Thursday: Synthesis Practice

Writing the Synthesis Essay on Space Exploration

Today we practiced making a chart that aligns the sources into groups that correspond or are in opposition to each other.  What sources "talk" to each other?  Which ones support or refute?

Then we looked at the considerations together and prioritized them by number.  (creating a rough outline)

Then we looked over the attribution sheet posted yesterday and practiced writing a thesis and a beginning that uses the "They Say I Say" model.  We ran out of time to practice embedding quotations so we will do this when we return next week.  

Tonight read through the sample set for this prompt:  Space Exploration: student samples high medium low

Bring your Huck Finn books tomorrow.  We will look at chapters 1-11.