Transcript Synthesizing - Ms. Hawkinson's Class Blog

Metacognitive Reading Strategy #7:
SYNTHESIZING
A piece of cake!
(Sorta…)
Synthesizing is more than a
simple summary of ideas
Synthesizing is when a reader joins new
information with what you already know to
form a new idea, perspective, or opinion or to
generate insight.
So! Synthesizing is a creative thinking
process, meaning you combine all the things
you know and have learned while reading
into a focused idea that has personal meaning
for you, the reader.
What strategies do I use
when I synthesize?
Inferring
And
Predicting
What I
think so
far
Background
knowledge
Asking
Questions
Synthesizing
Determining
the
Importance
of ideas
Creating
Sensory
Images
Making
Connections
Fix-up
Strategies
Synthesizing
As easy as baking a cake….
The whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts!
Which means…
•
You gather all the ingredients that make up a whole
cake. The eggs are just eggs, the flour is just flour, and
the sugar is only sugar. But when you mix it all together
and add your own special touches, these details add up
to a wonderful creation.
•
The more experience you have baking, the more
delightful your creation will be. The more questions you
ask on how to bake, the better the results will be.
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The more you can think about and envision your final
product, the more perfect your cake will turn out.
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Practice makes perfect!
A Synthesizing Cake
When you begin reading, you will need the following ingredients.:
5 cups of background knowledge
Past experiences, things you already know
1 giant cup of ‘What I am thinking now’
Putting thoughts into your own words will work the best
6 cups of metacognitive reading strategies
Asking Questions
Fix Up Strategies
Determining the Main Idea
Creating Sensory Images
Making Connections
Inferring and Predicting
Remember 3 steps:
1. Add
2. Mix
3. Create
Add all the ingredients together slowly and carefully.
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Stop to sprinkle with ‘thinking’ now and then.
Stir in your background knowledge.
Combine as many of the metacognitive reading
strategies as possible - these will add greater
understanding to the synthesizing layer cake.
• Fold in as many questions, ideas and thoughts to
ensure your cake has the best result.
Mix all together.
• Blend this mixture into your own words.
Create your cake by synthesizing in your own words,
• Voila! A beautiful synthesized layer cake.
As a skilled reader, I
synthesize as I read …
I stop to collect my thoughts and ask “what does it all mean to me”?
I identify the main idea and respond to it
I put the information into my own words and respond to it
I combine what I have just learned with what I already know and then
respond to it
I add my own thinking to what is important
I notice my changing thoughts
I add my thinking and background knowledge when reading
I form opinions as I read
Synthesizing Practice: Chapter 6
Pg
What I Know/Use
What I am Thinking
Now I Think
(ADD)
(MIX)
(CREATE)
Synthesizing in action: Example 1
Pg
66
Notes
What I am Thinking
Now I understand!
(ADD)
(MIX)
(CREATE)
Main ideas, Strategies I have used to
help me understand
What I know, Changing Thoughts
(Respond in my own words, What does
this all mean to me?)
Fix Up Strategy for ‘Rutted’:
Now I am thinking of what a
I am going to guess the
terrible situation that this family
meaning of the word as I know
had found itself in. They are
a ‘rut’ can be a place that you
get stuck in, so it might mean a avoiding the town so that they
are not caught.
groove or small ditch on the
road.
I thought that Kino might
destroy the pearl, but now I
believe he is strong and
determined. He has become
one with the pearl and he can’t
turn back. Therefore, his family
must now escape but this will
not be easy. Finding a better
life has become more difficult
for Kino, Juana and Coyotito.
Synthesizing in action: Example 2
Pg
Notes
What I am Thinking
Now I understand!
(ADD)
(MIX)
(CREATE)
Main ideas, Strategies I have used to
help me understand
What I know, Changing Thoughts
(Respond in my own words, What
does this all mean to me?)
This is a feeling in Kino that has
been present in his ancestors
before him. Somehow I feel
that the need to continue on
thing was moving in him so
that he was cautious and wary this dangerous path is part of
and dangerous; some ancient who he is, or that he has no
choice. A natural feeling or
thing out of the past of his
people was alive in him.’
instinct has taken over Kino.
66
Question: ‘ancient thing…
there came a rush of
67 exhilaration; some animal
I wonder what this will mean
for Kino?
I am beginning to think about
the message of the author. He
is trying to make us feel that
Kino is being hunted. Kino is
moving and thinking like an
animal. I feel a tension
building in the story and am
beginning to fear for Kino and
his family. The author is using
sensory images achieve the
feeling of an animal on the run.
Synthesizing in action: Example 3
Pg
67
Notes
What I am Thinking
Now I understand!
(ADD)
(MIX)
(CREATE)
Main ideas, Strategies I have used to
help me understand
What I know, Changing Thoughts
(Respond in my own words, What
does this all mean to me?)
Creating Sensory Images
Strategy:
The music of the pearl was
triumphant in Kino’s head,
and the quiet melody of the
family underlay it, and they
wove themselves into the soft
padding of sandaled feet in
the dust.” I can hear the music
that Kino hears. The music
changes; sometimes family,
sometimes the pearl—right
now the pearl is louder
I am thinking that Kino hears
the music of the family and of
the pearl – that these are two
of the most important things to
him. These can be a source of
conflict for Kino, especially since
the pearl is triumphant in this
moment
I used to think that Kino might
finally decide to throw the
pearl away, but now I am
thinking that he will keep the
pearl as he has said he has the
soul of the pearl. We are
reminded of Kino's poverty and
his need for this pearl.
However, the pearl continues
to cause conflict and I feel that
there might be worse things to
come.
Your turn!
Keep reading chapter 6, making notes of your synthesizing process
When you finish the chapter, answer the questions on the final slide of this PPT.
Notes
What I am Thinking
Now I understand!
(ADD)
(MIX)
Main ideas, Strategies I have used to
help me understand
What I know, Changing Thoughts
(CREATE)
(Respond in my own words, What
does this all mean to me?)
Pg
Connection
Here’s what I am thinking so far…
At first I thought…but now I am
thinking…
Fix Up strategy
Now I am thinking…
I used to think…but now I am
thinking…
Asking Questions
Oh! This changes everything!
This is way different than I thought
it was going to be…
Synthesizing to the end:
Describe the moment that you understood the major event
that occurred at the end of chapter six. Did you know this
was going to happen? What were the clues that helped you
understand the events at the end of chapter six?
How did your thinking and reading change as you read the
novel?
What is your overall opinion of The Pearl?
Remember, do NOT give away the ending to
others who haven’t finished the book yet!