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Informational Text Synthesizing Sources: Main Ideas and Supporting Evidence. Feature Menu. Informational Text Connecting to the Literature Introducing the Informational Text Vocabulary Informational Reading Focus: Synthesizing Synthesizing Steps for Synthesizing Assignment.
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Informational Text Synthesizing Sources: Main Ideas and Supporting Evidence Feature Menu • Informational Text • Connecting to the Literature • Introducing the Informational Text • Vocabulary • Informational Reading Focus: Synthesizing • Synthesizing • Steps for Synthesizing • Assignment
Connecting to the Literature At the end of “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket,” Tom has decided to spend more time with his wife instead of overworking. In the articles “Double Daddy,” “Diary of a Mad Blender,” and “The Child’s View of Working Parents,” different people comment on the difficulties of balancing time at work with time at home in today’s busy world. [End of Section]
Introducing the Informational Text “Double Daddy” “Diary of a Mad Blender” “The Child’s View of Working Parents”
Introducing the Informational Text “Double Daddy” What happens when fathers realize that their work causes them to miss out on their families? To find out how one dad tried mixing work and family, read “Double Daddy.”
Introducing the Informational Text “Diary of a Mad Blender” Can trying to be efficient actually make you more disorganized and your family more upset? To learn about one mother’s attempts to juggle work and family, read “Diary of a Mad Blender.”
Introducing the Informational Text “The Child’s View of Working Parents” What do kids really think when their parents leave for work? To find out what one researcher learned about children’s attitudes toward parents who work, read “The Child’s View of Working Parents.” [End of Section]
Vocabulary Vocabulary Development phenomenonn.: observable event, fact, or circumstance. chronicadj.: constant; habitual. trekkedv.: journeyed. splicingv.: used as n.: joining by inserting and binding together. integratev.: combine, unify.
Vocabulary Vocabulary Development colleaguen.: fellow worker. convictionn.: strong belief. maximizesv.: increases as much as possible. autonomyn.: independence. poignantadj.: emotionally moving; touching.
Vocabulary Vocabulary Practice Fill in the blanks with the correct Word Bank words. chronic colleague poignant trekked maximizes 1. Perhaps if Paul bought a watch, he wouldn’t suffer from __________ lateness. 2. During our visit to the Grand Canyon, we __________ from the North Rim to the South Rim. 3. Sharing the workload __________ productivity, so Jody and her __________ worked on the project together. 4. The __________ story made me cry. chronic trekked maximizes colleague poignant [End of Section]
Synthesizing Synthesizing is a lot like cooking: You take different materials and put them together to make something new. =
Synthesizing Synthesizing means putting together all the ideas from different sources to gain a better understanding of the whole subject. Magazinearticle Internetresearch Synthesisyour understanding of the whole subject + = Newspaperarticle Televisionnews story [End of Section]
Steps for Synthesizing 1. Determine the message. • Identify each writer’s main idea. • Take notes on important passages. • Paraphrase difficult passages.
Steps for Synthesizing Quick Check What is the main idea in this paragraph? We asked parents, “How often have you been in a good mood at work because of your children?” Seventy-one percent said that they’d been in a good mood either often or very often at work because of their children. If you look at the people who say they’ve been in a good mood at home because of their work, it’s 37 percent. In fact, kids really energize us for work. from “The Child’s View of Working Parents” by Cora Daniels (from Fortune, November 8, 1999)
Steps for Synthesizing 2. Look for supporting evidence. • facts • statistics • examples • quotations • anecdotes, or brief stories
Steps for Synthesizing Quick Check We asked parents, “How often have you been in a good mood at work because of your children?” Seventy-one percent said that they’d been in a good mood either often or very often at work because of their children. If you look at the people who say they’ve been in a good mood at home because of their work, it’s 37 percent. In fact, kids really energize us for work. from “The Child’s View of Working Parents” by Cora Daniels (from Fortune, November 8, 1999) What supporting evidence does the author provide?
Steps for Synthesizing 3. Compare and contrast. Note the similarities and differences among sources using a chart like this one.
Steps for Synthesizing 4. Make connections. Connect what you read in the different sources with other works you’ve read. All three passages suggest that parents are struggling to balance work and family.
Steps for Synthesizing 5. Put it all together. Synthesize all that you’ve learned about your topic by writing one of the following: • a research report • an editorial • a speech • a letter [End of Section]
Assignment As you read “Double Daddy,” “Diary of a Mad Blender,” and “The Child’s View of Working Parents,” take notes about each article. Then, synthesize what you’ve learned in a written report. [End of Section]
