Day 32: Source Synthesis

Objectives
Students will be able to

• define source synthesis and the place it has in research writing.
• learn how a source matrix can help writers integrate main ideas into paragraphs.

I.  Revising the GRP Annotated Bibliography

II.  What have we done?  Where are we?
A.
      MODULE 1:  Diagnostic Analysis
      MODULE 2:  Doing Pre-research
      MODULE 3:  Writing an Annotated Bibliography
B.
      MODULE 4:  Writing the Research Paper
                                   1. Source synthesis
                                   2. Avoiding plagiarism
                                   3. Writing introductions and conclusions

C.  Source Synthesis:   Identifying Main Ideas and Using a Source Matrix
What is a purpose of a research paper?

 How can we use the information we have in our sources to start developing paragraphs?
Source synthesis PPP 

A. Individually, half the class will go over Hass' article; the other half will take Holker et all article. Highlight arguments, main ideas, regarding Light Pollution.
Write these arguments in sentence form.

B. In groups of three, share the main ideas you found. Come to an agreement and select two ideas. Write them on the Matrix Handout.

Matrix Handout 

C. Still in your groups,  go over the evidence Hass used to support his main ideas. Write a paragraph using the main ideas as topic sentences and the evidence as support (use PIE to develop your paragraphs).
 
Examples of paragraphs 

Sources:

Vergo, K. Source Synthesis. Retrieved from uiucesltaresources.blogspot.com