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Article Synthesis Paper: The purpose of this paper is to learn how to use multiple sources analytically. Often students organize research papers source-by-source, discussing the research of one author followed by another. This paper asks you to move away from this method and instead organize your paper around a topic, discussing the contradictions, similarities, debates and points-of-view that the different scholars hold on this topic.
Research: Choose three articles from the class readings that address a common theme or
topic. As you read the articles, make note of words, ideas and
concepts that are repeated. Before you begin your analysis, make sure you understand
each author?s central research question and their thesis. Also make note of contradictions
and debates within the articles themselves and between the authors.
Use the following questions to guide your research:
? What research question guides each author? How are these the same or different?
? What is the thesis or central argument of each author? Do they agree or disagree?
? What is the scope or range of their discussion?
? Are they talking about the same historical time period?
? The same groups of women? The same issue or problem?
? What might one author have to say to the other author?
? Ultimately, what have you learned about the topic, our society and ourselves from this group of readings?
What to Include in Your Article Synthesis:
Your paper should attempt to synthesize the perspectives of the authors, acknowledging each throughout your discussion, but using your own voice to discuss the topic. In your introduction, introduce your reader to the main subject or topic the authors are addressing. For instance, is the topic that each addresses focused on racialized discourses and their representation in media? Once you have introduced the main topic, state what you have learned from your analysis of the three articles. This is your thesis position.
Organize the body of the paper around the themes and ideas that come up in the articles. As you discuss each of these sub-topics/themes/ideas, highlight the similarities and differences of the author?s various points of view, arguments and/or research methodology. When you take each author?s position into consideration, conclude your synthesis by reiterating what have you learned about the topic and/or issue. What is the significance of this learning experience in terms of your own intellectual development?
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