Rubric
Here is the Rubric for my Analysis of “Why Are Killing Rampages Increasing?”
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Lit Review Documents
1) The library at Deakin University outlines the structure of lit reviews and stresses the importance of relevance for mentioned literature. Some main points include:
- justify the background of the intended field
- state the authors stance on the issue or research question
- relevance relevance relevance!
- mention opposing views of previous literature
- place current work in perspective to previous work done by others
- use this as an instrument to make sure not to “reinvent the wheel”
- develop credibility of the author
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2) The Writing Center at The University of Wisconsin at Madison addresses literature review writing by breaking down the review itself into “intro”, “body” and “conclusion” sections. These do not necessarily need to be any specified lengths, but compartmentalizing them may help the writing of it. Key points are:
- it can be “self contained” with its content, or set up the body of the whole paper if need be
- after defining research topic/question, identify previous opinion of published works
- establish writers individual view of previously published works relevant to the topic
- address both qualitative and quantitative aspects of past research and how they relate
- summarize any past discoveries or innovations in any fields that may pertain to the research point
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REFERENCES:
Deakin University. (2009). The Literature Review. Geelong, Victoria, Australia: Author. Retrieved 1st March 2010 from the World Wide Web: http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/findout/research/litrev.php
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center. (2009). Writer’s Handbook: Common Writing Assignments: Review of Literature. Madison, Wisconsin: Author. Retrieved 1st March 2010 from the World Wide Web: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html
