Introduction with a general thesis Historical background/context for your topic taken from an article found in an encyclopedia Three subcategories for your 15 sources Conclusion (these will be given and expanded on) [Proper citation and footnotes in Chica

A Template for a Literature Review

Part I—Introduction with a thesis statement

Part II--Historical or cultural context:

Briefly provide the information on banana and apple from an article found in an encyclopedia.[footnoteRef:1] [1: Title of the Encyclopedia, xth ed., s.v. “Title of an Entry.”]

Part III--Sub-categories (at least three):

a. These authors, Jared Diamond and Colin Mason, focus on the colors of the fruits:

Banana is yellow.[footnoteRef:2] [2: Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel (New York: W. W. Norton, 1999), 333.]

Banana is light green yellow.[footnoteRef:3] [3: Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel, 666.]

Apple is red.[footnoteRef:4] [4: Paul Cohen, Discovering History in China: American Historical Writing on the Recent Chinese Past (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010), 999.]

b. Some other authors put an emphasis on the texture of the fruits in their researches:

Banana is soft.[footnoteRef:5] [5: First Name Last Name, Title of the Book (City: Publisher, year), page-page.]

Apple is crunchy.[footnoteRef:6] [6: First Name Last Name, “Title of an Article,” Title of a Journal [Number] (Season Year): page number.]

c. This group of scholars study the origins of the fruits:

Banana is from Asia.[footnoteRef:7] [7: First Name Last Name, “Title of an Article,” Title of a Journal [Number] (Season Year): page number-page number.]

Apple is from the West.[footnoteRef:8] [8: First Name Last Name, Title of the Book (City: Publisher, year), page-page. ]

Part IV—Conclusion:

What is the most important thing that you learn about banana and apple?

Part V—Bibliography (Note: At this time, DO NOT include the annotated section. You need about 10 sources—1 article from an encyclopedia or specialized dictionary and 9 books and/or articles.)

Last Name, First Name. The Title of the Book. City: Name of a Publisher, year.

Cohen, Paul. China and Christianity: The Missionary Movement and the Growth of Chinese Antiforeignism, 1860-1870. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1963.

___________ . Discovering History in China: American Historical Writing on the Recent Chinese Past. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010.

Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York:

W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.

Last Name, First Name. “Title of an Article.” Title of a Journal Number of volume, number of

issue (Season Year): first page-last page.

Wicks, Robert S. “The Ancient Coinage of Mainland Southeast Asia.” Journal of Southeast

Asian Studies 16, no. 2 (September 1985): 195-225.

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