{"id":5834,"date":"2022-04-29T14:57:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/?page_id=5834"},"modified":"2024-12-12T14:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T22:43:55","slug":"quick-start-guide-synthesizing-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2022\/04\/29\/quick-start-guide-synthesizing-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Synthesizing Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5834\" class=\"elementor elementor-5834\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486e0e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"486e0e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3df5ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3df5ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4561486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4561486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the Quick Start Guide on synthesizing information!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8811cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8811cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Synthesis is an important skill to develop in academic writing, no matter your discipline. It was the power to elevate your writing to a higher standard. This guide will explain:<\/p><ul><li>What is synthesis<\/li><li>How to synthesize<\/li><li>Identifying good synthesis<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d072cc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d072cc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726e287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"726e287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Course Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Course Level:<\/strong> Beginner<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Time to Complete: <\/strong>10 mins<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong> Students in WRTG100\/101, ENGL103, or anyone who needs a refresher.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Guide Creator:<\/strong> Nina Volzhanina<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893030e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"893030e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05686c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05686c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you would like to talk any of this through then we look forward to talking to you.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.twu.ca\/writingcentre\">Book an appointment!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307c082 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"307c082\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2f9bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea2f9bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1660584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1660584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Synthesizing 101<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32e5c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f32e5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video will introduce you to the concept of synthesis.<\/p><p>In this mini-course we explore the following concepts in more detail:<\/p><ol><li>What is synthesis in writing<\/li><li>Steps for synthesizing ideas<\/li><li>Identifying good synthesis<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da04d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6da04d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac1d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4ac1d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=7dEGoJdb6O0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1a013 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c1a013\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee550f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee550f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Synthesis in Writing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4082374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4082374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Watch the following video.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245d671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"245d671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Ei-EuydsYWQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2061aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2061aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014de98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"014de98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use the information from the video to answer the following questions.<\/p><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-91\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"91\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"synthesis 1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667d683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"667d683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identifying Good Synthesis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e187e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1e187e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read the following two paragraphs on Switzerland from Folse and Pugh (2020):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305eda4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"305eda4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e715a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e715a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9440d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e9440d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paragraph A<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a1ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43a1ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/files\/2022\/04\/Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8753\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/files\/2022\/04\/Picture1.png 468w, https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/files\/2022\/04\/Picture1-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591fb40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"591fb40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553a16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"553a16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paragraph B<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aed372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3aed372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/files\/2022\/04\/Picture2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/files\/2022\/04\/Picture2.png 468w, https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/files\/2022\/04\/Picture2-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36984d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36984d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7ab81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7ab81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following two paragraphs have been synthesized using the information from Paragraph A and B.\u00a0Which of these do you feel is a better synthesized paragraph and why?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16405db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16405db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9ad24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc9ad24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a6a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a6a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paragraph 1<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7f4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f7f4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Switzerland is not big, but there are four national languages, the languages in order of usage are: German, French, Italian, and Romansch. Portuguese and Greek are not spoken. People in the western area speak French. People in the southeastern area of the country speak Italian. People in the central and northern areas speak German. One interesting fact is that the name of the country on its coins and stamps is not in any of these languages. Instead, \u201cHelvetia,\u201d the Latin name, is used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f95d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45f95d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2dd3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2dd3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paragraph 2<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8429a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8429a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although Switzerland is a small country, several languages are spoken there. In fact, it has four national languages. The most commonly spoken language is German, which is used in the central and northern regions. The second most widely spoken language is French, which is used in the western area of the country. The third is Italian, which is spoken in the southeast. A fourth language, Romansch, is spoken by a small percentage of the population. Ironically, the name for Switzerland on Swiss currency is not in any of these languages. Instead, \u201cHelvetia,\u201d the Latin term for this country, is used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d826d4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d826d4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e6b94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16e6b94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e49f45 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"5e49f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ea-flipbox-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-question-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.997-111.043 248-248 248S8 392.997 8 256C8 119.083 119.043 8 256 8s248 111.083 248 248zM262.655 90c-54.497 0-89.255 22.957-116.549 63.758-3.536 5.286-2.353 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geographic<\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16cde5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e16cde5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3457ea eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"c3457ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ea-flipbox-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-question-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.997-111.043 248-248 248S8 392.997 8 256C8 119.083 119.043 8 256 8s248 111.083 248 248zM262.655 90c-54.497 0-89.255 22.957-116.549 63.758-3.536 5.286-2.353 12.415 2.715 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class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Paragraph 2<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <ul><li style=\"text-align: left\">Ideas from both sources present<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\">Information is woven together; sentences include relevant information from both sources<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\">The sequence of the information is logical (focused on language)<\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c79b09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c79b09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ce767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83ce767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bcf1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66bcf1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use the information from the above comparison to answer the following questions.<\/p><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-93\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"93\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"synthesis 3\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb452f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb452f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Synthesize Your Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a86f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a86f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As previously mentioned, synthesizing requires grouping similar information in your own writing to form your own opinions. Synthesis in writing is usually made up of five distinct steps:<\/p><ul><li>The first step is to always research and read the required materials; this will help you better understand what kind of information currently exists. As you read, it is essential to engage in critical reading. Critical reading refers to a more active form of reading in which the reader approaches the material skeptically and asks the questions of what, how, and why. This type of reading is done with a purpose in mind.<\/li><li>After reading the materials critically, you should consider which information is relevant to your topic from each of your resources. At this point in time, it is helpful to take notes about key ideas that are related to your topic<\/li><li>Once you have critically read your articles and taken some notes, consider how these ideas can be grouped together. Do the authors agree or disagree? Do some authors elaborate on ideas presented elsewhere? Have any patterns or trends emerged from your reading? Can you find any common themes?<\/li><li>Using your skills of paraphrasing, combine these ideas into well-structured sentences. Your synthesized information should include the original ideas of the authors in your own word and should be properly cited. Use transitional words and phrases to demonstrate the connection between ideas.<\/li><li>Finally, organize your new synthesized sentences in your writing while incorporating your analysis; this is when you can include new ideas that resulted from your research as well as your opinion on the importance of the information.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a0553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5a0553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384fd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384fd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"4e049f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54be557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54be557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additonal Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f986ef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f986ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See the below list of links for additional support:<\/p><ul><li data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplypsychology.org\/synthesising.html\">How to Synthesize Information from Multiple Sources<\/a><\/li><li data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplypsychology.org\/synthesising.html\">Guide to Synthesis Essays: How to Write a Synthesis Essay<\/a><\/li><li 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