This slideshow is on the important components of college level synthesis writing with a thesis statement. It also goes over three part source integration to help students incorporate quotes in a thoughtful, proper way.
The purpose of this resource is to help guide students through synthesizing of readings. It's only a beginning lesson in synthesis.
In writing, synthesis describes the relationships among sources, such as academic literature like published research or scholarly books. When writers synthesize, they connect themes or ideas to emphasize how articles agree or disagree with one another. Synthesis is more than summary: whereas summary simply repeats information from sources, synthesis explores similarities and differences among sources. Synthesis is required in many academic genres, such as literature reviews, research articles, grant proposals, and program evaluations.
This course focuses on general methods and strategies for the synthesis of complex organic molecules. Emphasis is on strategies for stereoselective synthesis, including stereocontrolled synthesis of complex acyclic compounds.
The activities, assignments, and lessons included here are designed to help students read and write like artists who constantly take apart old ideas and texts in order to repackage them for the sake of contemporary humor, wisdom, and relevance. The activities introduce new vocabulary for discussing how texts work and play, as well as synthesis, analysis, and creativity.