Write a Literature Review

Here’s what to include in your book review:

• A Hook.
• Essential Book Information.
• Basic Plot Summary.
• Your Praise and Critique.
• Your Recommendation.
• Your Rating.

The four stages of writing a book review are: introducing the book, outlining its contents, highlighting parts of the book by selecting particular chapters or themes, and giving a detailed evaluation.

How To Write A Book Review: 6 Steps To Take

• Begin with a brief summary of the book. This is probably the best way to introduce any review because it gives context.
• Pick out the most important aspects of the book.
• Include brief quotes as examples.
• Write a conclusion that summarises everything.
• Find similar books.
• Give it a star rating.

The introduction of your review should accomplish three things:

1. Introduce your topic. It may sound redundant to “introduce” your topic in the introduction, but often times writer’s fail to do so.
2. State your topic’s relevance.
3. Reveal your thesis to the reader.

1. Narrow your topic and select papers accordingly.
2. Search for literature.
3. Read the selected articles thoroughly and evaluate them.
4. Organize the selected papers by looking for patterns and by developing subtopics.
5. Develop a thesis or purpose statement.
6. Write the paper.
7. Review your work.

This includes peer-reviewed articles, books, dissertations and conference papers. When reviewing the literature, be sure to include major works as well as studies that respond to major works. You will want to focus on primary sources, though secondary sources can be valuable as well.

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1. Rule 1: Define a Topic and Audience.
2. Rule 2: Search and Re-search the Literature.
3. Rule 3: Take Notes While Reading.
4. Rule 4: Choose the Type of Review You Wish to Write.
5. Rule 5: Keep the Review Focused, but Make It of Broad Interest.
6. Rule 6: Be Critical and Consistent.
7. Rule 7: Find a Logical Structure.

The literature review section of an article is a summary or analysis of all the research the author read before doing his/her own research. This section may be part of the introduction or in a section called Background.

Critical reading means that a reader applies certain processes, models, questions, and theories that result in enhanced clarity and comprehension. There is more involved, both in effort and understanding, in a critical reading than in a mere “skimming” of the text.

What does critically evaluating the literature mean?

1. Consider how valid and reliable the research is.
2. What are its strengths and weaknesses?
3. Consider how applicable to your research question the research is.
4. Draw comparisons with other research findings.

Dissecting the literature: the importance of critical appraisal

1. reduce information overload by eliminating irrelevant or weak studies.
2. identify the most relevant papers.
3. distinguish evidence from opinion, assumptions, misreporting, and belief.
4. assess the validity of the study.
5. assess the usefulness and clinical applicability of the study.
6. recognise any potential for bias.

Critical Reading & Analysis

1. Think about what you expect from the article or chapter, before reading it.
2. Skim the abstract, headings, conclusion, and the first sentence of each paragraph.
3. Focus on the arguments presented rather than facts.
4. Take notes as you read and start to organise your review around themes and ideas.

Writing a Literature Review: A literature review is a type of critical review in which you analyze and evaluate many sources on a specific topic. The purpose is to provide your reader with an overview of the research that has been done on your topic, and to evaluate the sources you are reviewing.

Be critical. Yes, the whole point of the literature review is to provide a critical analysis and summary of the viewpoints out there, but a critical analysis does include the fact that you need to make your opinion known in the context of the literature.

How to write a book review

1. Start with a couple of sentences describing what the book is about.
2. Discuss what you particularly liked about the book.
3. Mention anything you disliked about the book.
4. Round up your review.
5. You can give the book a rating, for example a mark out of five or ten, if you like!

How to Write a Book in 15 Amazingly Simple Steps

• Find your “big idea” The one thing you absolutely need to write a book is, of course, an idea.
• Research your genre. Once you’ve found your big idea, the next step is to research your genre.
• Create an outline.
• Start off strong.
• Focus on substance.
• Write “reader-first”
• Set word count goals.
• Establish a healthy routine.

Novel writing basics: 10 steps to an unputdownable book

• Step 1: Promise revelation in your story premise.
• Step 2: Make each chapter beginning and ending tantalizing.
• Step 3: Master novel writing basics: narration and description.
• Step 4: Make your characters great company.
• Step 5: Mix seriousness with humour.
• Step 6: Help the reader see place in your story.