SESSION 4  |  Grades 3-12 / ELL Levels 3-5 | HANDOUT

Synthesize before writing

Step 1: Collect

Collect text details organized by source.

Mini-Lesson Resources

Separate information by source & perspective.

Code texts to identify new, additional, & contradictory details.

Mark new and contradictory information.

Step 2: Combine

Recognize what a synthesis is—and isn’t.

Practice 2-step synthesizing with visuals.

Organize contents from different “sources.”

Provide the synthesis for readers to support.

Jamboard Template

Pre-select details for readers to synthesize.

Synthesis Test

Generate a working synthesis

Synthesize from multiple sources.
Lesson | PDF | Smartboard

Jamboard | Google Slide

Access wildfire example

3 original passages | Notes & Syntheses | Syntheses written into an extended response