The Multiple-Source Synthesis Essay: Literature Review
When completing this assignment I have attached the previous papers annotated bibliography,\u00a0 4 source essays and 6 source essays. Take the sources from those papers to create this last paper. It will be easier and helpful. Just work off the first two papers.
\u00b7 Task: The multiple-source essay asks you to synthesize the arguments of at least 10 sources
\u00b7 Length: 2000-3000 words
\u00b7 Format: APA
\u00b7 Sources: a total of at least 10 sources, all of which should be from scholarly journals or credible trade journals. You should find your sources through library searches.
o If you cite sources from websites or popular journals, these sources should be in addition to the 10 sources you have cited from scholarly or trade journals.
\u00b7 Topic: Please use the same topic that you used for writing assignment #3. It is recommended that you focus on or expand on the essay that you wrote for writing assignment #3. You will continue with the topic you have selected and will conduct additional searches in the library databases, hopefully focus the topic more, and determine the 10 or more sources to use in this essay. Please note that this is a review of the literature on a topic. It is not a persuasive essay using sources to support a point. Rather it is an overview of the current research on a topic.
\u00b7 Integration of Sources: At least eight sources must be cited in the body of the essay. You may cite sources in your introduction to help you define terms, and you may cite sources in your conclusion to help you direct the reader to further inquiry. However, the body of the essay should synthesize at least 8 sources.
Strategies in Developing the Topic for this Essay
Up to this point in the semester, you have completed an annotated bibliography. You have also incorporated and synthesized four sources into writing assignment #2 and six sources into writing assignment #3. The work you have completed for these assignments provides a solid
foundation for writing assignment #4. In this assignment you will synthesize the ideas of at least 10 sources in a synthesis essay, or literature review.
For your annotated bibliography, you selected a topic based on your interests and, possibly, your major. You constructed a list of five references and summarized and critically analyzed them in 150-200 words each. You then completed the four-source essay and the six-source essay.
Through this process, you may have seen patterns in the scholarly literature in the topic on which you conducted research. For example, consider the following examples:
You may have researched studies in criminal justice and found that there are varying opinions on how to respond to criminal behavior among youth. <\/p>\n
\u00b7You may have researched studies in psychology and found that counseling strategies for victims of domestic abuse tend to fall into four categories. <\/p>\n
\u00b7You may have researched articles on gerontology and found studies that answered three basic questions on how older adults respond to training for physical performance. <\/p>\n
\u00b7You may have researched articles on environmental management and found studies on climate change. You noticed that various demographic factors influence whether individuals believe in climate change and, if so, whether they believe it is caused by human activity.
In the synthesis essay, you will focus your research efforts in a particular area, perhaps as a response to what you found while writing the annotated bibliography and in constructing the four-source and six-source essays. You will then conduct more research and synthesize your findings in this literature review.
Please note that the annotated bibliography, the four-source essay, and the six-source essay represent a journey in your research.
You might decide to disregard several of the articles you analyzed in the critical annotated bibliography or in the following two essays because they don\u2019t speak to the specific area on which you have decided to write your multiple-source literature review. You might select one <\/p>\n
article that you analyzed in the critical annotated bibliography, look up the articles cited in that article, and \u201csnowball\u201d your research in that way.
In other words, this process is a recursive one. You might find reasons to hone in on and narrow your topic even further after you have written the annotated bibliography.
How to organize the multiple-source essay:
You will divide the essay into categories. Each category will be labelled with a heading.
Strategies in Developing Categories
When you have focused on your topic, determine how you will divide the literature. In other words, consider the following examples we described above: <\/p>\n
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You may have researched studies in criminal justice and found that there are varying opinions on how to respond to criminal behavior among youth.
You might divide the paper as follows:
Introduction
Body
\u00b7Category 1: \u201cA\u201d view on responding to criminal behavior.
\u00b7Category 2: \u201cB\u201d view on responding to criminal behavior.
\u00b7Category 3: \u201cC\u201d view on responding to criminal behavior.
\u00b7Category 4: \u201cD\u201d view on responding to criminal behavior.
Conclusion
You may have researched studies in psychology and found that counseling strategies for victims of domestic abuse tend to fall into four categories.
You might divide the paper as follows:
Introduction
Body
\u00b7Category 1: \u201cA\u201d counseling strategy for victims of child abuse
\u00b7Category 2: \u201cB\u201d counseling strategy for victims of child abuse
\u00b7Category 3: \u201cC\u201d counseling strategy for victims of child abuse
\u00b7Category 4: \u201cD\u201d counseling strategy for victims of child abuse
Conclusion
You may have researched articles on gerontology and found studies that answered three basic questions on how older adults respond to training for physical performance.
You might divide the paper as follows:
Introduction
Body
\u00b7Question 1
\u00b7Question 2
\u00b7Question 3
Conclusion
You may have researched articles on environmental management and found studies on climate change. You noticed that various demographic factors influence whether individuals believe in climate change and, if so, whether they believe it is caused by human activity.
You might divide the paper as follows:
Introduction
Body
\u00b7Political affiliation and its impact on belief in climate change
\u00b7Socio-economic status and its impact on belief in climate change
\u00b7Religious and other influences on belief in climate change
Conclusion
Point of view
For this essay, you will use third-person point of view.
Please do not use first person point of view (e.g., \u201cI,\u201d \u201cme,\u201d \u201cwe\u201d) in writing this essay.
In addition, please do not use second-person point of view (\u201cyou\u201d or \u201cyour\u201d) in writing this essay. For example, instead of \u201cSmith argues that, as a director, you have a duty to coordinate cybersecurity efforts…\u201d you would write, \u201cSmith argues that directors have a duty to coordinate cybersecurity efforts…\u201d
APA Style
The paper should be formatted in APA style. The link \u201cAPA 7th edition example student paper\u201d from Week 3 will be a helpful resource. In summary, you should observe the following:
\u00b7 Use one-inch margins.
\u00b7 Double space.
\u00b7 Use size 12 Times New Roman font. \u00b7 Include page numbers.
\u00b7 Include a title page.
\u00b7 Include a \u201cReferences\u201d page on which you list the articles in APA style
\u00b7 Do not include an abstract. This paper is not long enough to warrant an abstract. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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