Literature review:
WHAT IS A LITERATURE REVIEW?
A literature review is a discussion or overview of literature (previous studies) on a particular subject area, or theory related to your research question (s). It may provide background for a larger work, or it may stand on its own. An effective literature review analyzes, evaluates and synthesizes information in an organized format identifying key themes, trends or issues in literature that connect your sources together.
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM A RESEARCH PAPER?
The focus of a research paper is to develop a new argument. In a research paper, the literature review is one of its parts and is used as a foundation and as support for a new insight that you contribute. The focus of a literature review, however, is to summarize and synthesize the arguments and ideas of others without adding new contributions.
REQUIREMENTS:
1) Abstract (150 words) on a separate page (should label this section Abstract)
2) Page down and type the heading Literature review or Review of literature
3) Summary of topic (overview of the literature and background information)
4) Thesis statement or research questions
5) Discuss the articles that you reviewed in your annotated bibliography that are related to those questions, use evidence, summarize and paraphrase information.use quotes sparingly, discuss significance of work (articles) . need to include in-text citations
6) References at the end ( all sources listed on the References list must also be cited in the text) (should label this section as References)