When synthesizing multiple research articles, your goal is to bring together and characterize their relationship rather than writing a report or arguing a specific side. Your synthesis should follow a funnel structure: start with a specific opening that leads to a thesis stating where the research agrees or disagrees. The body paragraphs should elaborate on these points of agreement and disagreement, followed by a conclusion summarizing your argument and its significance.
Key differences in this approach include:
Avoiding overly specific claims in your thesis and body paragraphs.
Using general statements like “The research agrees on…” when you have support from multiple articles.
Ensuring readability by not naming specific authors for every point but still providing citations and evidence.
Your introduction should provide a specific fact or idea to lead into the topic and your thesis without introducing all the articles.
Overall, aim to summarize the common findings and discrepancies across the research, using evidence from multiple sources to support your claims.
The rubric and essay/research paper two will be attached since this is connected to it.