Literature Reviews

True or false: Literature Reviews must explain your research method.

• True

• False

True or False: Literature Reviews must show how your research is connected to the body of knowledge.

• True

• False

True or False: Literature Reviews must point to the gap in the conversation.

• True

• False

True or False: Literature Reviews should present your results from the data collection process.

• True

• False

Literature Reviews should be

• Exactly 1000 words

• No more than 1500 words

• 4000-5000 words

• It depends on your discipline

Literature Reviews should put the sources in............

• Conversation with each other

• Chronological order

• Order of importance

• Alphabetical order

Before you begin writing your Literature Review, you need to be clear on the............of your research

• Method

• Purpose/approach

• The amount of hours you will spend collecting data

• Final results

The Literature Review must include

• One perspective

• 2-3 perspectives

• 4-5 perspectives

• Multiple perspectives

A Literature Review is NOT

• An annotated bibliography

• An argumentative essay

• A space to prove or disprove a theory

• A summary of the studies in the academic field

What aspects of your sources are useful to identify to help you with the Literature Review? (Select ALL that apply)

• Patterns and themes

• Page length

• Disagreements

• Gaps