Synthesis notes across three sources

Teacher edition · Grade 8 · Lesson 12 · Note-taking

Writing Book 8 · sheet 51

Idea on top. Sources underneath. Mark every disagreement.

2. Your turn

Outline three short texts by IDEA, not by source. Mark which source each fact came from.

Below is what a full, correct answer looks like. Children's wording will differ and should — mark the thing this lesson taught, not everything at once.

Name an idea that appeared in more than one source.model — accept any answer that does the same job

3. Before you finish

Name an idea that appeared in more than one source.

Watch forSources that copy one another are one source. Check independence before recording agreement — it is the whole skill.