1. Synthesis Essay Remarks

2. Thesis statements usually
strong

3. Most paragraphs had at
least 2 quoted sources,
but...

4. Just because quotes are
in the same paragraph
doesn’t mean they are
“interacting”

5. “Mixing” means that the
sources respond to each
other which means you
need to make that
happen

6. See Useful Templates

7. Imagine you had 2 quotes:
Day: “Advertising also educates. It
informs us about candidates running
for office. It tells us about important
issues such as the benefits of seatbelt
use, the dangers of drugs, and the
problem of drunk driving.”

8. And...
Schrank: “A logical conclusion is that
advertising works below the level of
conscious awareness and it works
even on those who claim immunity to
its message.”

9. Then...
Put them together in a paragraph
supporting or criticizing advertising
and have them “talk to each other.”