A+ Guide to Literature Reviews

Many students find literature reviews fiendishly difficult to write. That is because the literature review -- a paper summarizing a body of published works on a given topic -- requires the writer to abandon almost everything they've learned about writing and to use a brand new tone and approach. 

This booklet explains everything the writer needs to generate a successful literature review in step-by-step fashion. By focusing on tone and organization and showing the writer how to use a grid system to develop the paper, this booklet will turn a difficult project into a finished one. 

Table of Contents 

- How to Use This Booklet 

- What Is a Literature Review? 

- Step One: Understand the Assignment 

- A Preliminary Word About Tone 

- Step Two: Organize the Material 

- Step Three: Create Topic Sentences 

- Step Four: Complete the Paragraphs 

- Step Five: The First Paragraph 

- Step Six: Thesis and Tone 

- Step Seven: The Last Paragraph 

- Step Eight: The Final Check 

Here's what students have said about this method: 

"The grid made a big job seem really manageable." 

"Thank you for the guidance. I have made a breakthrough!" 

"Awesome!"