Literature Review

Structure of the Research Paper

1. Cover/Title Page

2. Abstract

3. Introduction

a. Hook

b. Background Info

c. Problem Statement

d. Research Question

e. Hypothesis/es

f. Thesis Statement

4. Literature Review

a. Text- information

b. Going over Text that has already been published

c. Info from peer-reviewed sources/ trustful

d. Educate the reader on the topic, on what has been previously done or published on topic

e. Chronological order; Importance; Contribution, etc….

f. Should have at least five (5) sources/ references published within the last 5 years

g. References: research papers or studies from professional databases

h. Minimum one (1) page

i. In-text reference to sources should be made

j. End of list References

5. Method

6. Results

7. Discussion

8. Limitations & Implications

9. Conclusion

10. References