What is Synthesizing, anyway? Well, here's our fancy educators' definition:
Readers create original insights, perspectives and understandings by reflecting on text(s) and merging elements from text and existing schema.
But for your students, try this:
Put the pieces together to see them in a new way.
So what are we trying to do here? Here's how you'll know when your students get it!
The student will be able to synthesize what was read to help comprehend text and solve problems across the curriculum.
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Can the student communicate that synthesizing means creating original insights, perspectives and understandings related to the text? (what)
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Can the student communicate that synthesizing is done while responding to a text? (when)
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Can the student communicate that synthesizing helps the reader stimulate original thought to create new meaning beyond the text? (why)
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Can the student communicate that when synthesizing, the reader merges new information from the text with current understandings to create
original ideas? (how)
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Can the student demonstrate synthesis in a variety of ways?
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So, how do you make it happen?
- Watch the videos and discuss them with your class.
- Do the student activity on this Web site. (Coming this summer)
- Talk about Synthesizing all year long.
- Try these lesson ideas in your classroom.
