Literature Review

Raising the minimum wage in America; Closing the wage gap.

o Sentence 1: Introduce the general topic

o Sentence 2: Pro side (general)

o Sentence 3: Con side (general)

o Sentence 4: Narrow the scope (1)

o Sentence 5: Examples of the narrowed topic

o Sentence 6: Narrow the scope (2)

o Sentence 7: Specific controversy

o Sentence 8: Pro side (specific)

o Sentence 9: Con side (specific)

o Sentence 10: The thesis

 Literature Review (800-900 words): For details about the structure of the literature review, you will want to review “Lesson 3: The Literature Review: The Process.” You may also want to review the “Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments).” The link is below.

o Literature review preface: This paragraph acts as a guide to what the reader can expect in the literature review.

o Literature review body: This section includes three to four body paragraphs that discuss the history, terminology, and both sides of the controversy (pro and con).

o Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the literature review is ending, but it also acts as a kind of preface for the body of the paper by restating the thesis statement and establishing your argument once again.