chris Brown. The track released only hours after his new sentencing of eleven months to prison. Some of the lyrics to the song read off, "Disappointed everybody, I know/ Try not to hold that against me, though/ My road to redemption has no GPS/ So guess time must be invested for this to be manifested/ Yes, it's hard living life in the spotlight/ Trying to dodge the haters the same time as the cop light/ The Bible says let he without sin cast the stone first/ The sinners are the ones that judge him, who was wrong first" (Rodriguez par. 5) speaking of how he understands that he created these mistakes and hopes for forgiveness from his fans. Hip Hop singer Chris Brown and co-star to movie Takers understands the loss of respect from fans fairly well after his public controversy with former girlfriend singer Rihanna. The incident between the two left the world shocked and appalled. Brown received a prosecution involving several hours of community service and probation for the domestic violence act.

By looking at Chris Brown's recovery from his incident, I have faith that TI's career won't be too damaged from his bad choices. However, I predict that his December album drop won't be as popular as his usual sells. Hopefully once he completes this new sentence he'll be able to get back ahead and continue making the music we love. In conclusion, what can we really ask of from an artist. Human beings make mistakes and being famous doesn't make them any different. TI fell down a path that no one wants to walk on but he realizes his mistakes and plans to do better for his future.

News Team Presentation:


Our presentation centered around a website entitled HardMics. This website was a tell all site involving prominent music artists like TI, Lil Wayne, Drake, Britney Spears, Charles Hamilton, and even Miley Cyrus. We used Spruz which some members of the group felt to be a huge mistake. I personally liked Spruz once I got used to it. Its a very complicated site to maneuver so you have to take your time with it. Although the web page proved to be a wreck in some ways everyone knew a lot about their person. We had a passion for our artists and we expressed that through our page one way or another. My particular segment was TI and my page was successful. I posted blogs about the rapper with pictures and music videos. I presented collaborations with different artists also involved with the site. In a way all of our pages seemed to link with profiles in our own way whether it dealt with the discography for the artist or their biography.


Citations:

"Elbert Hubbard Quotes." Find the Famous Quotes You Need, ThinkExist.com Quotations.       Web. 16 Oct. 2010.       <http://thinkexist.com/quotation/to_avoid_criticism-do_nothing-say_nothing-and_be/144479.html>.

Kaufman, Gil. "T.I., Tiny Arrested For Pills That 'Resembled Ecstasy,' Police Allege - Music,       Celebrity, Artist News | MTV." New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News,Top       Stories | MTV. 2 Sept. 2010. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.                  <http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647068/20100902/t_i_.jhtml>.

Kreps, Daniel. "T.I. Sentenced to 11 Months in Prison | Rolling Stone Music." Rolling Stone       Music News, Reviews, Photos, Videos, Interviews and More. 15 Oct. 2010. Web. 18 Oct.       2010.      <http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/221570>.

Kreps, Daniel. "T.I. Says Suicide Rescue Was Not a Publicity Stunt | Rolling Stone Music."       Rolling Stone | Music News, Reviews, Photos, Videos, Interviews and More. 15 Oct. 2010.       Web. 18 Oct. 2010.      <http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/221282>.

Montgomery, James. "T.I. Allegedly Had Codeine, Ecstasy, Marijuana During L.A. Arrest                  Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV." New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows,       Celebrity       News, Top Stories | MTV. 17 Sept. 2010. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.                  <http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648063/20100917/t_i_.jhtml>.

Reid, Shaheem. "T.I., Chris Brown Talk Possible 'Takers' Prequel - MTV Movie News| MTV.       New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Top Stories | MTV. 26 Aug. 2010.       Web. 18 Oct. 2010.

Peer Reviews

Peer Reviews are there to practically give you the opportunity to see any mistakes you made or those things that just don't sound to well put together. Sometimes a review can help you see something you missed and better your paper. There will always be something that can be improved on while writing a paper in my opinion. My peer reviews seemed to help my confidence in writing my papers. Sometimes they helped to steer me in the right direction I needed to take for a paper before it was due. Its nice to hear other's opinion on your work to help your writing grow. At first I had to get a hang of the comment style reviews on Buzz but once I got the hang on it everything got easier. I feel as if your first paper and your last paper will always be the toughest for a class. Your first paper you have to prove what you already know and with your last paper you have to prove that you learned from the class by putting what you knew to use. I'm not sure if everyone can agree on this but, I feel less confident than I have ever felt by writing this. That's a good thing because I'm out of my comfort zone and creating a new one. One day I will become accustomed to writing five to ten page papers easily. One day I will easily use active voice instead of passive voice when I write. Its all about the process of changing and learning anew when it comes to new experiences. 

Personal Peer Reviews:

• You start off with a lot of passive voice....
  Its very informative but, not that intriguing. It has a repetitive tone to it.
  You have a sentence, "Cal State's online library is not the easiest to navigate although" that just doesn't sound right. However, I appreciate how you list the bad of the site also...

-For Heinz Thompson on the Writing Source Review

•  I see "is" a lot and I thought we were suppose to try and focus on not using excessive passive voice. You have a very strong introduction that lists the qualifications of the website. You provide the reader with the multiple options given through OWL. And I can appreciate the fact that you've used the website yourself.

-For Megan Baker on the Writing Source Review

• This looks a little short of a page and I saw a lot of repetition in wording however, it reviewed the basic process to writing an information report which is the overall objective. A few sentences have grammar problems or are missing a comma. I loved how you used the GA BULLDOGS as your example. Love the team. Don't you think its so unfair that AJ Green is suspended for four games?

-For Heinz Thompson on the Genre Group Draft

• he citation in the middle of the review kind of confused me. Place it at the end cause it broke my train of thought. Your discussion is very thorough and gives the process that needs to be performed in order to have an awesome research paper. Good job Megan.

-For Megan Baker on the Genre Group Draft

• I love your topic because you're following something you love, this means you'll have a passionate paper. In your intro, you could try to discuss Lil Wayne's style in music over his lifetime and high achievements.

-For Eboni Jackson on the Writer's Plan Draft

• If you want to speak a little about his family life and contributions to the public that would help expand a little. It is a lot of drama with the the two baby mamas having baby boys around the same time. Very interesting, and his ex-wife and daughter. 
  I enjoy the direction you're going in though. Love Lil Wayne!!

-For Eboni Jackson on the News Team Draft

Peer Reviews from others on my work:

•  1. The fact that the piece was geared more towards a student, made it easy to read and easy to follow along. The part that I remember quite clearly was when you talked about how easybib dumbs down bibliography's to a pre-k style. By saying this, it makes the reader want to use this site more because they will feel it is quite easy to use. 2. I was confused at the beginning when it says Free! The best things in life are free and when you were asking questions. I feel like you used free a whole lot! ;] After the first paragraph, I believe the paper flowed more. After "it literally sucks for a lack of better word: I believe there should be a comma. 3.The intro, or first paragraph could use a little more about the site, or mention the site at least once. I would like to know more about the site, and which one you were reviewing earlier on in the paper.

By: Megan Baker for the Writing Source Draft

• This review is worded very "down to earth". One major thing that stuck with me about this review was how you stated that the citation generator was free. It successfully was worded to the audience of our peers. One thing at the end when you say "cite" it should be "site", just fyi. Also i feel like your sentence in the first paragraph, "Welcome to the good life" should be taken out in my opinion. I feel like it is random. Also you could expand on how to actually use the site and what information you need from the source. I also would like to know how accurate the site is with their citations. 

By: Heinz Thompson for the Writing Source Draft

• You love T.I. don't you ... shakes head slowly

By: Deonte Brown for the Writer's Plan Draft

• 1. I liked how you were engaging to the reader and how to exactly get what you are looking for
  2.I didn't understand what the first few lines were about
  3. I think that the part when you were like "the site may be considered a little bland to some" should not be there because I was interested in goin there until then. It made me less interested
  

By Jerome Walker for the Writing Source Draft

• dang this blew my mind! I really liked the statement "Just because you're a free man doesn't mean that you are free from the police." its so true. I'm doing something kinda like that for my paper on Lil Wayne

By Eboni Jackson for the Writer's Plan Draft

• You have a lot of valuable material in your first draft. There are some grammatical issues, and some sentences don't really seem like they fit like: Musicians sometimes tend to fall into trouble like rapper T.I. If you take a look at prominent celebrity's jail time seems to be something they all have in common. Some of these sentences could be put together...and some of the other ones as well.
  

By Megan Baker on the Writer's Plan Draft

Writer's Plan

Rapper TIP Harris and wife Tiny were arrested shortly after the premiere of TI's new movie TAKERS. Considering the rapper happened to be in possession of drugs while on probation led to the arrest. I find this very interesting that he would allow himself to get caught in this situation. After being convicted of his previous crime involving illegal purchasing of automated weapons this just wasn't a smart move. Just because you're a free man doesn't mean that you are free from the police.

Musicians sometimes tend to fall into trouble like rapper T.I. Harris and escape certain convictions.  If you take a look at prominent celebrity's in the industry, jail time seems to be something they all have in common. I've been following TI's scandal and the more recent events he's been involved with. I've found a lot of information because his current "mess up" is currently a hot topic. Although you can only record so much on a person's demise. Rappers get more sales in records and movies after being in prison. Some fans like to refer to this as street credit. The feeling that the entertainers are more real about the struggles they speak of through their music appeals to them.

I'm curious to how this confinement affects the image and profits of a rapper/artist when illegal acts are present in their career. Chris Brown lost his Doublemint commercial deal due to illegal acts against ex-girlfriend Rihanna. TI lost his AXE deal the moment he was convicted for parole violation and charged to eleven months in prison. Are these criminal acts good in the public eye or do we just learn to accept the bad as a people? Another question that intrigues me is why do these entertainers get caught doing the worst crimes with a female present or because of a woman? Kat Stacks revealed to the world that Soulja Boy does cocaine but did this change how his audience perceived him? Soulja Boy's records are still selling regardless of the bad exposure.

I have been following MTVMoviesBlog.com, Daily News, and Rolling Stones RSS feeds in order to get a good look at the things going on in TI's life at the moment. The Rolling Stone website has been around since the late 1900s, dedicated to music, politics, and movies. In the RSS feed posted by Rolling Stone entitled "T.I. and wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle were arrested" they give credit to E News for obtaining the original documents. The feed describes the narcotics found on the couple. The arrest complied shortly after the movie premiere of TAKERS so MTVMoviesblog provided the feed " T.I., Chris Brown Talk Possible 'Takers' Prequel" that looks to see if there is a future for TI's career after these convictions. MTVMoviesblog interacts with MTV networks, which have been around since 1981. Over the years it has only grown stronger over the internet and television. Daily News provides a video blogging of the TI arrest in "Rapper TI And Tiny Arrested On Drug Charges In West Hollywood".

I want to create a strong summary of the information I have but I'm not completely sure how to direct my thoughts for this particular subject. There are always two points of view on whether it should be accepted or why it shouldn't.  I have plenty of information; I just don't want to repeat the same information over and over. That's tedious if you ask me. Also I want the reader to be engaged with my topic since I feel strongly with the subject at hand. I appreciate opinions and others' point of view because it gives me a way to argue my point furthermore and improve it.

 Here's a link to TI's Fan Site: 

www.kingofdasouth.hit.bg/

Citations:

Kaufman, Gil. "T.I. Says Adversity Will Make No Mercy His 'Best Work' - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV." New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Top Stories | MTV. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651584/20101105/t_i_.jhtml>.

 "Rolling Stone | Search Articles, Artists, Reviews, Videos, Music and Movies." Rolling Stone | Music News, Reviews, Photos, Videos, Interviews and More. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.rollingstone.com/search/newsAbstract/News/cat/music>.

 Kern. "T.I. | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ringtones, and Lyrics | MTV."New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Top Stories | MTV. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/t_i_/artist.jhtml>.

 New Rap Songs, Music Videos, Hip Hop News | Rap Basement. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.rapbasement.com/>.

 "TI Arrested on Drug Charges Tonight Sept, 2010." Daily News. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://dfilez.com/>.

Revision Plan

Over the course of the semester, we have encountered various assignments that would help with the creation of our portfolio. In all honesty every single paper that I have done this semester could use work. There are some papers that are better than the others but; everything can always get a little bit better.  I'm afraid to listen to professor bailey's comments after he grades the work because although he has to be brutally honest in order for us to be able to expand, I feel as if I'm being chewed up and spit out. I know a lot of people who can agree with that statement so I hope that my portfolio reforms everything perfectly so that the audio comments won't be extremely harsh.

The draft of the source review needs the most attention and work. The source review happened to be the first assignment in the class so there was a matter of getting into the idea of what was expected. I thought about the audience and how to grab their attention with it but, I will probably have to break down the whole segment. Fragmentation appeared a lot throughout the draft which I will have to work on. Another problem that I believe everyone encounters while writing a paper is expansion.  Expansion of the paper once my immediate thoughts and opinions are explained, I feel as I begin babbling.  Professor Bailey felt as if I wasn't sure what he was asking for in the paper and that was correct. Some comments from my peer reviews were concerning that I engaged the reader and got their attention.

However, the beginning confused just about everyone who read it and now as I look back it sounds erratic.  The entire first paragraph "Free! The best things in life are free. Who doesn't love getting free things? The word easy appeals to the eyes and ears also. Welcome to the good life. There is an FREE and EASY way out from having to do your own citations for a paper" will be taken down and rebuilt into something that makes sense. It just appears to be random and that's not a great way to begin a paper. The peer reviews for this paper happened to be the best in my opinion. There was more detail involved in what they liked about the paper and what they thought could use work.

I felt most confident with my genre group draft but it could still use a little work. Although I received a great grade the last paragraph could use work and revision.  It's a great example of me babbling after producing my initial point. I feel as if in the last paragraph "A philosophy grant proposal has to work with argument reconstruction. Example of argument reconstruction: He finds that whenever we consider a murder itself, all we see are the "passions, motives, volitions, and thoughts" of the people involved. For example, we might see that the murderer feels the passion of anger and is motivated by a desire to make his victim suffer, and that the victim feels the passion of fear and is thinking about how to escape. But no matter how hard we look, we don't see "viciousness" or wrongness-we see an action taking place, and people with motives and feelings are involved in that action, but none of these things seem to be what we mean by "viciousness" or wrongness" that my example of a grant proposal can be better explained and shown. That will probably be the first thing for me to start on. UNC. edu provides an excellent handout on how the grant proposal works. The GrantSource Library can be another useful help site for my example of a grant proposal. Speaking on the resource will help add expansion to the paper so; I can explore that area of the paper more.

My thesis statement for my news team draft needs to be worked on. My first paragraph states "Society depicts a desirable lifestyle for prominent music artists. In the light of the public the portrayal of the inner depth of an artist through their music leaves them adored by their audience. Musician's fans can be counted on through the thick and thin depending on how bad a situation for the artist is. A few mistakes can completely take over an artists' credibility. Elbert Hubbard stated "To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing", however this cannot account for that of a composer. The music an artist creates has an image behind it. Like a shattered mirror or a ripple in the water, the image that an artist creates can be distorted with an indictment.  Rapper TI's career shows a motion of redemption throughout the past tribulations he's encountered with his music, family, and various aspects of life" with no clear thesis. I just couldn't figure out exactly what direction I wanted to go with on my thesis. Now I know I can mix two different genres together so it can make more sense. My paper involves the genres commentary and profile so, it got a little complicated. I plan to do a segment on the commentary on my presentation which is why it goes in and out of the profile.

In all honesty a lot of papers are just going horribly in my opinion. I seem to have a rough time adjusting to active voice versus passive voice so I went to Grammar Girl for help. When I use passive voice I seem to sound unnatural and thats not how I want my paper to be read. Hopefully, with hep from Grammar Girl and the Writing Center I will be able to fix this problem.

Citation:

"Active Voice Versus Passive Voice : Grammar Girl :: Quick and Dirty Tips^TM."Grammar Girl :: Quick and Dirty Tips ^TM. Web. 29 Oct. 2010.      <http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/active-voice-versus-passive-voice.aspx>.

Genre Group

Here's an introduction for help into the grant writing process for various subjects including sciences, social sciences, the arts like philosophy, and humanities. You need a grant proposal in order to receive research funding in these academic disciplines and this provides the basic foundation for an awesome grant proposal. A grant proposal offers a plan to resolve a problem by helping its reader understand the causes and effects of the problem and give step by step instructions on how to resolve it.

The University of North Carolina created a handout that gives you a lot to think about within the writing process. Pre-planning tips are abundant to help you have all the necessary information needed for a great proposal. You should get a head start, be explicit and in depth in your writing, answer all questions, and don't forget your cover page. That'd be tragic if you wrote the most awesome write up with no cover page and were rejected on the spot. In order to get funding you have to find an agency whose goals and purpose are similar to that of your proposal. You start with focusing on your audience, followed by the style in the way you write it, develop a general proposal or budget, and finally organize your proposal. This includes title page, abstract, introduction, literature review, project narrative, personnel, budget and time frame. UNC also gives its sources for this handout in case you need extra "background" help.

The audience of your proposal is your main concern. They should know what you are referring to so there's no need for baby steps. You give the reader what they want by following the guidelines set forth by a granting agency or program.

As an example I used a sample grant proposal for Criminal Justice services in an Ohio office.  It begins with a cover letter addressing the basic need of the grant. After the problem statement the objectives are listed and described. The sample grant a problem statement sums up that the issue at hand includes police officers health particularly musculo-skeletal and cardio-vascular problems. Next the objectives were listed with remedies for the situation. A project description enlisted activities for the officers like physical evaluation of the officers, buying fitness equipment for the officers to use, and the training of the officers. An evaluation was made by a doctor who reviewed the plan. The doctor provided two strategies, a process evaluation and a outcome evaluation for six week periods. The grant noted that future funding would be necessary for the project in certain aspects like maintaing the exercise equipment. Then a budget/narrative explained where the money would be distributed and listed the references. A letter of support was used to close out the grant very similar to the cover letter.

Heres a link for the example sample grant proposal: http://www.yourtickettowork.com/selftraining/ENCap-SampleProposal.pdf

Citations:

"Grant Proposals." Home | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Web. 10 Sept. 2010. <http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/grant_proposals.html>.

"Philosophy." Home | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Web. 10 Sept. <http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/grant_proposals.html>.

"SAMPLE GRANT PROPOSAL." Sample Grant Proposal. Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, 2 Jan. 2003. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. <http://www.yourtickettowork.com/selftraining/ENCap-SampleProposal.pdf>.