The document provides instructions for students to create their own synthesis essay prompt by choosing a topic to research, establishing their own question or statement for the essay, and finding five sources from different media like journals or books that could support or refute a thesis on the topic, with at least one source being a visual item. Students are asked to format the sources in the style of the AP Language exam and submit the completed prompt by the given due date.

1. Creating Your Own Synthesis Prompt
In order to continue with synthesis essay practice, you will construct your own synthesis
bundle.
You will be required to:
□ Choose a topic to read about/research/eventually write a synthesis
essay about
□ Establish your own prompt for a synthesis essay
□ Find 5 sources that could be used to support or negate your thesis
statement. You may select excerpts from:
 Journals
 Reviews
 Advertisements/Art
 Articles
 Interviews
 Books
At least one of your 5 sources MUST be a visual (cartoon, painting,
illustration, photograph, advertisement)
□ Sources should be copied or printed into the prompt format of the AP
Language Exam. (This includes the citation)
□ Label each with the citation information and with the source letters.
The due date for this completed synthesis writing prompt is:_______________.