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29/04/2021

How do you quote in a synthesis essay?

How do you quote in a synthesis essay?

This essay is evaluating your ability to construct an argument using sources. If you use information from the sources, you have to cite it. If you take text out of a source, you have to put it in quotation marks. After you quote or paraphrase a source, cite it as you would in a paper: (Source F) or (Gilman).

What does it mean to synthesize sources?

Instead of merely attending to different categories and trying to find some sort of similarity or difference, synthesizing is a matter of pulling various sources together into some kind of harmony. It is the ability to combine clearly and coherently the ideas of more than one source with your own.

What is an argumentative synthesis essay?

In the Argumentative Synthesis, you will use information from multiple resources addressing the same topic to argue your own position on that topic. This assignment requires that you make an explicit thesis, or claim, about your topic and use your sources to provide adequate support for your thesis.

What is a critical synthesis?

The Critical Synthesis Paper (CSP) is the culminating manuscript that is an element of the Comprehensive Assessment in the Learning and Leadership program. This represents true synthesis and is preferable to trying to find a way to edit / revise / bolt your critical reflections into one big written document.