The answer to your original question is your thesis. I require proposals and outlines as interim stages to help keep you focused on your topic. Both the proposal and the outline are graded and are essential for getting feedback from me on your topic. The proposal also provides a discussion of the background, context, or origins of the controversy. It describes the methods and sources to be used to examine or analyze the research question.
Preliminary research is essential before writing the proposal.
The bibliography is to include all of the sources consulted to date. It must be in the Chicago Style format described by Turabian. The outline will sketch in as much detail as is possible the proposed direction of the project. This likely will not be the final outline of the paper as the outline will change and shift in the creative process and as your research progresses. It is intended to be a working document.