Literature Review (English Writing)

Unit%2:%Literature(Review((Length:%1500(words((Audience:(academic((academia(academic)((Description:(For(this(assignment(you(will(complete(a(brief(literature(review.(A(literature(review(examines(recent,(relevant(scholarship(concerning(a(particular(topic.(You(will(synthesize(and(analyze((review)(peerEreviewed,(academic(articles,(making(connections(between(those(articles(and(pointing(out(the(differences(in(their(conclusions(or(arguments.(You(may(use(some(articles(that(fall(under(the(umbrella(of(professional(writing,(but(sparingly(and(carefully.(((Your(introduction(should:(1.!Communicate(the(question(or(concern(that(is(motivating(your(research(and(writing.((2.!Articulate(the(importance(of(that(issue(to(the(larger(field(or(discipline.(3.!Provide(a(general(“outline”(of(your(major(findings.((Your(supporting(paragraphs(should:(1.!Be(organized(thematically.(Do(not(“list”(your(sources.(2.!Identify(the(sources(you’re(using(by(researcher(last(name(s).(3.!Identify(major(themes(or(threads(in(the(scholarship.(4.!Place(the(sources(in(“conversation”(with(each(other.(Where(do(they(agree?(Where(do(they(diverge(in(conclusion(or(opinion?(You’re(comparing(and(contrasting(these(sources,(but(in(a(complex(and(nuanced(way.((5.!Communicate,(through(comparing(and(contrasting,(some(of(the(major(findings(of(these(articles.(6.!Quote(and(paraphrase(the(research(using(formal,(disciplineEappropriate(citation(practices.((Your(concluding(paragraph(should:(1.!Briefly(summarize(the(general(findings(of(the(research.((2.!Make(recommendations(about(where(research(on(this(topic(should(go(next.(In(other(words,(what/where(should(scholars(focus?(What(are(the(most(promising(avenues(of(inquiry?((This(should(be(the(most(significant(part(of(the(conclusion.)((More(broadly,(your(essay(must:(1.!Be(formatted(according(to(appropriate(academic(conventions.(2.!Use(and(specifically(cite(at(least(seven(recent,(peerEreviewed,(academic(articles.((There(are(exceptions(to(this(rule,(but(you(need(to(make(a(compelling(argument(–(to(me,(beforehand(–(as(to(why(you’re(using(one(or(two(sources(that(are(not(peer(reviewed.)(((3.!Stick(to(the(word(count.(Choose(a(topic(of(appropriate(scope.((4.!Be(guided(by(a(specific,(thoughtful,(and(relevant(research(question.(Choose(something(that(isn’t(“settled”(in(the(field.(In(other(words,(“Do(vaccines(cause(autism?”(and(“Are(humans(causing(global(warming?”(are(not(appropriate.(Researchers(and(scholars(in(these(fields(have(answered(these(questions.((5.!Include(a(reference(list(formatted(using(formal,(academic(citation(practices.((