Introduction
How do you envision opening the paper? How will you hook your reader?
What type of background information do you need to include to familiarize
the reader with the general topic?
How will you introduce your research question?
What type of methodology are you using?
What cases? Time span?
Theory
What are you attempting to explain (DV)?
What is your explanatory variable (IV)?
What is the causal mechanism between the DV and IV? Be as specific as
possible.
How does this add something new to the literature?
How do you plan to transition out of the introduction section to the literature
review?
o **this is assuming you are writing in this format – you do not
necessarily need the theory before the lit review. It can be intertwined
in the lit review or following the lit review**
Examine the questions below to begin extracting the information from each scholarly source
you have found.
1. Where did you find this source?
2. Is it from a credible, peer-reviewed journal?
3. In one or two sentences, discuss the article’s thesis.
4. Discuss their methodology and findings in a sentence or two.
5. How is this source relevant to your topic?
6. Do you see any problems with this source? Either theoretically or methodologically
that you could highlight (but not tear apart) in your literature review?
Part II
Once you have completed the above questions for each source, move to the following
questions.
1. Do the sources you have argue similar things? Or completely different theses?
2. Do you see any trends in the agreements or disagreements within the literature?
That is, are there two main divisions in the literature or many?
3. Are there distinct groupings of literature? Will you need to merge distinct literatures?
4. Get an idea about the structure of your lit review given your answers to the previous
questions. Will you have several sub-headings of literature? One general discussion
(all lit relevant to one another)? Something else?
a. Remember, it’s best to have an introductory paragraph offering a general
overview of the state of the literature before moving into the body of the
review. You should also have a concluding paragraph discussing the gap you
intend to fill (addition to the literature your analysis makes)
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– LeRoy, Michael H. “Do College Athletes Get NIL? Unreasonable Restraints on Player Access to Sports Branding Markets.” *Illinois Law Review*, vol. 2021, no. 2, 2021, pp. 401-438.
– Palmieri, Christopher. “The Billion Dollar Industry That Has Never Paid Its Money-Makers: The NCAA’s Attempt at Compensation Through Names, Images, and Likeness.” *Touro Law Review*, vol. 37, no. 3, 2021, pp. 1605-1642.