In the first paragraph, state which assigned text you plan to use for the synthesis paper assignment. including the full title and full author’s name. Why have you selected this text?
On which specific aspect of this text do you plan to focus? Why?
In the second paragraph, list your two additional, related texts, including the full title, full author’s name, and URL (Permalink – Google Search) Why have you selected these sources?
How do they relate to your selected text?
This initial post should be at least two academic paragraphs (5-8 sentences in length) — sometimes you’ll be asked to write more (read the prompt!).
Read here for a reminder on what constitutes an academic paragraph: An academic paragraph begins with a topic sentence that presents the topic/subject of the paragraph. The remainder of the sentences in the paragraph must stay “on topic” with the topic sentence. You should present explanation of the idea presented in the topic sentence.
One way to do this is to present evidence (quotes/paraphrases/summaries) to support your topic sentence. You should always introduce the evidence, present it, and fully explain the evidence.
You can finish your paragraph with a summary sentence tying all of the ideas together. The academic paragraph should be 5-8 sentences long.
