The Literature Review Six Steps to Success

Chapter 6 Write The Review

By

Raed Alharbi

May 20, 2015

Write the Review Start here

Writing to understand

• Activity 1) Reviewing notes and memoranda

Work on materials (original ideas, patterns,..)

based on personal understanding

Come with new meaning

Thread these ideas and patterns

Foundation of the written composition

Writing to understand

• Activity 2) Exploratory writing To assess and develop your knowledge about the research. Be ready to teach it : - What do I know about my subject? - How I explain it to some one else? Exercise: Write 5 pages answer the following questions (pp. 141): 1- What is your topic? 2-….. 3- ….

Writing to understand

• Activity 3) Outlining

Serve as organizer that document your thinking about the research.

- Mechanism of integrating and transforming ideas

Collecting and reporting ideas Knowing these ideas.

- Mechanism of sequencing these ideas. Before Current Coming next (logically)

- General plan for the composition: – table of content.

– Introduction – Body – Summation.

Writing to understand

• Activity 3) Outlining (cont.) In the outlining the following are considered: Ideas …. Contents….. Evidence …. Warranty …. Logic flow …. Integration ( Questions PP. 144)

- Common outlining remarks: 1- Avoid just listing and quoting. 2- include all relevant ideas to make a complete composition 3- Avoid over confidence or it will become too short or too vague. 4- Avoid fine details (affect the clarity of the big picture). “Outlining is the blueprint not the house”

Writing to understand

• Activity 4) Preliminary drafting. - Objectives : 1- Determine how to write the story. 2- Transferring the early mental model of the subject into a concrete composition.

3- Checking your knowledge about the subject. 1- What do you actually know about the subject? 2- Can you express that knowledge in writing?

Two important factors: 1- writing ability. 2- content knowledge.

Writing to understand

• Activity 4) Preliminary drafting (cont.)

Writing to understand

• Activity 4) Preliminary drafting (cont.)

Remarks on how to write:

1- Choose a section and begin writing and finish it in one session.

2- Write every thing you know about that section.

3- Try to order the ideas while keeping flow of writing.

4- If next idea does not show up, stop writing, take break and get some fresh air , then return recharged.

Writing to understand

• Activity 4) Preliminary drafting (cont.) - Audit: 1- Align what you wrote to the subject outline. 2- Determine any problems or mistakes in the content. How? 1- Leave your first draft for one, two days or a week. 2- Triple spacing. 3- As you read audit. 4- Do a separate audit for grammar and composition style. 5- Align the draft to the subject outline (insert citation) 6- Reread the global view of the work (double check for the order and sequence of the ideas.

Writing to understand

• Activity 4) Preliminary drafting (cont.) - Edit

1- Rewrite the work.

2- Line-by-line change.

3- Check each sentence and graph before going to next one.

4- Continue until finish the entire draft.

5- Read it loudly (your ears pick up errors)

6- Read it slightly (allow your mind to substitute what you meant to say for what is actually on the page)

7- Make any corrections needed.

Write the Review

We are here now.

Writing to be understood

• The act of drafting and redrafting the work into a finished piece that accurately and adequately communicates the subject ideas to others.

1-Does the composition tell the story as you intended? 2-Have you told the write story? 3- Is the story is being heard?

• Who can help you? 1- Thesis advisor. 2-Group members. 3- Friends. 4- Other reviewers ( idea of the research !!!!) Ask others: Do you see what I see ? Work until the answer become yes using strategy of write-audit-edit and may it takes several drafts.

Writing to be understood

• Activity 1) First draft.

-Are syntax, voice, and paragraphing in alignment? - Is the grammar correct? - Is the piece written in active voice? - Are verb tenses consistent? - Are paragraphs well formed and

aligned?

To produce a clear composition and gain audience understanding.

Writing

Analysis

Evaluate

- Does the logical reasoning is defensible ?

- Do you have suitable warranting supports for the arguments’ conclusions?

- Does the overall argumentation makes the thesis case ?

- Does the main conclusion of the research is clear?

- Does the claim and evidence are in place?

- Does the form and logic of each argument are stated?

- Does each argument is warranted?

Writing to be understood Activity 1) First draft (cont.) Double check: 1- the strength of the evidence. 2- the accuracy of the evidence. 3- integrity of the case you are arguing. “Alec Fisher (2003). The Logic of Real Arguments” Outside reviewers: 1- select writing and auditing expertise. 2- select field expertise. 3- prepare the draft for review:

A- provide the review a specific direction (highlight main idea, for example) B- triple-space the draft. C- use line number for easy references. D- date and number each draft (to avoid confusing)

4- set up timetable for the return of the draft.

A- make a time for review the returned draft. B- arrange time to discuss the returned draft with the reviewers.

5- complete the auditing with first draft before moving to the second and third draft.

Writing to be understood

• Activity 2) Second and third draft.

- To refine the clarity of the text.

- Know you audience and work on the correction based on their perspective to met their expectations (actually your task is only make all suggested changes).

- Get a help from your instructor and committee and audit while they are review.

Writing to be understood

• Activity 3) Final draft

- Writing the final drafts considering all suggested changes.

- Audit the final draft :

1- Does the writing flow smoothly?

2- are all of your graphics, charts, and figures appropiately numbered and titled?

3- Do a final check for proper form and format?

4- Proofread, Proofread, Proofread.

- Follow a specific manuscript style that work with your field

Book Summary

Tips on writing

- Start the main idea and build its evidence and then summarize.

- In early drafts, write every thing you know (no edit or rethink).

- At the beginning, no worry about grammar, spelling ,,,,,, work at letting the idea flow.

- Avoid direct using your notes or outline (write form your head). - - Complete the section you work on it before you leave the keyboard.

- Chart the work for next session at the end of the current one.

Be Patient

Thank you