CONDUCTING

A REVIEW OF
LITERATURE
STEPS IN
REVIEWING
LITERATURE
1. FINDING RELEVANT MATERIALS

The library is a good source for

reference materials.

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STEPS IN
REVIEWING
LITERATURE
2. ACTUAL READING

After the preselection process, the

researcher must thoroughly critique the
contents of the materials.
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STEPS IN
REVIEWING
LITERATURE
3. NOTE TAKING

The researcher must take notes,

putting only the important data in his or
her own words.
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STRATEGIES IN
READING
LITERATURE
STRATEGIES IN
READING
LITERATURE
1. PREVIEWING

The process of reading to get a

general idea of the things to look for in
the text.
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STRATEGIES IN
READING
LITERATURE
2. HIGHLIGHTING

It is done by physically marking the

text to identify key details and to note the
relationships among ideas.
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HIGHLIGHTING
 The important ideas are underlined.

 Words, phrases, or images that need

further analysis should be boxed.

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HIGHLIGHTING
 Question marks are written beside
confusing passages, unfamiliar
references, or words that need to be
defined.
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HIGHLIGHTING
 Related words, ideas, or images are
encircled. Lines can be drawn to show
their connection.

 Incidents that occur in sequence are

numbered.
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HIGHLIGHTING
 Key portions of the text should be set
off with a vertical line in the margin.

 Stars are placed beside particularly

important ideas.
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STRATEGIES IN
READING
LITERATURE
3. ANNOTATING

It is the recording of the reader’s

reactions as marginal notes.

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GUIDELINES ON
HOW TO
ANNOTATE
WHILE READING

 Ask questions

 React to what you read

 Give an opinion
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GUIDELINES ON
HOW TO
ANNOTATE
 Locate important passages

 Make connections

 Define new words

 Track themes
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GUIDELINES ON
HOW TO
ANNOTATE
AFTER READING

 Give a title to the chapters or

article sections

 Summarize the material read

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GUIDELINES ON
HOW TO
ANNOTATE
 Respond to the reading itself

 Make a prediction

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