Literary Synthesis

• This is a Content Area question

• This is an Information and Ideas question

• This is a Rhetoric question

• This is a Synthesis question

• This is a Content Area question

• This is an Information and Ideas question

• This is a Rhetoric question

• This is a Synthesis question

• This is a Content Area question

• This is an Information and Ideas question

• This is a Rhetoric question

• This is a Synthesis question

What is the primary purpose of any type of repetition (anaphora, repeated diction, parallelism, etc...) in an author's work?

• to look visually appealing on the page

• to create rhythm 

• to draw the reader's attention to important concepts

• to provide contradiction

Which of the following steps is essential when synthesizing information from multiple sources?

• Ignoring contradictory evidence

• Identifying common themes and patterns

• Using only one source for evidence

• Writing without a clear structure

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following strategies is most effective for ensuring that your synthesis essay is coherent and logically structured?

• Writing without an outline

• Creating an outline that organizes your main points and supporting evidence

• Using only direct quotes without analysis

• Writing each paragraph without connecting them

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

to make something by combining different things

• synthesize

• conclude

• summarize

• illustrate

Which type of essay requires a student to use 3+ documents in the essay?

• rhetorical analysis

• synthesis

• argumentative

• none of the above

What is the primary purpose of literary synthesis in analyzing texts?

• To summarize the text

• To combine ideas from different texts to form a new understanding

• To critique the author's writing style

• To list the main events in the text

Which of the following is a key component of literary synthesis?

• Ignoring the context of the texts

• Focusing on a single text

• Integrating ideas from multiple texts

• Analyzing only the author's background