Dear High School Teachers and UT Instructors,
Below you will find all the handouts distributed at the Winter 2009 SPURS Workshop. These materials include all of the handouts related to the Synthesis Essay Assignment as well as other materials related to your SPURS partnerships.
Other documents you may need in teaching the Synthesis Essay Assignment include the following:
- Nine Steps for Analyzing Arguments (from the Rhetorical Analysis Essay Assignment)
- Terms for Rhetorical Analysis
You can find these documents here or from the link to the Summer Workshop Handouts.
Just click on any of the below files to open the attachment. Please note that while most are Word documents, a few are in PDF format.
- Synthesis Essay Assignment
- Readings for Synthesis Essay
- Sample Synthesis Essay
- Citing Sources Accurately and Effectively
- Time Line for Spring 2009 (PDF)
- Teacher Progress Summary Report Form
- Synthesis Essay Peer Review Guidelines
- Synthesis Essay Grading Rubric (Word version)
- Synthesis Essay Grading Rubric (PDF version)