The main point of the reading: What main point does the author aim to convey?
Review of the literature: What previous or concurrent work does the author present?
– List three. Summarize three key works presented in the literature
review.
Need and purpose of the study: What is the issue or problem the author
believes required investigation? What is the authors intent in the
present work? Identify verbatim statements of need and purpose.
Methodology: How did the author collect data or gather resources
analyzed? How did the author analyze the data/resources?
Results: What results did the author find? Be specific.
Conclusion(s): What conclusion(s) does the author reach?
Advantages/Disadvantages: Cite strengths and weaknesses of the work. Assess the ideas and findings in terms of the issues and discussions in our texts and in our class discussions.
