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Human Services: Children, Families, and Groups APA Lit Review

Learn to conduct research, format writing, and cite sources for Human Services.

Writing a Literature Review (Recommended Resource)

This is an excellent, comprehensive resource for writing a Literature Review!  

  • My favorite part of this document is Page 6, which contains a list of "reporting" verbs and suggestions for how to use verbs to lead into the evidence from your sources.  SUPER HELPFUL, especially when you start writing your body paragraphs!!!  
  • Page 1 discusses the purpose and overview of a Lit Review.  
  • Pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 contain specific suggestions for writing the intro and body paragraphs.  
  • Page 7 contains a list of links to additional resources. 

Using Formal APA Writing Style

This short power point provides some very general guidelines for formal, APA writing style and using bias-free language, addressing some of the most common errors.

Tips and Tricks for Paraphrasing

This video provides an explanation of why paraphrasing is so important in this Lit Review assignment, as well as step-by-step instructions for HOW to paraphrase.  Extra tips are provided for paraphrasing challenging, technical information from peer-reviewed sources.  Finally, the video includes a demonstration of how to use the tools within Grammarly to improve the quality of your paraphrased sentences as well as your entire paper.

This power point provides an explanation of why paraphrasing is so important in this Lit Review assignment, as well as step-by-step instructions for HOW to paraphrase. Note: slides below are the same as those included in the video above.

Writing Body Paragraphs

This power point provides a basic structure for writing clear, well-organized body paragraphs for your Literature Review.

Strategies for Writing the Introduction for Your Lit Review

In this 5-minute video, you'll learn what to include (and what NOT to include) in the introduction paragraph for your Literature Review.  I also share some tips for writing your thesis statement, as well as a specific organizational strategy that makes writing the introduction quick and easy!

Tips for Writing the Conclusion for Your Lit Review

In this video, you'll learn how to write a strong, powerful conclusion for your Literature Review.  I include some suggestions for how to fine tune and improve your thesis in the conclusion, as well as some specific techniques for ending your paper with power and creating a strong sense of finality.


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