SWP+Synthesis

**"The Synthesis Essay"**
 * Spring Senior Writing Project **


 * Online Proof-reader: [|Free Online Proof-reader] **


 * Synthesis Paper Directions: **


 * A Synthesis Worksheet (same as IR assignment from last semester): **


 * Suggested Structure of Synth. Essay: **


 * Rubric for SWP: **


 * MLA Format in a Nutshell: **


 * Works Cited for Yellow Packet of Short Stories: **


 * How to Write a Synthesis: **

**A helpful "how to" source. ** **HINT: Read through the different types of synthesis. You will then find specific details on how to go about writing your paper. **
 * [|How to Write a Synthesis Essay] **

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=** [|How to Write a Thesis] **=


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Finding Your Synthesis Books **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Links to web site assistance finding books: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|What Should I Read Next?] **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Book Seer] **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|IRHS Catalog of Books] **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Amazon] **


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Short List of Novels Recommended by Seniors of Old **




 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">List of Novels Organized by Theme/Genre **

[|MLA Formatting]
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Purdue Owl: Reference here for formatting in MLA **


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">MLA Sample "Works Cited" Page **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Sample Works Cited Page] **


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">What Makes a Book a Classic (with literary merit): **


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Sample Essays of Old: This is a PDF and I have cut off the reflections. Look for High/Medium/Low as indicators of how the essay was scored. **