Synthesis is...
Putting together or combining ideas around a
Central idea
True or False: high scoring essays often include evidence from multiple sources
True
These words/phrases helps to make your essay clearer and guide the reader from one idea to another
Transition words
As of 2019, what is the most popular car color in the USA?
white
What must you do with your sources when referring to them in your essay?
Cite them accurately
these essay are often overwhelmed with sources
low scoring essay
This is what you should include to build the argument of your essay
claim
What is the rarest M&M color?
brown
Demonstration of sophistication of thought, critical thinking, and the grasp of the rhetorical situation
Sophisticated point
Includes brief commentary on why readers should engage with the issue at hand
middle
This becomes more credible when writers refute, rebut, or concede opposing arguments
Your argument
How many people have walked on the moon?
12
An argument includes evidence that supports, compliments, or contradicts the ___
Thesis or argument
no recognizable thesis
low scoring
You should not use this transition word in you conclusion
Inconclusion
How many eyes do bees have?
5
presenting your side of the issue
rebuttal
Writers enter into conversations with the sources instead of being consumed by them
high scoring
the circumstances of an event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraint
Rhetorical situation
What is the national animal of Scotland?
a unicorn