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Synthesis Question

Synthesis Question. Directions – Uniform language Introduction – Summary of the topic/issue Assignment – Uniform language until your “claim” Sources – Six sources listed as A,B,C,D,E,F with author last name in parentheses.

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Synthesis Question

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  1. Synthesis Question • Directions – Uniform language • Introduction – Summary of the topic/issue • Assignment – Uniform language until your “claim” • Sources – Six sources listed as A,B,C,D,E,F with author last name in parentheses. • One page for each source. Citation in text box at top. Very short explanation (“the following is...”) and then the source itself.

  2. English Language and Composition Reading Time: 15 minutes Suggested Writing Time: 40 minutes Directions: The following prompt is based on the accompanying six sources. This question requires you to integrate a variety of sources into a coherent, well-written essay. Refer to the sources to support your position; avoid mere paraphrase or summary. Your argument should be central; the sources should support this argument. Remember to attribute both direct and indirect citations. The key phrases here are INTEGRATE COHERENT WELL-WRITTEN CENTRAL ARGUMENT CITATIONS SYNTHESIS Q -- Directions

  3. Assignment Read the following sources (including any introductory information) carefully. Then, in an essay that synthesizes at least three of the sources for support, take a position that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim that... Key Phrases: Synthesizes Take a position To: Defend Challenge Qualify Synthesis Q -- Assignment

  4. Writing a Synthesis Q Finding a topic: CQ Researcher User name – ursuline1 Password – cqpress Issues and Controversies Can also look at political cartoon sites for ideas --

  5. Writing a Synthesis Q Finding Sources Proquest – elibrary User name -- 11-76238 Password -- ursuline Gale User name – wilm78835 Password -- ursuline Google Scholar Access My Library Public Library Databases – New Castle County, Pennsylvania • Political cartoons http://cagle.msnbc.com/ http://www.unitedmedia.com/editoons/ http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/search/advsearch.php

  6. Writing a Synthesis Q Citation resources • http://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.htm • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ One of my favorites for writing suggestions and grammar: • http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/mla.html Good resource for citations and grammar (could be my new favorite…) • http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/everyday_writer3e/docsource/1d.html Citation Builders These will do it all for you, but remember that on the AP test, you will have to rely on your own knowledge of parenthetical citations. • http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php North Carolina State University • http://www.noodletools.com/login.php Noodle Tools Express • http://citationmachine.net/ Landmark Citation Machine • http://www.easybib.com/ EasyBib

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