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Synthesis Assignment

Engl 90

SYNTHESIS ESSAY

Essay Prompt: Based on the sources we have read and watched, write a

4-page essay in which you discuss what you believe to be key

characteristics of people who stand up and ﬁght against injustice.

What is a Synthesis Essay? A thesis-driven synthesis essay is a written discussion in which you draw on more

than two sources to support a claim you make about a topic.

You have

: read several articles, watched videos of interviews and a speech, and participated in a variety of class

activities

Now you will

: organize some of the information around the prompt assigned by your instructor (discuss key

characteristics of people who stand up and fight against injustice), make a Thesis Statement that gives your answer

to the question, and then present information (quotes, paraphrases, examples) in a logical way to support your Thesis

Statement.

SOURCES:

4. Video: “Tomatoes of Wrath: Lucas

Benitez”

You MUST Use the following:

5.Video: “Greening the Gulf: Diane

A synthesis essay is NOT: a

Wilson”

"Mahatma Gandhi"

6.Video: “Have Justice Will Travel:

“Greening the Ghetto,” by Elizabeth

summary, or a simple comparison.

Wynona Ward”

Kolbert.

A synthesis IS: an integration

You must also use at least

Video sources sources will be posted

ONE of the following sources:

of what you have learned, and your

on in the “Synthesis Essay Assignment”

1. “Arn Chorn Pond”

folder in the HANDOUTS section

ability to use this learning to develop

2. “Winona LaDuke”

3. “Ernest Villareal”

and support an idea of your own.

Synthesis Assignment