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DHS 3000 Dr. Kopf: Synthesizing Sources

Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing Sources for your Literature Review

Synthesis Activity

Activity #1

Activity #2

Read through the synthesis matrix to learn more about the article you didn't already skim/summarize. What is one way that article 1 and article 2 are similar?

Activity #3

Read the first paragraph of article #1 (page 114; linked above). Find an example of how the author synthesized at least two sources.

OR

Read the first two paragraphs of the Introduction (page 368 in article #2 linked above). Find one example of how the author synthesized at least two articles.

Activity #4

How can we synthesize article 1 and 2?

Some potential ways we could begin:

  • According to Clark (2024) and Kubrin & Bartos (2024), ....
  • Clark (2024) and Kubrin & Bartos (2024) argued/found/agreed...
  • Some research provides evidence that.....  (Clark, 2024; Kubrin & Bartos, 2024).

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