Research Essay: Literature Review

Find five articles about your topic and list the relevant facts from each one.

1. According to (author/source) (date ) the main idea about this subject is ______________________________________________________________________________________
List facts from the source that support this idea
1. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
2. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
3. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
4. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
5. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
(You can add more facts as you find them.)
In conclusion_______________________________ says______________________________________
___________________________________________________ about the topic.

2. Another idea, by (author/source) (date ) is_________________________
1. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
2. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
3. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
4. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
5. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
(You can add more facts as you find them.)
In conclusion_______________________________ says______________________________________

3. A third writer, ______________________________ (date ) states that ________________
1. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
2. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
3. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
4. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
5. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
(You can add more facts as you find them.)
The third author concludes that_________________________________________________________

4. A fourth source, ______________________________ (date ) states that ______________
1. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
2. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
3. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
4. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
5. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
(You can add more facts as you find them.)
This author concludes that______________________________________________________________

5. Yet another idea, from ______________________________ (date ) is that ____________
1. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
2. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
3. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
4. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
5. fact_______________________________________________________________________________
(You can add more facts as you find them.)
This author concludes that______________________________________________________________