Apr 13 - Source Synthesis 1

Today we will...

1. learn the importance of synthesizing sources and how to find the similarities between different sources
2. learn how to synthesize sources before you start writing your research paper

Question

What is synthesis?

What is source synthesis?

Sample

Let's take a look at a sample source synthesis. See what you can notice.

Source Synthesis

Now let's see how to do a good source synthesis.

Practice

Now let's practice.

First, read three short folktales.

Then, follow the instructions, and fill in this chart.

Academic Source Synthesis

How do we do academic source synthesis then? Here are some steps and techniques we can use.

Answer Key

Here is the answer key to the practice.