Anoka-Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus

English 0950: Elements of College Writing

Prof. Scott R. Stankey

"Synthesis" Essay


Reading Our New Sources:

Andrew Hicks Prewriting

Charles Macomb Flandreau Prewriting

Michael Perry Prewriting

Jacob Neusner Prewriting

Quotes from Jacob Neusner

Samuel Scudder Prewriting

Previous Brainstorming for Samuel Scudder

Kate Boyes Prewriting

Previous Brainstorming for Kate Boyes

 

Synthesizing Sources (examples):

1.) "Liberal Arts and an Historical View"

2.) "Students' First-Year Experiences"

3.) "Students, Their Courses, and Their Professors"

4.) "Other (Non-traditional?) Reasons to Go to College"

5.) "Other" (create your own)

Quotes from Mike Magnuson

 

Preparing for the Assignment:

Essay #3 Assignment Sheet

 

Information about Synthesis 1

Information about Synthesis 2

Essay #3 Planning Sheet -- blank

Suggested Structures of an Argument

 

Information on Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation, and MLA In-Text Documentation

Exercise on Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation, and MLA In-Text Documentation

Exercise on Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation, and MLA In-Text Documentation -- ANSWERS

Information about Works Cited Page Bibliographic Citations -- WE WILL DO THIS IN CLASS

 

Essay #3 Sample Paragraph (1)

Essay #3 Sample Paragraphs (4)

 

For Revising:

NOTE: For your second draft, due on __________, you need to have:

(1) ALL your body paragraphs completed.

(2) An introduction paragraph and a conclusion paragraph in rough-draft form.

(3) ALL of your in-text citations done.

(4) ALL of your works cited page citations done.

Bring two (2) copies of your second draft to class on __________.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

More Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Revision Lab Day Guidelines

 

For Editing:

NOTE: For your third draft, due on __________, you need to have:

(1) BOTH your introduction AND your conclusion completed.

(2) ALL your body paragraphs completed.

(3) ALL your in-text citations completed.

(4) ALL your works cited citations completed.

Bring ONE (1) copy of your third draft to class on __________.

Editing Lab Day Guidelines

Editing Strategies

Editing Checklist