Writing a lit review

Some pointers………..

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Overview

What essay writing strategies do you already use? know?

Process

Structure

Tips

When it comes to writing...

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What process do you follow?

How do you write an essay?

Do you follow a process like this?

What is the lit review about?

conduct a literature search on

the current issues associated

with your project topic

How long?

expectations

Cover sheet

referencesLit Review

Out your name here here

Research

15 credible references [min]

Look for topics, patterns themes…..

logical information chunks

Don’t let research get in the way of the writing

Thesis statement Expresses your

viewpoint or stand on a subject

Introduces and anchors your whole argument

Should be stated explicitly in the introduction & in the conclusion (using different words)

Validate the thesis by providing evidence in your essay

Good or bad? The major argument

against nuclear power

in any country is not

the danger of

catastrophic accidents,

but the problems of

safely disposing of the

wastes created by

power plants

Good or bad?

The first nuclear

reaction happened

in the United

States in 1942

Good or bad? Some people argue that

nanotechnology will

revolutionise medicine

in the twenty-first

century, while other

people claim that it is

only one of many

powerful breakthroughs

Good or bad?

Nanotechnology will

revolutionise medicine

more than any other

discovery or breakthrough

in history, by providing

diagnostic tools that have

no harmful impact on the

human body

Mini thesis statements for each aspect

Essay structure

The Introduction

Write your introduction first

This helps you clarify your ideas and link to the rest of your essay

Intro the topic in an interesting way

Signal the main points

Include your thesis statement

Paragraph

ParagraphOne idea that supports the thesis statement – topic sentence

An explanation ,elaboration or development of that idea

Examples or supporting details

An explanation or discussion of how the examples connect

Structure Check

Introduction

Conclusion

Wonderful wordsSynonyms

Connectives

Write a list of synonyms for your key ideas

Have a go

Write as many

connecting

words as you

can in 30

seconds

What else?If you are stuck...

Try a web search for transition words

The Conclusion

Tells your readers that you are winding up and prepares the for the finish!

Restate your thesis statement in different words

Restate your main ideas

Use connective words that signal a conclusion.

exampleTelehealth can make it possible for patients to be assessed by

specialists on demand, thus reducing waiting periods in more

urgent situations where action is needed immediately. Further

o=more as is applicable to the cases detailed above, telemedicine

can enhance the continuity of care received by rural and remote

Australians by enabling them to constantly consult the same

specialist rather than having to rely on their local general

practitioner or an unfamiliar doctor to try to solve any issues

arising between visiting specialist appointments or trips to a larger

centre. Thus telemedicine is not only increasing rural and remote

Australia's access to specialist and other health services in terms of

a numerical number of consultations. It is also enabling greater

quality of care.

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Proofreading

Use Simple Direct Language Acquiesce/ agree

Ascertain/discover

To expedite/ to hasten

To facilitate / to simplify

To utilise/ to use

Avoid redundant words Because of the fact

Due to the fact

Basically, actually, generally kind of

Each and every

The end result / the final outcome

Write in active voice Students conducted

many experiments to demonstrate the truth of the hypothesis

Many experiments were conducted by the students to demonstrate the truth of the hypothesis

Take care with pronouns The article

provides a different perspective on the subject of literary frauds and hoaxes because the author considers it to be an act of literary criticism

Make it formal Use discipline

specific language Avoid strongly

emotive language Avoid slang (text

language) Avoid:

You (generally!) Abbreviations Contractions