11 AP Standard Key Ideas and Craft and Structure RI11121 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says RI11126 Determine an authors purpose ID: 461083
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Synthesis Essay
11 APSlide2
Standard: Key Ideas and Craft and Structure
RI.11-12.1:
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence
to support analysis of what the text says.
RI.11-12.6:
Determine an author’s purpose
in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective,
analyzing how style
and
content
contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
W 11-12.1 -
Argument standard, components a-e
W.11-12.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and researchSlide3
Columnist Project
Friday—1
st
(cow)—3
rd
and 6
th
—new lab
Monday—1
st
, 3
rd
, 6
th
—new lab
Task
one—Biography
Task two—Analysis of
Three Columns/Same Columnist/
S
imilar topics
This task asks you to detail the resources of language/classic appeals used by your columnist.
Typed study text approach.
Task
three—Depth Analysis of One Column
This is
your argument
about the strength of your
columnist’s argument
. Is the original column’s argument sound and convincing? (You may synthesize the original source with the two other, outside sources to make your argument)
Task four—Reflection
This is your chance to tell me how you felt about this assignment. Are you more informed?Slide4
Writing a Synthesis Argument
Pretend you are a fellow columnist responding to an argument (column) of choice from your task #1 columnist.
Defend, challenge, or qualify one (column) argument made by your chosen columnist.
Synthesize from that original column, as well as at least two other sources, as you make YOUR ARGUMENT.