Synthesis%20Question

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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.

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SYNTHESIS Q -- Directions

• 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

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Synthesis Q -- Assignment

• 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

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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 --

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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.ph
  p

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Writing a Synthesis Q

• Citation resources
• http//www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citml
  a.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/cita
  tionbuilder.php
• North Carolina State University
• http//www.noodletools.com/login.php
• Noodle Tools Express
• http//citationmachine.net/
• Landmark Citation Machine