Wk. 8 Literature Review

• literature review:

  is a type of academic essay that examines what has already been written about a topic.
• Introduction:

  •defines the topic and the scope being considered

  • notes intentional exclusions •states the general findings of the review and the availability of the sources
• Main Body:

  •Organizes the evaluation of the sources whether chronologically or thematically

  •showcases the critical summary and evaluation of the research premise, methodology, and conclusion

  • uses grammatical connectors, relational words or phrases, and transitional devices
• Conclusion:

  summarizes the key findings of the review offers the reviewer’s justification of the conducted research
• References:

  reflects the in-text citations contains complete and correct citations
• Summary:

  State briefly the argument and main points of relevant research.
• Analysis:

  Examine closely the elements or structure of the research.
• Synthesis:

  Combine ideas to form an integrated theory or system through critical evaluation, compare/contrast, etc.
• Evaluation:

  Assess the research based on the criteria or rubric that you choose, state, and explain. Support it with another similar research.