How can I analyze sources and work collaboratively to write a group synthesis essay?
1. Check-in on rough drafts: due Friday
2. Group work: Synthesis Essay Sources
Procedure:
- Read prompt together.
- Write for five minutes: do you agree or disagree? Why?
- Each person gets a source. It is your job to "teach" the main points of your source to your group. Read the source closely and be able to answer the following:
- Is your source for or against marketing goods and services to children?
- How would you sum up your article in one or two sentences?
- What supporting data does it provide? (if informative)
- If you're looking at an image: what stands out to you and why?
- What conclusions can you draw from your source?
- Each group member shares their source. Allow time for follow-up questions from group members.
3. Group Essay
- Create a google doc that is shared with all group members
- Decide what your group's position is
- Decide which 3 sources you will use and why (defend your use of these sources!)
- Now, you will work together as a group to write the essay. It may be beneficial to outline the essay together and then break up the writing by paragraph
We will look at all groups' essays during Friday's class and compare approaches!
HW: Rough draft is due Friday
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