I've looked around this forum and looked at some people's comments on what synthesising is, but i just don't get it.
I admit i write one chunk for a text, one line of linking (i guess it isn't really synthesising after all-sigh) and then move on to the next text. I also am a pretty average english student and I want to change this. on my last essay i got a zero out of a possible seven for my attempt at synthesising. luckily probably 80- 90% of the grade got zero for synthesising.
i'm intrigued by this idea of linking the themes and stuff like that as a form of synthesising, but won't it get messy and wouldn't you miss things out? Also with the journey the main focus is the obstacles that are faced- would you link it that way?
i think i'm just confusing myself even more now. would it be possible for someone to post a well-synthesised essay onto this site? i hate how the teachers just skim over how to synthesise and expect us to know how to do it!
does anyone have any advice? (i gather that using the word 'similarly' is out, hehehe)
I admit i write one chunk for a text, one line of linking (i guess it isn't really synthesising after all-sigh) and then move on to the next text. I also am a pretty average english student and I want to change this. on my last essay i got a zero out of a possible seven for my attempt at synthesising. luckily probably 80- 90% of the grade got zero for synthesising.
i'm intrigued by this idea of linking the themes and stuff like that as a form of synthesising, but won't it get messy and wouldn't you miss things out? Also with the journey the main focus is the obstacles that are faced- would you link it that way?
i think i'm just confusing myself even more now. would it be possible for someone to post a well-synthesised essay onto this site? i hate how the teachers just skim over how to synthesise and expect us to know how to do it!
does anyone have any advice? (i gather that using the word 'similarly' is out, hehehe)