OBJECTIVES
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Finding
the sources in for your topic (How Does Immigration Effect Labor & Housing
In The Bahamas)
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Synthesizing
the main arguments of sources in chronological order or via major trends
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Identifying
current gaps, stances, and issues
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Finally,
presenting all of the above in a well-written, cohesive essay
INSTRUCTIONS
Using the topic from your research
paper, your academic essay will take the form of a literature review. Please
review all of the resources about literature reviews, how to write one,
samples, my video instructions, and everything else before you write this
paper. Ask if you have questions.
Your literature review should be a
broad survey of the research on your problem. This can include causes,
consequences, solutions, details about the stakeholders, or anything else
relevant that will help you solve the problem when you write your final project.
The review should be organized
either chronologically (ie, in one decade, research focused on X, but the next,
it focused on Y) or via trend or topic. Do not organize your review source by
source.
TIPS
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Make
sure that your essay has a clear introduction that introduces the subject of
the essay, the main ideas, the purpose, and why it is important.
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Body
paragraphs must have clear topic sentences that introduce the main idea of the
paragraph, clear supporting ideas
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Literature
reviews do not focus on the minutia of the research (it doesn’t matter how many
people were surveyed unless you want to make a point about how different
research does it) but broad ideas, general process (was the study done on rats
once and people next?), and conclusions.
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