{"id":554,"date":"2022-03-23T14:20:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=554"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:50:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:50:51","slug":"synthesis","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/chapter\/synthesis\/","title":{"raw":"Adding to the Conversation","rendered":"Adding to the Conversation"},"content":{"raw":"<a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/01\/Bee-Kind-e1654017243582.jpeg\"><img class=\"chapterimage aligncenter wp-image-1801 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/01\/Bee-Kind-e1656630919430.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s take a moment to look back. In Chapter 8: <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/part\/making-a-research-argument\/\">Making a Research Argument<\/a>, you learned about the components that go into making an effective research argument. In Chapter 9: <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/part\/process-craft-pre-writing\/\">Pre-Writing<\/a>, you experimented with strategies to help you get started on a longer writing project. In this chapter, we\u2019re going to build on what you\u2019ve already learned and focus on synthesis. How do you bring together everything you\u2019ve read and discovered to add something to the conversation and bring your research argument to life?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Questions for Reflection: <img class=\"wp-image-178 alignright\" style=\"padding-left: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" \/><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">What does the term critical thinking mean to you? How do you know when you\u2019ve demonstrated it?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does synthesis involve creativity? What activities, settings, states of mind help to spark your creative or divergent thinking?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you write, how do you know when to begin and end a paragraph?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you organize your thoughts when you write?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look at a scholarly article or other piece of writing you\u2019ve read this year. How does the author use paragraphs?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p><a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/01\/Bee-Kind-e1654017243582.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"chapterimage aligncenter wp-image-1801 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/01\/Bee-Kind-e1656630919430.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a moment to look back. In Chapter 8: <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/part\/making-a-research-argument\/\">Making a Research Argument<\/a>, you learned about the components that go into making an effective research argument. In Chapter 9: <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/part\/process-craft-pre-writing\/\">Pre-Writing<\/a>, you experimented with strategies to help you get started on a longer writing project. In this chapter, we\u2019re going to build on what you\u2019ve already learned and focus on synthesis. How do you bring together everything you\u2019ve read and discovered to add something to the conversation and bring your research argument to life?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><strong>Questions for Reflection: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-178 alignright\" style=\"padding-left: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">What does the term critical thinking mean to you? How do you know when you\u2019ve demonstrated it?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does synthesis involve creativity? What activities, settings, states of mind help to spark your creative or divergent thinking?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you write, how do you know when to begin and end a paragraph?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you organize your thoughts when you write?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look at a scholarly article or other piece of writing you\u2019ve read this year. 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