Create a Synthesis Page for an Upfront Article

REVISED synthesis page rubric

Name: ______________________________  Class: ______ Synthesis Page Checklist

	1: Limited	2: Basic	3: Satisfactory	4: Excellent
1. Slowly and carefully read and annotate the text.
2. Create a synthesis page with the following elements: Title and author Focus: what aspect of the text are you exploring? Examples in nonfiction: main and central ideas, convincing evidence, word choice, author’s bias, etc. Evidence: include most startling and/or convincing quotations and/or paraphrases from different parts of the text (at least 5) Elaboration/Analysis: What does the evidence mean? What patterns do you notice? Evaluation: Does the author provide sufficient and varied evidence? How does the evidence influence your thoughts, feelings, and knowledge? How is some of the evidence incomplete or flawed? Conclusions: What is the central idea/theme? What is the message or purpose of the text? How has the text changed your thinking and make you think more deeply about the topic? (This should be 1-3 sentences).
3. Show your thinking creatively and neatly.
4. Draft and revise.

My Example:

Step 1: Read carefully and annotate.

Step 2: Draft a synthesis page.

Step 3: Revise synthesis page.

Sample Student Synthesis Pages from Ms. Robbins-Warren's Class:
http://room116ela.blogspot.com/2014/11/all-star-mentor-reading-world-synthesis.html