Grade 11 → English Language Arts

Rhetorical Synthesis

Advanced synthesis skills.

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Lessons

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Editing Workshop: Refining Synthesis Writing

ACT: on teenagers centers on how they allocate their time. Thompson's finding that teenagers average seven hours daily on these platforms alarmed researchers like Smith, who argues this time displaces homework and sleep. However, Garcia challenges this zero-sum framing, noting that teenagers often multitask and that social media can facilitate collaborative learning. This disagreement suggests that measuring screen time alone may not capture the complexity of how teenagers actually use technology.
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Analyzing Rhetorical Choices

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Synthesizing Viewpoints

ACT: depends largely on how teenagers use it—a nuance with significant implications for parenting and policy.
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Text Practice: Synthesizing Multiple Sources

SAT: Reading & Writing and ACT Reading sections, where you must often compare, contrast, and integrate ideas from paired passages or multiple texts. ACT: Reading sections, where you must often compare, contrast, and integrate ideas from paired passages or multiple texts.
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Unit Checkpoint: Rhetorical Synthesis Assessment

ACT: practice tests
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Writing Application: Crafting Synthesis Essays

SAT: prompt, crafting an ACT essay, or completing academic assignments, effective synthesis writing demonstrates your ability to think critically and communicate complex ideas clearly. ACT: essay, or completing academic assignments, effective synthesis writing demonstrates your ability to think critically and communicate complex ideas clearly.