Common Core: 10th Grade English Language Arts

This subject focuses on developing critical reading, writing, and analytical skills in alignment with the Common Core standards for 10th grade.

Critical Reading and AnnotationWriting ArgumentsAnalyzing Literary Devices
Evaluating Rhetorical StrategiesSynthesizing Multiple SourcesAdvanced Literary Analysis
Applying ELA Skills to Everyday CommunicationMedia Literacy and Evaluating SourcesCollaborative Projects and Presentations
Close Reading for Standardized TestsTimed Writing and Outlining
Critical Reading and...Writing ArgumentsAnalyzing Literary D...Evaluating Rhetorica...Synthesizing Multipl...Advanced Literary An...Applying ELA Skills ...Media Literacy and E...Collaborative Projec...Close Reading for St...Timed Writing and Ou...
Advanced Topics

Synthesizing Multiple Sources

Mastering Synthesis

Synthesis means combining information from different texts to build a new understanding or argument. It’s like being a chef—mixing ingredients from several recipes to create something unique!

Steps to Synthesize

  1. Read multiple sources on the same topic.
  2. Identify points of agreement and disagreement.
  3. Combine evidence to form your own viewpoint.

Why Is This Skill Important?

In college, work, or daily life, you'll need to pull information from different places and blend it into something useful. Synthesis fuels research papers, presentations, and even decision-making.

Examples

  • Writing a report using information from news articles, scientific studies, and interviews.

  • Comparing different authors’ views on climate change to form your own conclusion.

In a Nutshell

Synthesis involves blending ideas from multiple sources to create new insights.

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Advanced Literary Analysis