Research & Synthesis
📋 What it is
Synthesis means combining information from several sources into one clear understanding.
🗣️ Coach says
Research isn’t copying one source — it’s weaving several together. You gather facts from multiple places, notice where they agree, resolve where they clash, and build ONE understanding in your own words.
🧠 Memory hook
Gather → find agreement → resolve clashes → say it in YOUR words.
😂 Giggle
What did the first-person narrator say?
"I'm the most important character in this story — literally everything is about me!"
😲 Whoa!
Every good report or essay is a synthesis — the writer is a DJ mixing many sources into one new track.
✅ Quick check: Two sources agree on a fact and a third disagrees. What should a careful researcher do?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Weigh them — check which sources are reliable, note the disagreement, and lean toward the better-supported fact.
Synthesis means judging and combining sources, not just picking one.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Find one fact in two different places. Do they match? Write the fact in your OWN words, noting both sources.