ENGL 127 Research Writing: Social Sciences (Frye)

Research a Researched Question: Literature Review & Annotated Bibliography

For essay 1 you explored an academic discourse. You looked at the behaviors, standards, methodologies, language, and questions of that discursive community. 

For essay 2 you will focus in depth on one research question in that academic discourse and you will create a literature review and annotated bibliography of that question. And that requires research!

This section of your research guide includes three pages with lots of useful content.  

Plan your Research: 

  • Step 1: Find your research question, if you have not already selected one.
  • Step 2: Identify strong keywords and subject terms used in the field for your search terms.
  • Step 3: Strategize how to use those search terms effectively in library research tools.

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What is Scholarly Literature?