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Literature Synthesis Grid From Your Own Notes
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My research question: {{RESEARCH_QUESTION}}
My notes on each source (author, year, and what I noted about method, findings and anything relevant):
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{{SOURCE_NOTES}}
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Do this:
1. Identify 3 to 5 themes or debates that run across my sources.
2. Build a synthesis grid: rows are themes, columns are sources. In each cell, write a few words on what that source says about the theme, or "-" if nothing.
3. For each theme, note where sources agree, where they disagree, and possible reasons for disagreement (method, sample, time, context), based on my notes.
4. Gaps: themes my research question needs but my sources don't cover, and the type of source that would fill each gap.
5. Suggest an order for the themes in a literature review, with a one-line reason.
Constraints: use only my notes; don't add sources, findings or authors. If my notes are too thin to place a source, say so instead of guessing. Don't write the literature review paragraphs; I'll write them from the grid.
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“Literature Synthesis Grid From Your Own Notes” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Education & Learning category, 193 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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