Literature review

Literature review

For your final paper, you will put together the ideas from your proposal with the sources from your annotated bibliography to create a literature review paper with a
minimum of six full pages of text, plus a title page and references. That means the final document you turn in should be no fewer than 8 pages in total. The paper is
to be in ASA format, Times New Roman 12 point font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides. You do not need to include an abstract.
ASA format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/01/

Remember, you are writing this paper as an academic exercise! You need to fully explain ideas, put quotation marks around quotes and cite your sources appropriately.
Write the paper as though you were explaining the ideas to someone who had never taken a sociology class and had never read the textbook. Adopt a formal, academic
writing style. For example, you should not use contractions or other informal elements.

The first-person should be used sporadically, if at all. This is not an opinion paper or a culmination of your ideas. Rather, it is a review of previous research that
has been conducted by experts on your topic that you have organized into a literature review paper. If you find yourself writing about yourself or your opinions, stop
and ask me for help.

To help structure your paper, ask yourself “What is the purpose of this paper?” “What information do I need my reader to understand about my topic?” Each of your
sources should build into this overall purpose and you should move logically from one point to the next. Be sure to use separate paragraphs and topic sentences to
start each paragraph so each point can be clearly understood.

This paper should have a beginning, middle, and end. The paper should have an introductory paragraph that states your topic and explains what the rest of your paper
will cover. At the end, write a final concluding paragraph that wraps up the main points of the paper.

If, as you are writing, you find that you do not need to use a source from your annotated bibliography or that you need to integrate a new source, that is perfectly
fine and a natural part of the research process. If you add a source, it must still conform to the same guidelines as those for the annotated bibliography. Your final
paper should contain approximately 10 appropriate sources.
Here is the OWL at Purdue link for your in-text citations and references:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/02/

If you are unsure as to why you MUST use in-text citations, review the instructions for the annotated bibliography and any feedback I gave you on that assignment. You
must show that you are giving credit to the author of the work which you are reviewing. Here are ASA’s guidelines for avoiding plagiarism.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/1/

Common Deductions:
No title page
No references
No in-text citations
Multiple block quotes (more than 1)
Overuse of first-person or stating personal opinions/experiences/anecdotes
Body of paper contains fewer than six full pages of text = “F” on assignment
Plagiarism or falsification = “0” on assignment, reported to the Office of Student Conduct

Common writing issues to watch out for:

• Did you really start your research “from the beginning of time?” If not, your paper should not start with a proclamation like that.

• Do you really need to define your terms with a dictionary? (For example, “Webster’s Dictionary defines ‘poverty’ as….”). Use the sociological sources you
found, not the dictionary.

• Be clear in your writing. Refrain from relying on the thesaurus as it tends to overly complicate what you are trying to say. In other words, abstain from
trusting the phrasebook as it is apt to exaggeratedly thwart what you are endeavoring to voice. (See? Annoying.)

• Avoid using long block quotes. These show a lack of effort and minimal understanding of your sources. You may use a maximum of one block quote.

• Do not use contractions in academic writing. For example, use “are not” rather than “aren’t.”

• Use correct spelling and grammar. This includes not using “netspeak” or “text speak.” For example, use the word “people” not “ppl” and “you” not “u.” If you
know grammar is not your strongest area, take or send your paper to the writing center (see the syllabus). Serious, systematic grammatical errors will result in lost
points because I could not understand what you were trying to communicate.

Common formatting issues:

• The body of your paper should be six full pages of text. The title page and reference pages are in addition to that.

• Font size (12 point) and style should remain consistent throughout the paper.

• Margins should be 1 inch on each side.

• Page numbers should be centered in the footer in the same font as the rest of the paper.

• Clip art does not belong in a paper like this. Also, do not include any charts, tables or graphs.

• The line spacing settings should be double. Do not manually double-space. Do not double-space twice between paragraphs.

• Indent the first line of each new paragraph. Paragraphs should be left-aligned, not justified or centered.

• One sentence does not constitute a paragraph. A paragraph usually contains five to eight sentences. Your paper should also not be one long paragraph.

• The title of your paper, your name, and the course name and semester belong on the title page. No other information is necessary.

• An abstract is unnecessary for the purposes of this paper, as are footnotes.
Common citation issues:

• You have to cite all information you use from a source, not just direct quotes. See the OWL ASA guide links above. You absolutely MUST include citations in
your paper. If you do not understand why, please refer again to the links about plagiarism on the syllabus.

• Direct quotes need quotation marks, the last name of the author(s), year of publication, and page number.

• Work on paraphrasing direct quotes into your own words while still giving credit to the author in the form of an in-text citation for the idea being used. It
is better practice and it shows that you can relate the research findings in your own words.

• Citations go after the sentence with the information from the source. Randomly placing a citation in a paragraph or putting a citation at the end of every
paragraph is not the right way to cite. Review the OWL ASA guide.

• Be sure to include a “cleaned up” reference page that only includes the resources that you cite in the body of your paper. Annotations are not necessary on
this version of the reference page.

• Detailed information about the sources should be on the reference page, not on the title page or in the body of the paper. This means you do not need to use
the title of the article or book you are referring to in the body of the paper.

• The punctuation at the end of a sentence comes after the citation.
Letter Grade General Grading Guidelines for Written Work
A+/A/A- Insightful and clearly written. Thoughts flow logically. Displays critical thinking rather than a list of facts. Makes excellent use of course materials
and/or outside sources. Conforms to exact formatting requirements (length, spacing, and font). Minimal to no spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors. No run-on
sentences. Uses appropriate, college-level tone.
B+/B Adequately written. Generally clear, but ideas could flow more logically. Makes “average” use of course material/outside sources, but could be more in-depth.
Some formatting and/or grammatical errors and typos. Tone mostly college-level, but could sound more academic.
B-/C+ Less-than adequately written. Ideas seem unclear or unoriginal. Minimal use or misinterpretation of course materials/outside sources. Several formatting
errors. Sloppy spelling and grammar. Tone mostly informal.
C/C- Poorly written. Identification of ideas unclear or unoriginal. Lack of effort somewhat evident. Lack of use of course materials/outside sources. Serious
formatting, grammatical, and/or spelling errors. Tone too informal for college-level writing. Uses inappropriate slang or abbreviations.
D+/D General lack of effort evident. Does not meet formatting requirements or has serious spelling and grammatical issues. Does not use any materials from the
course or outside sources. Tone extremely informal.
F One or more of the following: does not meet paper/assignment requirements, plagiarized, and/or not submitted on time or at all.
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