Introduction Write an introduction paragraph for your review. This paragraph a. states the topic of interest and b. tells the reader specific information on how many articles you reviewed and how you sorted these articles into common themes based on findings (results). Body
Before you begin this section, be sure that you have sorted your articles into different themes based on the articles’ findings (sometimes called results). After sorting, it is important to give your groups a descriptive name. The names of the sorted articles will become your headings for each paragraph that you write in the body. The body of your literature review will include: Theme 1: a paragraph or several paragraphs that describe the first theme that you identified. Compare, contrast, and/or connect the articles you have selected. Theme 2: a paragraph or several paragraphs that describes the second theme that you identified.
Compare, contrast, and/or connect the articles you have selected. Theme 3: a paragraph or several paragraphs that describes the third theme that you identified. Compare, contrast, and/or connect the articles you have selected. Use as many or as few themes as appropriate. Summary & Formulation of question or Identification of gap This is the last paragraph of your literature review. In this paragraph, it is important to briefly summarize the main findings from the articles that you reviewed.
You should start to see the gap(s) in the body of the literature you selected. You must highlight the literature gap in this paragraph. You will need to come up with a new question if your original ‘question’ for the project has been answered or covered during your literature review. References List all references cited in your paper. Please ensure only references cited in your literature review are listed. If you have additional references on file but un‐cited, you may list them in a bibliography. Please use APA style when completing this list.
