Compose a draft of your literature review on the topic you have chosen

Literature Review Compose a draft of your literature review on the topic you have chosen

Directions

Compose a draft of your literature review on the topic you have chosen. (chosen topic bibliography is attached in the uploads consider it for a reference to stay on same pace)

For many students, this is the first formal literature review they have written. As a result, this assignment tends to give the most problems in this course. But don’t let this fact discourage you. In many ways, you have already written your literature review, and one of the additional resources below will detail how to turn an annotated bibliography into a literature review.

The literature review should contain at least five separate paragraphs and have at least 750 words. (Your references page is not included in the word count.) Keep in mind, that the final version next week needs at least 1000 words.

The literature review should contain the following elements

· An introduction that frames your subject

· A series of paragraphs that classify the literature on your subject

· A conclusion that points to the significance of your findings, such as your own position relative to others, your own opinions, or a suggestion for further commentary on the subject

· The literature review should be written and formatted in scrupulous adherence to all APA style guidelines for its genre and include a title page, references page, and in-text citations for all outside material, whether that outside material is paraphrased or quoted

Additional Resources

· Sample Literature Review (Links to an external site.)

· Compare the Annotated Bibliography to the Literature Review (Links to an external site.)

· This great resource details how to transform an annotated bibliography into a literature review.

Parameters: Use APA formatting guidelines.

Plagiarism

You are expected to write primarily in your own voice, using paraphrase, summary, and synthesis techniques when integrating information from class and outside sources. Use an author’s exact words only when the language is especially vivid, unique, or needed for technical accuracy. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic dishonesty.

Overusing an author’s exact words, such as including block quotations to meet word counts, may lead your readers to conclude that you lack appropriate comprehension of the subject matter or that you are neither an original thinker nor a skillful writer.

Rubric

Literature Review Rubric (Draft)

Literature Review Rubric (Draft)
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction Clear overview of paper, demonstrating importance of topic	5 pts Excellent Background information is engaging and leads to a clear purpose statement. Research question or purpose statement is clear and concise. 3 pts Competent Background information is at times unclear or uninteresting. Research question or purpose statement could be stated more clearly and concisely. 1 pts Developing Background information is not clearly articulated. Research question or purpose statement is unidentifiable.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBalanced Viewpoint Objective, balanced view from various perspectives	5 pts Excellent Sources selected offer a balanced perspective of the topic selected. 3 pts Competent Sources selected over a mostly balanced perspective of the topic selected. 1 pts Developing Sources selected offer a very unbalanced perspective of the topic.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCoherent Theme Each cited study related to the topic and to other studies	5 pts Excellent All sources selected are clearly relevant to the purpose. Relevance is clearly articulated. 3 pts Competent Apparent match between some sources and purpose, although perhaps not clearly articulated. 1 pts Developing There is a mismatch between the sources and purpose.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDepth of Research Variety of studies and attention to detail about the topic	5 pts Excellent Includes a variety of sources from high-quality journals and publications. 3 pts Competent Over-reliance on low quality journals and/or a few sources are not reliable. 1 pts Developing Most sources are unreliable.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis and Synthesis Collection of studies analyzed for differences and commonalities about the topic	5 pts Excellent Summarizes and insightfully synthesizes the literature information, including analysis of gaps in and/or limitations of the research. 3 pts Competent Summarizes the overall picture obtained from the literature review but lacks synthesis. 1 pts Developing Lacks summary or synthesis of the information, leaving each article as a standalone piece and/or misinterprets the information and/or makes statements unsupported by the literature.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion Information brought to a logical conclusion	5 pts Excellent Detailed conclusions are reached from the evidence offered. 3 pts Competent There is some indication of conclusions from the evidence offered. 1 pts Developing No conclusions are made from the evidence offered.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization Information logically organized with good flow. Central research question threaded throughout paper.	5 pts Excellent Well organized and demonstrates logical sequencing and structure. 3 pts Competent Organized, but demonstrates illogical sequencing or structure. 1 pts Developing Weakly organized with no logical sequencing or structure.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMechanics Correct spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, word usage	5 pts Excellent Contains just a few spelling or grammatical errors and demonstrates creative use of language. 3 pts Competent Contains noticeable but not distracting spelling or grammatical errors. 1 pts Developing Contains numerous distracting spelling or grammatical errors.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Correct use of APA in the body of the paper	5 pts Excellent Correct use of APA style conventions. 3 pts Competent Only a few errors in APA style conventions. 1 pts Developing Does not follow APA style conventions.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences Correctly typed, appropriate number, and quality	5 pts Excellent Information is cited properly and in APA format. At least eight high-quality sources. 3 pts Competent Information is cited but has errors. May not have less than eight sources or some of the sources may not be of academic quality. 1 pts Developing Information is not cited or is cited incorrectly.	5 pts
Total Points: 50