EXPLORING THE GENRE: Literature Reviews

What is the genre called?

Literature review

What kind of information is normally found in this genre?

Summaries, and comment on sources related to a particular topic

How is this genre structured?

· An introductory paragraph that explicitly states the purpose (reviewing sources/literature) and that states the guiding question/sub-topic.
· Summary of an individual source, followed by a separate paragraph with a review/judgment of that source
· Repeat for the remaining sources
· A conclusion that evaluates all the sources TOGETHER (not individually again)

How do the three articles related to the topic?

Each of them has some different piece of the question/subtopic.

What kind of environment does the genre relate to?

Writing in the genre must reflect an awareness of the reader's knowledge of the topic and of other literature on the topic.