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Critical Elements of a Synthesis Essay
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100
Synthesis, analysis, evidence, online

What is online?

100

The process of analyzing various resources to form a new argument

What is synthesis?

100

A respected resource due to its collection of articles and journals. Many colleges are subscribed to one.

What is a database?

100

The "meat" of your essay. Most of your claim and counterclaim will be written here

What are the body paragraphs?

100

If your claim is unclear or incomplete, you have this

What is a weak thesis?

200

Wikipedia, article databases, journals

What is wikipedia?
200

The process of critically viewing a resource

What is analysis?

200

A publication of the most recent information on a certain subject

What is a journal?

200

The set up of your essay, where your thesis will go

What is an introduction?

200

Purposely or accidentally passing off another's work as your own

What is plagiarism?

300

introduction, body, conclusion, name, 

What is name?

300

The argument you are making

What is a counterclaim?

300

A documented chronicle of a historic event from a source possibly named ___ Tribune or ____ Times

What is a newspaper?

300

Proof that you used other resources responsibly, located after your essay

What are citations?

300

Stating the claim of your sources with no interpretation or personal evidence

What is summarizing?

400

Informed, formal, scholarly, casual

What is casual?

400

The sentence you will use at the beginning of your essay to summarize your claim.

What is your thesis?

400

A book on one subject arranged alphabetically

What is an encyclopedia?

400

Wrapping up your essay, restating your thesis at the end of your essay

What is a conclusion?

400

If your essay only argues one point and does not defend against opposing points, you are missing this

What is a counterclaim?

500

Citations, references, plagiarism

What is plagiarism?

500

If your essay sounds like this essay, you're on the right track.

What is argumentative?

500

A book written about a person, by that person

What is an autobiography?

500

The name of your essay

What is a title?

500

If you fail to recognize the nuances and specific claims of your sources, you're guilty of this.

What is over-simplification?