Synthesis Practice Lesson Plan
Synthesis Practice Lesson Plan
Synthesis Practice Lesson Plan
5-Minute Workshop
Synthesis Practice
Lesson Plan
Goal: After this activity students will be able to recognize effective synthesis in their
own writing.
Materials: PowerPoint file (with notes for presenter) or word document handout –
either or both can be used. There are multiple student writing examples included in
the PowerPoint, choose the one that works best for your class.
4-5 Ask the students to evaluate their Students learn to evaluate and
paragraph. recognize effective synthesis in
Potential prompts: their own writing.
-What is the message of your
paragraph? Is that reflected in
your topic sentence?
-What is your conclusion? Have
you synthesized your own
argument based on the evidence?
-Remember: This paragraph
should not be a summary, but
your own synthetic idea!