Thread by @RashaShanaz

Do you feel confused over how to write a #LiteratureReview, clueless about why we write this or where to start? A lot of us started there!

Here's my idea to
Write a #LitRev in 5 definitive steps🧵

#LiteratureReview #AcWri #PhDtips #AcademicTwitter #ScienceTwitter #PhDlife

1️⃣ Start by identifying the 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹. These questions will guide your literature collection and writing of the review:
— Why this problem?
— What has been done before and where's the research gap?
— What other methods exist, and why could the chosen method fill the gap?

2️⃣𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 relevant literature to answer the above questions by starting from a root paper, branch out and then narrowing down to your theme.
I'd suggest @rsrchrabbit for this step. (I've already made a reel about this and you can find it in my recent story/highlights.)

3️⃣ Skim and capture key ideas by reading the 𝗔𝗜𝗖 - Abstract, Introduction & Conclusion - from the collected papers.

4️⃣ Reorganize your thoughts and create a narrative flow with my '𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱'. (Also in the already mentioned reel! Do you want to know more about this tool? Drop a 🔎 in the comments, )

5️⃣ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 the review! Brain dump all the things you've read. No editing, just writing.

📝Writing a literature review feels daunting for the first time. But it is a skill that is developed with practice and time!
So keep reading & writing!

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Here's the link to the reel mentioned in steps 2 & 4!

instagram.com/reel/CbEfgnRJA…