Apr 15 - Source Synthesis 2

Today we will...

1. continue talking about how to synthesize academic sources
2. see some samples and practice synthsizing academic sources
3. learn some strategies to synthesizing sources

Review & Practice

Do you still remember how to synthesize academic sources?

Now let's practice writing a source synthesis.

First, read the sample student paper, which is one solution on a problem. It has the description, the critique and the recommendation. Read it carefully, then fill in this chart to analyze the sample.

Here is a form you can always use when you synthesize your sources.

Comparison

Compare these two source synthesis, and decide which one is better.

Read this following student writing sample. Pay attention to the highlighted parts and see what you can notice.

Synthesis Strategies

Here are some synthesis strategies that you can use in research paper.