Notes from synthesis essay (practice exam 121112)
"The Cargo Hulks"
"Ramshackle barges"
"limp"
"limp"
"vomit"
"flounder"
"dream"...but..."wake"...to..."overwhelming stink"
Write 1 sentence that summarizes your list.
"Breaking Ships"
"quotes describing ship"
Write 1 sentence that summarizes your list.
Both
Similarities
Differences
So what?
(Why does this topic matter to you and why should it matter to your reader?)
Paragraph 1 The Cargo Hulks
(topic/summary sentence, supporting details, concluding point)
paragraph 2 Breaking Ships
(topic/summary sentence, supporting details, concluding point)
paragraph 3 So What?
