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Aidan’s Guide to The Perfect Review of Literature
Introduction
Hook the reader. Get the reader to be interested in your project. Entice them to read the rest of your paper.
Why you were interested in this project?
State statistics that better define your project and its purpose.
Define your purpose for this experiment.
Second Paragraph: First Source
Give the bibliographic information in sentence form. Example: “According to…”, “As mentioned in…”
Use your notes to summarize the scientific information you found in this source.
Summarize the most important information that you learned from this source.
Third Paragraph: Second Source
Give the bibliographic information in sentence form. Example: “According to…”, “As mentioned in…”
Use your notes to summarize the scientific information you found in this source.
Summarize the most important information that you learned from this source.
Fourth Paragraph: Third Source
Give the bibliographic information in sentence form. Example: “According to…”, “As mentioned in…”
Use your notes to summarize the scientific information you found in this source.
Summarize the most important information that you learned from this source.
Final Paragraph
Write a sentence or two that summarizes the overall facts and information you gathered from your research.
Explain a cat that you found surprising or interesting.
Explain how you think this information will affect your hypothesis.
Write a conclusion sentence the explains the value of reviewing scientific research before continuing with your science project.
You may add more paragraphs to enhance your writing. Your review of literature should be 2-5 pages typewritten. Remember to take your writing through the various stages of the writer’s process: prewriting, drafting/writing, editing, revising and publishing.
Also, be mindful of the six traits of writing:
Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
