Selecting And Synthesising Information
Overview
The highest-tariff reading tasks do not just ask what a text says; they ask you to do something with it. You take ideas out of one or more texts, choose the ones that serve your purpose, weave them together and recast them in a new form, a speech, a letter, an article, for a new audience. This is where reading and writing meet, and where the biggest blocks of marks on both papers are decided.
This lesson teaches you to select material for a clear purpose and audience, to synthesise ideas from across a text rather than copy them in order, and to develop a borrowed idea into your own. We model each move on short invented texts, contrast a copied response with a developed one, annotate a model paragraph, and finish with an exam-style task marked the way the criteria reward it.
Objectives
- Select appropriate information for a specific purpose and audience.
- Synthesise ideas drawn from one or more texts into a coherent response.
- Use material from a text to inform directed writing in a new form.
Lesson Note
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Lesson Evaluation
Congratulations on completing the lesson on Selecting And Synthesising Information. Now that youve explored the key concepts and ideas, its time to put your knowledge to the test. This section offers a variety of practice questions designed to reinforce your understanding and help you gauge your grasp of the material.
You will encounter a mix of question types, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and essay questions. Each question is thoughtfully crafted to assess different aspects of your knowledge and critical thinking skills.
Use this evaluation section as an opportunity to reinforce your understanding of the topic and to identify any areas where you may need additional study. Don't be discouraged by any challenges you encounter; instead, view them as opportunities for growth and improvement.
- On Paper 2 Section A Directed Writing (40 marks), how are the marks divided? A. 40 for writing, 0 for content B. Up to 15 for content and up to 25 for the quality of writing C. 20 for content and 20 for writing D. Up to 25 for content and up to 15 for writing Answer: B
- Which response best shows synthesis of two texts? A. Text A says X. Then, separately, Text B says Y. B. A point that weaves an idea from Text A together with a related idea from Text B into one line of thought C. A full summary of Text A followed by a full summary of Text B D. A quotation from Text A and a quotation from Text B with no comment Answer: B
- To 'develop' an idea taken from a text means to: A. Copy it accurately into your answer B. Extend it with a consequence, reason or application of your own C. Translate it into note form D. Place it in quotation marks Answer: B
- A task asks for a speech but a student writes a flat, impersonal essay. This mainly costs marks for: A. Spelling B. Losing the required form and voice C. Using too many ideas D. Writing in their own words Answer: B
- What should decide which ideas you select from a text for a directed writing task? A. The order they appear in the text B. The purpose of your writing and the audience you are writing for C. Which ideas are the longest D. Which ideas are easiest to copy Answer: B
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