~ Intro- describes and contextualizes the research question/topic of inquiry and describes its importance and relavance.
~ Organize the paper using boldface headings labeled to each section of the litterature review.
~ MLA formatting.
~ You shouldn’t make your own claims about the issue.
~ You must use a minimun of 7 sources and they should adequately represent each author’s claim at each level of stasis.
~ Purpose is to synthesis the claims of others, so you will summarize, paraphrase, and quote frequently; this you’ll include many signal phrases and paranthetical citations. the emphasis will be on summary and paraphrase. Use quotations to convey specific concepts or unique or revealing phrasing. Be vigilant citing all summaries, paraphrases, and quotations.
Format
– intro: introdue your topic of research
– Establish the exigence of your project. define the research scope and focus by inrtoducing specific research purposes and questions. articulate the constraints and affordance of your inquiry project. Integrade discussion of important stakeholders in your question at issue. Do Not introduce an argument or take stance on your question at issue.Arguments about
– Causes and Consequences: Have your sources investigated causes and
do they agree about them? Sources may disagree about how many factors contributed to
an event, or about which cause is most important. Do your sources disagree about consequences or effects? Cause and consequence claims often take the form of narratives about a subject, so observe the similarities and differences in the“stories” your sources tell about your subject.
do they agree about them? Sources may disagree about how many factors contributed to
an event, or about which cause is most important. Do your sources disagree about consequences or effects? Cause and consequence claims often take the form of narratives about a subject, so observe the similarities and differences in the“stories” your sources tell about your subject.
– Arguments of Evaluation and Value: What qualitative judgements about the problem do
your sources offer? Some may claim that a problem has great significance; others will
diminish its importance. What arguments are made about the ethics of the issue? Which
stakeholders face scrutiny for the ethics of the issue? Do not include your own
evaluations; rather, focus on the arguments of evaluation and value made in your sources.
evaluations; rather, focus on the arguments of evaluation and value made in your sources.
– Arguments of Proposal: Are your sources raising questions or making claims about what
should be done? About who should do it? About where it should be done, how much it
should cost, or how much time it should take? About whether a proposal will actually fix
something? Do not propose your own solutions.