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Literature Review Project Management Worksheet | Envision the Desired Outcome(s) and Plan Backwards

Instructions: Use the syllabus (hint: Course Schedule section) and Essay 1 assignment prompt to help you
answer the questions in each section.

Section 1: Determining Logistics

1. When is the Final Draft due for the Literature Review? ___It is due Friday March 8 by 11:59 pm.
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Þ What is the penalty for failing to submit the Final Draft by the deadline? _The penalty is a 0.
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Þ How and where will you submit the Final Draft for the Literature Review? _The drop box is located in
week 8 and you submit it through Turnitin.______________________
Þ What are the minimum requirements for a passing grade for the Literature Review?

1. Be in MLA format: document formatting, 7. Be cohesive and organized around your

citations, and references controlling idea according to genre conventions
2. Be submitted on time
3. Have been peer reviewed in workshop
4. Have been preceded by the submission of Draft
1
5. Meet the word count requirement (1,200-1,500
words)
6. Have a controlling idea supported by evidence
from all 8 peer-reviewed journal articles
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3. When is Draft 1 due for the Literature Review? __Draft 1 is due on Friday February 23 by 11:59 pm.
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Þ What is the penalty for failing to submit Draft 1 by the deadline? _____The penalty is a 0.
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Þ How and where will you submit Draft 1 for assessment? _____The drop box is located in week 6 and
you submit it through Turnitin.__________________
[4.] When will we conduct a Peer Review Workshop? ___There will be a Peer Review Workshop on Monday
March 4.____________________
Þ What is the penalty for not attending Peer Review Workshop? __The penalty is a 0.
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Þ What materials will you need to share to participate in the Peer Feedback Workshop? How and where?
1.Post your draft to your group’s discussion board page (before the conference)
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2.Download, read, and annotate all your group members’ drafts before re-uploading your marked up
version of their drafts (before the conference)
3.Have 5 questions prepared to ask during the discussion (before the conference)
4.Come to the group conference
· What questions do you have about drafts, due dates, and submission details?
I do not have any questions about the drafts, due dates, and submission details.
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Section 2: Determining GAPS

1. What genre of writing will you produce for The Literature Review? __The essay must follow a basic
introduction, body, and conclusion format._____________________
2. What are the major features and parts of the genre you will produce for The Literature Review?

There must be a basic introduction, body, and

conclusion format. The introduction must include a
controlling idea that reveals what you have found to
be the most important issues and subtropics within
the varying research perspectives available for your
topic. In the body paragraphs, your essay must
support your controlling idea with quoted evidence
from your peer-reviewed journal articles and
explanation of that evidence. Each body paragraph
must engage evidence from a minimum of 2
articles, so that evidence from all 8 articles has been
incorporated by the time the essay reaches the
conclusion. The body paragraph can be grouped into
sub-points with appropriate section headers, making
the research you present clear, cohesive, and easy to
follow. The conclusion must restate the controlling
idea and explain why it is significant.

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3. Who is your audience for the Literature Review? _The “audience for this essay is composed of yourself,
your instructor, and the scholars whose articles you are using for this essay.” ______________________
4. What is your purpose, or goal, for writing the Literature Review?
« The purpose of the Literature Review essay is to find common threads running through the sources and
categorize these ideas, briefly explaining each issue and evaluating its importance to your overall topic and
the field in general. »
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5. What formatting and referencing style is required for this paper? __The essay should be written in MLA
format with an eye toward academic tone, voice, and Standard American English, free of most grammatical
errors._____________________

· What questions do you have about the genre, purpose, and audience for this paper? What information is not
included that you would like to know to better meet the expectations for the paper?
I do not have any questions about the genre, purpose, and audience for this paper.

Section 3: Frontloading the Workload / Determining Tasks

What steps for finishing Essay 1 should be completed in Week 5?

Going over Literature Review Prompt + Rubric and The Lit Review Project Management Worksheet should be
completed. The « Lit review Synthesis » worksheet should be started.

What steps for finishing Essay 1 should be completed in Week 6?

Finishing « Lit review Synthesis » worksheet. Beginning Lit Review first draft (Collect quotes for Lit Review
and create the « Works Cited » page of the Literature Review). Signing up for group conference times and
submitting the first draft to Turnitin on Blackboard.

What steps for finishing Essay 1 should be completed in Week 7?

Post your draft to your group’s discussion board page (before the conference). Download, read, and annotate all
your group members’ drafts before re-uploading your marked up version of their drafts (before the conference).
Have 5 questions prepared to ask during the discussion (before the conference). Come to the group conference.
Make corrections to the paper from the changes you discussed during the meeting.
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What steps for working on Essay 1 should be completed in Week 8?

Before class upload my draft to the Peer Feedback Workshop discussion board. Read my peer’s work and
respond to the questions in the « Peer Review Editing » worksheet. Complete working with peer review
feedback worksheet. Read the Literature Review Reflection Prompt and begin working on the Literature
Review final draft. Submit Literature Review Final Draft and Literature Review Reflection to Turnitin on
Blackboard.