What I noticed Most people Used quotes Tried to integrate their quotes Referenced their quotes Referred to the titles and authors in their topic sentence Used a point by point comparison ID: 225822
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Synthesis # 1 WorkshopSlide2
What I noticed…
Most people
Used quotes
Tried to integrate their quotes
Referenced their quotes
Referred to the titles and authors in their topic sentence
Used a point by point comparison
Had good ideas
Slide3
But….
Many people
M
isunderstood the prompt
As result, they gave the wrong information
Did not introduce the characters
“they
”
Did not integrate quotes properly or explain them
Did not provide a concluding sentence for each paragraph
Did not use transition words between ideasSlide4
Misunderstood the question
In a
multi-paragraph
(3 or more paragraphs) expository essay of at least 300 words,
discuss
the
qualities
that Erik
Weihenmayer
in “
Blindy
He Goes …Up” and Uncle Jim in “
Versabraille
”
share in facing their challenges.
You must refer to both passages.
What are
qualities
?Slide5
Did not introduce characters
Throughout the passages, “Blindly He Goes…Up” by Steve
Rushin
and “
Versabraille
” by Bill
Schermbrucker
,
they
share similarities when dealing with their challenges.
Who is
they
?
We don’t know!Slide6
Introducing Characters
Erik
Weihenmayer
in “
Blindy
He Goes …Up” by Steve
Rushin
and
Uncle Jim
in “
Versabraille
” by Bill
Schermbrucker
, both share the same qualities. Slide7
Integrating quotes
You need to
introduce your quote
It cannot just appear in your writing.
This means,
do no start a sentence with a quote
.
Use an introductory phraseSlide8
Introductory Phrases
For example
, “blah
blah
blah
” (
para
4).
For instance
, “blah
blah
blah
” (
para
5).
In the story
, it says “ blah
blah
blah
” (
para
3).
[Character name]
states,
“blah
blah
blah
” (
para
8). Slide9
More sophisticated introductions
He states that he does not climb Everest “because it’s there” but rather “because we’re here” (
para
6).
In addition, to his own daily obstacles, Jim was “raising money to buy
Versabraille
machines” and “speaking out against guide dogs” (
para
3).
Integrating the quote into part of your point is harder. Slide10
Concluding Sentences
For each paragraph you write,
you must have a concluding sentence.
This
ties together your points
and reinforces your thesis. Slide11
Examples
See handout.Slide12
Use transition words
The best way to synthesize information is to use
transition words to connect your ideas together.
Look at your transition words sheet.
Which words can be used when comparing? Slide13
Example
See handout.Slide14
Questions?Slide15
Practice Task
Plan out an essay using the same two stories, for each of the 4 other types of questions.
1. Compare/Contrast
2. Character X vs. character Y.
3. Who is better…
4. Asses…Slide16
1. Compare and Contrast
Compare
and contrast
how Erik
Weihenmayer
from “
Blindy
He Goes…Up” and Jim from “
Versabrailles
”
deal with their challenges
. Slide17
2. Character X vs. Character Y
Discuss
the ways in which
Erik
Weihenmayer
in “Blindly He Goes…Up” would
likely respond
to
Jim in “
Versabraille
”.Slide18
3. Who is better…
Which character
Erik
Weihenmayer
in “Blindly He Goes…Up” or Uncle Jim in “
Versabraille
” is the
better
role model for people who are blind
.
You must refer to both
passages in your essaySlide19
4. Assess…
Assess
the role that
optimism
plays in the lives of
Eric
Weihenmayer
in “
Blindy
He Goes…Up” and Uncle Jim in “
Versabraille
”.