SYNTHESIS PAPER GUIDELINES

Write a synthesis paper of the five articles assigned for you to read. The synthesis paper
should focus on a relevant issue as the teacher and the community, school culture and
organizational leadership with focus on the Philippine TVET system, and should be supported by
the claims or arguments presented in the five articles provided. Be sure to include the articles in
your in-text citations in order to prove that your synthesis paper utilizes them to enrich your
discussions. In order to know more about how to write a synthesis paper / essay, you may refer
to the following online sources:

https://edubirdie.com/blog/how-to-write-synthesis-essay
https://www.lsu.edu/hss/english/files/university_writing_files/item35404.pdf
https://www.aresearchguide.com/write-synthesis-essay.html

The following are the specifications that you must consider in writing your paper. Remember
to follow these technical guidelines strictly as failure to do so may invalidate your work.

1. The paper must be minimum of 2 pages and maximum of 3 pages.

2. Excluding the pages for references and plagiarism report.
3. Must be encoded in a short copy paper.
4. 1-inch margin in all sides
5. 12 font size
6. Font style-times new roman
7. Single space
8. Sample header
TLED ___
Name: __________________________ Date: __________
Synthesis Paper

McGregor, S. L. T. (2012). The role of philosophy(ies) in home economics. Keynote at Rural

9. The file must be saved in PDF.

10. File name must be TLED_114_synthesis_paper_last name.
11. It is your responsibility to check your work in a plagiarism checker available online
12. The file must be sent to the email used for this class.
13. Due is on May 10, 2020 at 05:00PM. This mean that you have 7 days. To work on
14. There will be no extension.

I have attached the assessment rubric for your reference. This will guide you on the
expectations that I have when it comes to your written output. (attach the rubric)
 Name _______________________________ Essay ________________________________ Date _________
4 Advanced
clearly synthesizes the content
from several sources dealing
with a single issue,
Content: 4 papers must have 4’s in each area
paraphrasing the ideas and
connecting them to other
sources and related topics to
demonstrate comprehension.
demonstrates a thorough
comprehensive grasp of the
text.
accurately and coherently
provides specific textual details
and examples to support the
thesis and main ideas from two
or more sources.
thoughtfully anticipates and
addresses the reader’s
potential misunderstandings,
biases, and expectations.
provides a variety of sentence
types and uses precise,
descriptive language.
contains few, if any, errors in
Style
the conventions of the English
language. Errors are first draft
in nature.
Comments: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Synthesis Essay Rubric
3 Proficient
synthesizes content from
several sources dealing with a
single issue, paraphrasing the
ideas and connecting them to
other sources and related
topics to demonstrate
comprehension.
demonstrates a comprehensive
grasp of the text.
accurately and coherently
provides general textual details
and examples to support the
thesis and main ideas from one
or more sources.
anticipates and addresses the
reader’s potential
misunderstandings, biases, and
expectations.
provides a variety of sentence
types and uses some
descriptive language.
may contain some errors in the
conventions of the English
language. Errors do not impede
understanding.
2 Basic
synthesizes some of the
content from several sources
dealing with a single issue, but
paraphrasing demonstrates
limited comprehension
demonstrates a limited grasp of demonstrates minimal grasp of
the text the text
provides few if any textual
details and examples to
support the thesis and main
ideas from at least one source
may address the reader’s
potential misunderstandings,
biases, and expectations, but in
a limited manner
provides few, if any, types of
sentences and uses predictable
language.
contains few, if any, errors in
the conventions of the English
language. Errors may impede
understanding.
Period ______
1 Below Basic
demonstrates minimal
synthesis of information
provides no textual details or
examples to support the thesis
and main ideas
does not address the reader’s
potential misunderstandings,
biases, and expectations.
provides no sentence variety
and uses limited vocabulary.
contains serious errors in the
conventions of the English
language. Errors impede
understanding.