PRIMARY Source SECONDARY Source A 2015 Broadway musical depicting the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States The Diary of Anne Frank Audio recording of an interview with Lola Rosa Henson, the first Filipino comfort woman who spoke of her life during World War 2 Audio recording of an interview with Lola Rosa Henson, the first Filipino comfort woman who spoke of her life during World War 2
PRIMARY Source SECONDARY Source Gregorio Zaide’s book on Life, Works and Writings of Jose Rizal The Parisian Life, an 1892 painting by Juan Luna An Afro-Asian Literature textbook for Grade 8 learners A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built A newspaper article on Beirut explosion Autobiography of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest serving Prime Minister Facebook livestreaming of comet Neowise passing over Mt. Mayon
WHAT is? Synthesis refers to combining multiple sources and ideas Synthesize is the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
WHAT is? Synthesis involves looking for similarities and differences between your sources Synthesize pulling together different ideas to come up with a NEW, BIGGER idea
WHAT is? Synthesis an on-going process where OLD and NEW knowledge, experiences, opinions add up, blend , and fit together to create NEW MEANING Synthesize
To be able to SYNTHESIZE, you must know how to SUMMARIZE PARAPHRASE ANALYZE INFER to shorten a long text by writing the main points in your own words to put a passage from source material into your own words similar in length as the original to put a passage from source material into your own words similar in length as the original to use observation and background to reach a logical conclusion
How to SYNTHESIZE?
Synthesize by combining notes with what you already know about the topic SYNTHESIZE The RES Method READ EDIT Read two different sources about a topic and jot down important ideas Edit notes and put together similar concepts
STEPS in SYNTHESIZING Step 1: Organize your sources Step 2: Outline your structure Step 4: Revise, edit and proofread Step 3: Write paragraphs with topic sentences