Literature Review Tracker (Pro)

If you've already used the free Literature Review Tracker, you've got a gap sentence — one line naming where your dissertation might sit. That's a real start. But a single untested sentence is fragile the moment a committee member pushes back on it. This workbook is what comes next.

The problem this solves

A gap you haven't stress-tested is a guess, not an argument. Most candidates write one plausible-sounding sentence about their gap and build a whole chapter on top of it — then freeze when a committee member asks "have you considered X instead?"

This workbook takes your free tracker's gap sentence and pressure-tests it from five different angles before you commit a chapter to it — then expands the version that survives into a full paragraph with evidence, scope, and stakes.

What's included

• Method-Comparison Matrix — goes beyond the free tracker's content summary to track HOW each source studied the topic, surfacing methodological gaps the free version doesn't catch
• 5-Angle Gap Stress-Test — the free tracker gets you one gap sentence; this tests it against five angles (theoretical, methodological, population, contradiction, empirical) before you build a chapter on it
• Thesis Paragraph Builder — expands your surviving gap into a full paragraph — claim, evidence, scope, and significance — not just the one sentence the free version gives you
• Committee-ready outline template — maps your paragraph directly into chapter structure, so the writing stage starts from an argument instead of a blank page

A gap sentence that's only ever been tested once is the weakest part of most literature reviews — and the first thing a sharp committee member will find.

Who it's for

Format: instant download after purchase. PDF workbook with fillable worksheets and tables. Lifetime access to future updates.