SYNTHESIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF BLOOM’S TAXONOMY.

THIS IS WHEN WE TAKE INFORMATION AND WE PROCESS IT INTO SOMETHING

NEW.

Synthesis Notes

SINCE SOME OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE DBQ IN AP WORLD HISTORY AND ALL OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE

WITH A MORE REFINED DBQ IN APUSH, LET’S COMPARE THE TWO ANIMALS:

DBQEXAM QUESTION

SYNTHESISESSAY

DBQUP TO 11 SOURCES

SYNTHESISUP TO 7 SOURCES

DBQSome sources don’t fit the argument

SYNTHESISALL sources are valid

DBQThesis is preferred at the beginning of the first paragraph

SYNTHESISThesis is preferred at the end of the first paragraph

DBQPresentation of a case with evidence to support the case ANALYSIS

SYNTHESISPresentation of a NEW idea with supporting evidence SYNTHESIS

DBQDoes NOT require quoting; indirect quoting and snippets are fine

SYNTHESISMUST include both direct AND indirect quotes!

DBQOutside information is KEY

SYNTHESISOutside information is terrific but not vital

DBQEach source has an opinion; these opinions will be chosen by YOU to support YOUR idea

SYNTHESISIt’s not the opinion by each source that is important but the SUPPORT of the opinion by each source that makes the source good for YOUR idea

DBQThe documents do not drive the essay

SYNTHESISThe documents support your NEW idea

DBQWhen citing a source, use the writer’s name NOT “In document A…”

SYNTHESISWhen citing a source, place the letter of the document at the end of the point (A) NOT (Writer’s Name)

DBQUse a preponderance of documents

SYNTHESISUse 3 documents; the topic will REQUIRE you to use the texts as evidence

DBQUse the art or chart if possible

SYNTHESISUse the art or chart if possible

DBQ LAWYER-LIKE

SYNTHESIS WRITER-LIKE

DBQ25% of the grade on the test = $1000

SYNTHESIS33% of the essay portion = $900

If you summarize the sources, you will NOT score higher than a 2.

Emphasis for College Board on the essays: Content – the what of the why (your argument

and its evidence) Organization – how (logical flow) Structure – how (syntax, diction, rhetorical

devices) -------------------------------------------------- Mechanics Grammar Spelling

YOU WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO LOOK OVER THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

1. Read the question and understand what is required of you

2. Form an opinion for that question and jot it down on your paper

3. Think of outside information you know that COULD apply; make sure your outside info choices are VALID choices

YOU WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO LOOK OVER THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

4 If you choose to use an outside source (and you should), be wary of current topics that EVERYONE will use

5 Look for a source to back up your rebuttal paragraph

6 Look at the SOURCE of each document to see if you want to use a blog compared to an article from The New Yorker

YOU WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO LOOK OVER THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

7 Look at the RELATIONSHIP between the sources; one year there was a response from one source to another

8 Another plan is to take the sources that DISAGREE with you so you can discredit them

YOU WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO LOOK OVER THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

9 When looking over the documents, mark them in the following ways:

Positive (does it help your position) or Negative (does it go against your position)

What is the claim of each document? What is the data that was used? LOGOS What assumptions or beliefs are spoken

or implied justify using this evidence to support your idea?