Synthesizing definition: "Readers create original insights, perspectives and understandings by reflecting on text(s) and merging elements from text and existing schema." (Reading.ecb.org, 2014) When synthesizing a student is determining the importance. A reader organizes different pieces to create meaning. A synthesis occurs when a reader summarizes what has happened and gives it personal meaning.
Synthesizing research: "According to research a synthesis is a piece of writing that combines information from two or more sources. If a writer is explaining a concept or event, research from different sources can be synthesized to offer a well-rounded explanation of it. If a writer is arguing a point, her point can be emphasized by synthesizing several pieces of research that back her thesis." (Findingdulcinea.com, 2014)
How you may use it: A teacher could use this strategy by reading aloud to the class. Discuss how the story could be acted out using prompts such as "How would you re-create?" "How else could you...?" Tell the students they will be acting out the story. Give students time to discuss, plan, and practice their interpretations in small groups. Encourage students to use props and have each group perform. After. have the students discuss how their understanding of the text changed, if at all. Another way a teacher can use this strategy is to ask students to activate their prior knowledge. Students will be using a hat graphic organizer to record new information, prior knowledge, and synthesizing. Have students discuss how their prior knowledge combined with new information about the topic can change their thinking and create new ideas.
How it will benefit student learning: This strategy benefits student learning because during school and outside of school students use their prior knowledge to make connections. While students do that, they are also learning new information. Combining the two together helps the student grow as a person and create new ideas from new information they gained that may change what they thought. Student's thinking of a book, food, sport, or anything can change just based upon combining new information about that topic with prior knowledge. A student may love bacon so when they see school is having mac n cheese bacon that day they know they will love it, but if the mac n cheese noodles aren't thoroughly cooked it may change the student's thoughts to believe he or she doesn't like bacon anymore.
Writing component of the strategy: W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Writing is tied into this strategy because students can write down their synthesis describing how their understanding of something has changed or not changed when combining their prior knowledge with new information.
2 videos with short summary: The first video discusses how students are doing an activity where they are acting out the three little pigs, but with different settings. The video shows the students synthesizing together and excited to tap into their creative side. This is super engaging for students because they get to be creative using props, acting, performing, practicing summarizing & synthesizing. It's great for instruction because a teacher is also tying in reader's theater too. The teacher can assess students on their performance and qualities about it.
The second video discusses how to practice summarizing and synthesizing because they correlate with one another. This video would be engaging for high school students as a lecture. A teacher should create an activity afterwards such as students summarizing a story they read with their prior experience and setting twist. This would prove to students a text is different when you combine prior knowledge and new information. You're schema changes.
Synthesizing research: "According to research a synthesis is a piece of writing that combines information from two or more sources. If a writer is explaining a concept or event, research from different sources can be synthesized to offer a well-rounded explanation of it. If a writer is arguing a point, her point can be emphasized by synthesizing several pieces of research that back her thesis." (Findingdulcinea.com, 2014)
How you may use it: A teacher could use this strategy by reading aloud to the class. Discuss how the story could be acted out using prompts such as "How would you re-create?" "How else could you...?" Tell the students they will be acting out the story. Give students time to discuss, plan, and practice their interpretations in small groups. Encourage students to use props and have each group perform. After. have the students discuss how their understanding of the text changed, if at all. Another way a teacher can use this strategy is to ask students to activate their prior knowledge. Students will be using a hat graphic organizer to record new information, prior knowledge, and synthesizing. Have students discuss how their prior knowledge combined with new information about the topic can change their thinking and create new ideas.
How it will benefit student learning: This strategy benefits student learning because during school and outside of school students use their prior knowledge to make connections. While students do that, they are also learning new information. Combining the two together helps the student grow as a person and create new ideas from new information they gained that may change what they thought. Student's thinking of a book, food, sport, or anything can change just based upon combining new information about that topic with prior knowledge. A student may love bacon so when they see school is having mac n cheese bacon that day they know they will love it, but if the mac n cheese noodles aren't thoroughly cooked it may change the student's thoughts to believe he or she doesn't like bacon anymore.
Writing component of the strategy: W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Writing is tied into this strategy because students can write down their synthesis describing how their understanding of something has changed or not changed when combining their prior knowledge with new information.
2 videos with short summary: The first video discusses how students are doing an activity where they are acting out the three little pigs, but with different settings. The video shows the students synthesizing together and excited to tap into their creative side. This is super engaging for students because they get to be creative using props, acting, performing, practicing summarizing & synthesizing. It's great for instruction because a teacher is also tying in reader's theater too. The teacher can assess students on their performance and qualities about it.
The second video discusses how to practice summarizing and synthesizing because they correlate with one another. This video would be engaging for high school students as a lecture. A teacher should create an activity afterwards such as students summarizing a story they read with their prior experience and setting twist. This would prove to students a text is different when you combine prior knowledge and new information. You're schema changes.