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A process to follow in writing a synthesis say

A process to follow in writing a synthesis say .

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A process to follow in writing a synthesis say

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  1. A process to follow in writing a synthesis say The amount of time for this essay is 55 minutes max: 15 minutes to read and 40 minutes to write.  The 80-minute total for the other two essays (analysis and argumentative) means you have 2 hours and 15 minutes to compose the three writing prompts.

  2. Step 1: Read the prompt • Do you have any prior knowledge on this issue? • What immediate opinions can you form?   • Jot down some ideas.3 minutes

  3. Step 2: Read the sources • Annotate or underline key passages. • Listthe main point or general idea of each source. • What perspective or opinion does it express about the issue?   • How does it inform your understanding?  10 minutes

  4. Step 3: Form a thesis ...and list supporting points.   • Your position should be created from a combination of your prior knowledge and from your reading of the sources.   • Remember that the key is to use the sources to support your essay’s ideas.  2 minutes

  5. Tips • After 15 minutes of reflection, reading, and organizing, you are ready to write your essay.   • Remember that you have only 40 minutes to compose this essay.  You need to think fast!   • It is likely that after you finish the test, you’ll think of all sorts of other ideas you could have written about, but that will happen with everybody.   • You have to push yourself to do your best thinking and to write your best ideas in this short amount of time.   • Many of the synthesis essays go to four and five pages in length!

  6. Key to a strong synthesis essay: Demonstrate Solid Synthesis! • Cite at least three of the sources. • Cite any information you take from the sources.  If you don’t, the readers will see it as a sign of plagiarism. • Combine the sources with your opinion to form a cohesive, substantive argument. • Use multiple sources to support a single point, and avoid simply summarizing what the sources say.

  7. Key to a strong synthesis essay: Take and support a solid position! • Take a position that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim. • Provide context to introduce the issue, and make your position clear with a thesis. • Develop your arguments, write convincingly (showing your voice, effort, and commitment), and acknowledge the issue’s complexity.

  8. Key to a strong synthesis essay: Control your language! • Show strong control of transitions.  Your supporting points should flow smoothly from one to the next. • Show strong control of simple conventions like spelling and indenting. • Show good control of more advanced writing mechanics, from word choice to sentence structure to use of punctuation (like dashes and semi-colons).

  9. Sure-fire ways to score lower than a 5 on the synthesis essay • By referring to fewer than 3 sources or not citing information from the sources • By developing a position that is difficult to follow or that makes little sense • By oversimplifying the issue or showing a misreading of the sources • By failing to connect the sources to your arguments (simple summary of the sources with little insight or ideas from you) • By showing little control of language (rambling sentences, unclear or misused words, obvious spelling errors)

  10. Word for the day • Monday, 3/17: hedonist (n)—a pleasure seeker (related word: hedonism) • Tuesday, 3/18: exasperation(n)—a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance (its verb form: exasperate)

  11. Tuesday, March 18: “The only sure thing about the current generation of teenagers is that when they grow up, they’ll complain about the current generation of teenagers.” Read a secondstudent essay and complete a chart for the writer. Turn in your essayand the 2 chartscompleted for you by two different classmates. Discuss: Are those under 30 members of “the dumbest generation”? Why would someone think that? Read pages 167-174 and take notes on the each of the sources. Mix “quoted” material with paraphrased material. Write a thesis and list supporting points under it. Tomorrow, you will write a synthesis essay on this issue during class.

  12. Word for the day • Wednesday, 3/19: evocation (n)—the act of calling forth or producing memories or feelings (its verb form: evoke)

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