Lit Review Format

Pre-Lit Review:
--make excel file: summary of findings
--group in termsof shared dependant & independant variables first
--sometimes it is important to summarize each paper for own purposes but that's not a lit review
--try to group it, keep it simple, i.e. group by methodolgy
--at the end summarize your own view
--that's what makes it a lit review and not an annotated bibliography
--discuss if this is even the right approach: like if its about minority IDs, are public opinion polls that helpful?
--conclusion is more like what you're aiming for in a lit review i.e. if there needs to be a design change
--synthesis not summary

Lit Review Format:

I. Intro
--define topic
--point out trends
--give a sense of how the rest of its organized

II. Body
--group it
--3 is a nice number of groups
--define: say here how its defined & here's my parameters
--basically just interviewing each source and discussing/noting relevant parts for analysis

example:
1) presidential politics: scandal/public corruption
2) popular media & scandal -"framing"
3) public opinion?
--attitudes
--presidency
--power
--authority
4) Watergate - corruption of office
Lewinksy affairs - personal

III. Conclusion
--what's the impact