Use the matrix to plan your essay (The essay is about the electoral college) Step 1. You must use ten sources from the data bases (ideally the ones you chose for your annotated bibliography). Enter

The sample matrix organizes the information from the annotated bibliography. Notice its structure. The main support points of the essay are in a row across the top. The sources are listed in the first column. Information from the annotated bibliography is presented in the box where the source and the support points intersect. Note that not every source will address every support point.

Literature Review Matrix Problem/Topic: Surgeon General Richard Carmona: “astounding” 15% child obesity rate constitutes an “epidemic.” 2004

Source	Support Point/Sub-topic/Question	Support Point/Sub-topic/Question	Support Point/Sub-topic/Question	Support Point/Sub-topic/Question
What are the implications of childhood obesity?	Is medication effective at treating childhood obesity?	Is medication safe for children?	Is medication the best solution?
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2004	Obesity puts children at risk for a number of medical complications (1)			Trends: advertising, physical education, athletic programs, availability of unhealthy food in schools, highly processed grocery products
Hoppin and Taveras 2004	obesity is often associated with psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, and binge eating (Table 4)	Several drugs classified by Drug Enforcement Admin as having the “potential for abuse” (Weight-Loss Drugs section, para. 6) Currently only two medications have been approved by the FDA for long-term treatment of obesity		studies focused on teens aged 12-16, but obesity can begin much younger. Little data exist for treating very young children. A call for solutions in policy, education, and advocacy. (Conclusion section, para. 1).
Carmona 2004	The cost of treating obesity currently totals $117 billion per year. The Surgeon General: “second only to the cost of [treating] tobacco use”
Yanovski and Yanovski 2002		a moral failing or evidence of underlying psychopathology” (592) development of weight-loss (592) medications in the early 1990s drugs withdrawn from the market because of side effects (592)
Berkowitz, Wadden, Tershakovec, &Cronquist 2003		Drugs tested on teens(1808) initial data seemed promising, the results after one year raised questions (1811)	noted elevated blood pressure as a side effect, dosages had to be reduced or discontinued in 19 of the 43 subjects in the first six months (1809)

Problem/Topic: Surgeon General Richard Carmona: “astounding” 15% child obesity rate constitutes an “epidemic.”
Source	Support Point/Sub-topic/Question	Support Point/Sub-topic/Question	Support Point/Sub-topic/Question	Support Point/Sub-topic/Question
What are the implications of childhood obesity?	Is medication effective at treating childhood obesity?	Is medication safe for children?	Is medication the best solution?
Roche Laborites 2003 Note: maker of one of the drugs, ortistat		Ambiguous results. Did their own studies but did not approve for teens until 12/2003. Gather stats from article. (8-9)	main side effects associated with orlistat were abdominal discomfort, oily spotting, fecal incontinence, and nausea (10, 13)
McDuffie et al. 2002		tested 20 adolescents, aged 12-16, found that orlistat, combined with behavioral therapy, produced an average weight loss of 4.4 kg, or 9.7 pounds
Hilts 2002			a consumer group claimed that the Sibutramine related to the deaths of 19 people, filed a petition with the HHS to ban the medication
Duenwald 2004		Note to self: use findings on effectiveness and safety to build tables for lit review and final paper.		drugs cost more than $3 a day on average. expensive regime of behavioral therapies, including counseling, nutritional education, fitness advising, and monitoring
Greg Critser 2003				Expensive: weight-loss drugs is unlikely to have an effect without the proper “support system”—one that includes doctors, facilities, time, and money (3).