· Read through the sources, noticing which arguments or ideas strike you as strong or weak
· Determine where you stand on one (or more) of the issues raised in the articles
· Determine an overall thesis/point for this issue
· Determine what proof or evidence is in your sources that supports that argument
· Organize your paper’s outline/organization plan around these arguments
· Find the specific statistics/data/information from the sources that support those arguments
· Write your initial draft
Do NOT organize this essay as a series of summaries of your sources. If you do so, it will be returned for revision. This essay MUST show synthesis of ideas from multiple sources supporting the thesis in the paragraphs.
Remember that a typical synthesis essay paragraph/argument will include three main points somewhere in
the paragraph/argument:
· a thesis,
· supporting evidence from outside sources, and
· an explanation/analysis of how and why the evidence really does support the thesis.
You will be evaluated on how well you:
· Synthesize the source(s) into your own analysis
· Use your own analysis/explanation in addition to the source(s)
· Properly in-text cite the information that you use from the source(s)
· Use proper grammar and sentence structure
· Show Ethos/Logos/Pathos where appropriate
· Properly cite the sources on the Works Cited/References page
Sample Solution