SYNTHESIZE

How do I use what I've read to create my own ideas?

Good readers combine new information from their reading with existing knowledge in order to form new ideas or interpretations.

Synthesis is creating a single understanding from a variety of sources.

Tips:

• Compare and contrast what I'm reading with what I already know or other sources of information.
• Think of new ways to use this information.
• Can connections I make across this text help me to create new generalizations or new perspectives?

Taken from: SCHOOLASTIC hhttp:// www.sholastic.com