REQUIREMENTS IN MAKING EFFECTIVE BOOK REVIEW

1. Report what book does

2. Judge how well the author has done his job
3. Provide evidence to support judgement
4. Fair making his own judgement

ARTICLE CRITIQUE – article, merit recognition instead of criticism

- Commentary

WRITING ARTICLE CRITIQUE

1. Brief review of Article

2. Opinion about work
3. Express whether effective, persuasive, noteworthy
4. Suggest if useful or appreciable

Re-imagining Departures and Arrivals

A Book Review of Luna Sicat’s Mga Prodigal by Niles Jordan Breis

LESSON 3: WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW

I. Related Literature
II. Related Studies
III. References

WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW

LITERATURE REVIEW - critical analysis of a published body

- Stand-alone paper/ Self-contained unit
- provide rationale

GUIDELINES IN LITERATURE REVIEW

1. Introduction – topic/area of concern

2. Body – group literature according to common denominator
3. Conclusion – maintain focus as intro
CHOOSING SOURCES AND CUTING SOURCES PROPERLY

- Requires GOOD RESEARCH SKILLS

Google – keywords to webpages

Wikipedia and blogs – not credible sources

Newsites/Peer- reviewed articles/Libraries – select here

TWO MOST COMMONLY USED CITATIONS

1. Modern Language Association (MLA)

2. American Psychological Association (APA)

GENERAL FORMAT

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