Synthesise

3 Points

In order to achieve this badge, you need to compose a piece of writing that brings together ideas from a minimum of three different sources and presents your own interpretation of this information.

Form: Extended Essay or Presentation

• Writing is extended in form
• Standard English is used throughout
• Analytical style used to explore ideas/interpretations
• Verbal presentation with appropriate resources

A final essay should be between 1500 – 2000 words.

A presentation should be between 10-15 minutes.

Logic and Structure:

You should research a minimum of 3 different sources in order to answer a question that is defined by your teacher.

• You need to show a detailed understanding of the issues that are presented in each text
• Combine elements from the different sources in order to develop your answer
• Collate ideas taken from across the texts in order to develop a personal interpretation
• Use carefully selected quotations from each of the texts in order to back up each of your ideas

Accuracy

• Spelling of almost all words is consistently accurate. There are few lapses even in uncommon and technical language.
• Punctuation features are consistently used accurately and in some cases help develop the impact of the argument.
• A confident and well developed range of sentence structures is used to add nuance and clarity to the argument.