Today, you will be synthesizing the information you have read over last week and this week.
What does synthesizing mean?
Synthesizing means that you take your prior background knowledge, newly learned ideas, connections, inferences, and summaries and write a complete and original understanding of the text.
When you synthesize, I want you to be aware of how your thinking changes and evolves as you read a text.
Synthesizing a text is the process of pulling together background knowledge, newly learned ideas, connections, inferences and summaries into a complete and original understanding of the text. When students synthesize, they are made aware of how their thinking changes and evolves as they read a text.
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Look at the prompt below:

Which medium best impacts your understanding of the topic considered? Explain what the differences are across mediums and how the differences you notice influence your thinking about and understanding of each text.

Today, you will be writing in three rounds below in order to build upon your ability to synthesize.




Round 1: 25-50 words



Round 2: 50-100 words



Round 3: 100-150 words