I attended a finalist workshop this week with Paula, Lizzy, Sophie and Carla (on Skype!) I thought I would quickly share some of the points that I found helpful from the session...
Appendices: Should be part of the Critical Review Document, not separate documents, and is put directly after the Bibliography. Can include a title/contents page in order to list what appendices are included. If you are struggling with too many words in the main text, try and put larger descriptive paragraphs/ full literature review within the appendices.
Word Count: If you are having difficulty being concise, don't worry! The word count is indicative anyway but its better to include everything into your first few drafts for feedback from your advisor. This feedback will help with being more specific. It is better to have less points in greater detail than hundreds of points that are unexplained.
Literature: Should be around 10-20 sources of literature within your WHOLE review. This includes any quotes/literature you use in the Intro and Evaluation sections too. In some cases, it may have been difficult to find enough literature for your topic (I'm talking about myself here!)...this doesn't matter as long as the sources you have found are substantial and highly relevant.
Artefact: If you haven't started working on your artefact or decided what you are going to create: now is the time to start brainstorming and make a decision. Remember its for your professional audience and should be 'meaty' and make an impact on the audience. Try to think about what your audience wants or needs to see. For example, if you are directing your artefact towards sixteen year olds- think about the music/ content/ images/ language they would be interested in.
Writing Style: Write in the past tense when discussing your inquiry, it is research you have already completed and analysed. This may seem obvious but wasn't to me! Also, be assertive within your writing, show your interest and enthusiasm for your topic. Separate big blocks of writing out into paragraphs as much as possible, and only separate and indent quotes that are longer than a sentence.
Analysis: Make your point and back it up. Use expert knowledge and quotes to do this. These ideas may be a work in progress- there is not always a simple conclusion to every point you make, this doesn't matter.
Hope this helps in some way! Paula has also posted information from the session on her blog too.
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