Does the writer of the synthesisprimarily use their own words rather than relying heavily on directquotes and paraphrases?

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Global/Large Scale:

In the introduction, does the writer begin the synthesis with a basic rhetorical overview of the source texts, authors’ names, and specific focus of the paper?

In the introduction, does the writerdefine the field that this topic belongs to, state who might be interested in examining this topic, and explain why they might be interested?

In the introduction, does the writer include a thesis statement which states the specific focus they will examine in their synthesis and why it is significant to examine it?

In each body paragraph, does the writerpresent each source text and what it has to say about the specific focus?

In each body paragraph, does the writer include sufficient evidence from each source text to present what each author has to say about this specific focus?

Is the evidence organized coherently and cohesively within the synthesis and introduced with a strong active verb?

Does the writer properly and clearly introduce and cite the direct quotes or paraphrased evidence used?

Does the writer of the synthesisprimarily use their own words rather than relying heavily on directquotes and paraphrases?

In the third and fourth body paragraphs, does the writeridentify explicit connections between the source texts in terms of the specific focus?

Does the writerclearly and specifically explain the connections between the texts?