Summarize individual studies or articles with as much or as little detail as each one merits according to its comparative importance in the literature, remembering that space denotes significance.
The investigation of a literacy issue of importance to ESOL teaching and learning.
Guidelines for Literacy Research Paper
This paper will capture the research and literature on a particular literacy topic in relation to the teaching of ELLs in K-12 programs. Generally, the purpose of this paper is to document your critical analysis of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of research studies, reviews of literature, and theoretical pieces of writing. You must consider a minimum of 10-12 resources for this review .
Basically, your paper will include:
1. Cover page
2. Abstract
3. Introduction, body, and closing
4. References
You must follow APA 6th edition as your specific guidelines to complete the paper.
Writing the introduction: In the introduction, you should:
Define or identify the general topic, issue, or area of concern, thus providing an
appropriate context for reviewing the literature.
Point out overall trends in what has been published about the topic; or conflicts in
theory, methodology, evidence, and conclusions; or gaps in research and
scholarship; or a single problem or new perspective of immediate interest.
Establish your reason for reviewing the literature; explain the criteria to be used in analyzing and comparing literature and the organization of the review .
Writing the body: In the body, you should:
Summarize individual studies or articles with as much or as little detail as each
one merits according to its comparative importance in the literature, remembering
that space denotes significance.
Provide the reader with strong “umbrella” sentences at beginnings of paragraphs,
“signposts” throughout, and brief “so what” summary sentences at intermediate
points in the review to aid in understanding comparisons and analyses.
Writing the conclusion: In the conclusion, you should:
Summarize major contributions of significant studies and articles to the body of
knowledge under review, maintaining the focus established in the introduction.
Evaluate the current “state of the art” for the body of knowledge reviewed, pointing out major methodological flaws or gaps in research, inconsistencies in
theory and findings, and areas or issues pertinent to future study.
