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Synthesizing Resources

Synthesizing Resources. Definition. According to the World English Dictionary : to synthesize means “to combine or cause to combine into a whole.” Research papers bring multiple ideas together— all on a common topic.

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Synthesizing Resources

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  1. Synthesizing Resources English 1301: Composition & Rhetoric I || D. Glen Smith, instructor

  2. Definition According to the World English Dictionary:to synthesize means “to combine or cause to combine into a whole.” Research papers bring multiple ideas together— all on a common topic. Academic writers are therefore showing how various concepts relate to one another. English 1301: Composition & Rhetoric I || D. Glen Smith, instructor

  3. Cut and Paste You should remove yourself from the concept of “cutting and pasting” a paper together. In their analysis of the synthesis process, the editors of A Writer’s Reference use the analogy of a conversation— as a writer, you are displaying a conversation between many people. See page 386 in text. English 1301: Composition & Rhetoric I || D. Glen Smith, instructor

  4. Signal Phrases Both signal phrases and transitions are basic beginnings of building bridges within your paragraphs. • Remember, a signal phrase’s primary function is to introduce your material and show why the sources you use are valid. • Plus the fact you want to show the sources are using non-biased arguments. • Signal phrases should explain how your sources connect through your paper and why another’s opinion is important to your thesis. English 1301: Composition & Rhetoric I || D. Glen Smith, instructor

  5. Signal Phrases A basic example of a signal phrase in action: Carol Johnson, PhD., author of Crossroads Forgotten, argues a different point regarding the formation of early humans traffic routes: “Primitive humans early on created elaborate market stops in what is now Northern Africa” (365). Her theories show a progressive look at developing trade routes for a nomadic society... English 1301: Composition & Rhetoric I || D. Glen Smith, instructor

  6. Signal Phrases Carol Johnson, PhD., author of Crossroads Forgotten, argues a different point regarding the formation of early humans traffic routes: “Primitive humans early on created elaborate market stops in what is now Northern Africa” (365). Her theories show a progressive look at developing trade routes for a nomadic society… • author • credentials • relevancy to paper topic • quote / in-text citation • beginning of student’s analysis English 1301: Composition & Rhetoric I || D. Glen Smith, instructor

  7. Transitions There are two types of transitions: sentence level paragraph level Both move the reader within your essay in a smooth fashion, warning in advance what type of material will be shown. Transitions also show how the material works together, collectively. See AWR pages 42-44. English 1301: Composition & Rhetoric I || D. Glen Smith, instructor

  8. Paragraph Level Transitions These provide flow of information between paragraphs. The topic sentence of all body paragraphsmust show a connection to the paper’s thesis and— —show a developing connection between the arguments presented. The collaborative project must show a cohesion between all ideas gathered. All ideas must reflect back to the narrowed topic (thesis) at hand. English 1301: Composition & Rhetoric I || D. Glen Smith, instructor

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