Writing a Literature Review in the Arts and Humanities

• Critical Reading Strategies (from University of Minnesota) 
   
• Strategies for Reading More Critically (from Colorado State University)
  • Previewing
  • Annotating
  • Summarizing
  • Analyzing
  • Re-reading
  • Responding

• AACU (Association of American Colleges & Universities)'s Assessment Rubric of 
• Critical Thinking 
  
  
• Critical Thinking Grid & Worksheet  (from Foundation for Critical Thinking) 
  
  
• Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework (from Univ. of Louisville) 
  
  
• Research Guide to Critical Thinking : Faculty Resources 

• The author: credibility, reputation
• A list of references or other citations 
• The intended audience
• The content of the source: fact, opinion, or propaganda
• Comprehensive coverage
• Objective language 
• Generalization with no overstating or oversimplifying of a matter
• Accuracy
• Timeliness of the source 
• Cross-checking of the given information
• Generalization backed up with evidence 
• Balanced arguments acknowledging other viewpoints 

Source: Purdue Univ.'s OWL :Evaluation During Reading