How to Write a Synthesis Essay

lessons on what was generally expected in college. The English portion of this program reassured me that my AP English classes that I took in high school had prepared me well enough for college writing. However, I was still a little unsure exactly how much writing was expected due to the fluctuation in course experience due to professor variance. However, after attending the first couple of classes I was once again reassured that I was prepared for this basic English class. I felt fairly…

Retrospective Essay The goal of this course was to teach us the proper way to write, to help us communicate more efficiently in the business world, and to teach how to join the “never-ending conversation”. This class has already accomplished that and much more. Not only have we covered almost all of the course goals, excluding synthesis which will be covered soon; we have been challenged to think about more advanced topics, to stay current in the world, and to discern information for ourselves…

Introduction a) My portfolio is comprised of all the assignments I have worked on during this semester. These papers include a rhetorical analysis on the book Between the World and Me, a synthesis paper on a research question, a non-academic persuasive essay, and this introduction paper. Overall, these papers were more interesting than most college papers I have been assigned. These were some of the few papers I enjoyed writing because of the freedom we had to express our opinions. I like the…

reflect on how we have or have not improved in our…

them. This (2nd) quarter, on the other hand, we carried over those skills and technique and incorporate them in our craft of both reading (MLK, A Modest Proposal, White book, Serving from Florida, etc) and writing (timed essays (analysis/argument/synthesis), research papers/tasks, rhetorical and style questions, reflections, multiple choice questions, lessons homework, etc). We’ve learned to use and recognized effective rhetorical strategies and techniques when composing for a variety of…

was never shown how to work it. When I went to my research meeting it showed me how to really use the library website, also how to find books. I can use this in the future for if I ever need to find any socially articles for a topic that I write about I know how to find what I need. Values Exploration is one that at the end of the semester I just figured out that I improved. I feel as if I now know the value and role of writing. At the start of this semester when we would write papers I would…

Construction of DNA, RNA, And Protein By Building Models Introduction Nucleic acids are made of nucleotides. When these nucleic acids form sequences they create either DNA or RNA. DNA and RNA are composed of a phosphate, a sugar, and a nitrogen base. The main difference in RNA and DNA is that uracil replaces the base of thymine in RNA. Proteins are essential to maintaining cells by creating hormones and enzymes, and defending the cell. The arrangement of DNA and RNA bases dictates what protein…

major who accepted a long time ago that I have logic and organization infused into me. I am wired to approach everything in steps, similar to solving a math problem. This is why I think of writing as a step-by-step process. This semester I focused on how to take a chaotic mess of information and techniques and narrow it down into an organized, well thought out essay. I found that even though this process can change based on the assignment, it usually happens in two phases: collecting materials…

reading and writing musical notation. The real importance of reading and writing in the context of music has to do with actually learning the language that is music. This might mean learning how notes relate to a staff, or possibly how an audio clip fits best in your garageband composition, or maybe even how a 7th chord can put a whole new twist on a Sara Bareilles song (if you do not recognize the name, do yourself a favor and youtube her...I will take this opportunity to apologize for your…

as it taught me how to concisely put my thoughts together and make a cohesive essay, I was often writing rhetorical analyses or synthesizing given sources – nothing like English 102 required. I was conditioned to write in very limited periods of time with barely a second to look back, which was a bold contrast to the reflective manner of college writing. I’ve discovered that taking time to revise (and reflect, and revise some more), in combination with peer reviewing, learning how to better…