Questions adapted from ``What is a literature review?'' Missy Harvey, 10/2010

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~missy/WritingaLiteratureReview.doc

1. Specific findings from the article

2. Be selective (most important points from 1)

3. Is it a current article?

4. What specific claims are made? Are they stated clearly?

5. What support is given for these claims (type of evidence, arguments made)?

6. What is the source of evidence?

7. Does the author take into account contrary or conflicting evidence and arguments?

8. What specific conclusions are drawn, and are they warranted?

9. How does this article relate to other work?