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  Literature Review

Checklist

  • Establish a valid thesis based on the examined research
  • State this thesis clearly in my introduction
  • Define unfamiliar terms
  • Incorporate background information to define the problem
  • Begin each entry in the review with a complete bibliographical reference
  • List and describe the hypothesis/thesis in each work reviewed
  • Describe the outcome of the work or the research
  • Develop and incorporate my own comments, including response to the research, similarities and differences among literature reviewed, and reservations regarding author’s methods or conclusions
  • Avoid overquoting
  • Check for grammar and punctuation errors
  • Correctly cite all references in uniform documentation style

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Copyright 2003 by the Academic Center and the University of Houston-Victoria.
Created 2003 by Candice Chovanec Melzow.

 
 

 

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Candice Chovanec Melzow began working in the Academic Center as a peer writing tutor in Spring 2002. Candice received a B.A. in English Literature with teacher certification in May 2004 and an M.A.I.S. with concentrations in literature and history in May 2006.


 

 

 

 

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