For this paper, you will be writing a summary and synthesis of 3 articles all focused on internet privacy. A summary and synthesis is about relating the main idea of a text in a shortened form and then offering an overall picture of the situation.
The paper must include:
- An introduction that…
- Presents a summary statement explaining one or two issues facing internet privacy; what’s the problem?
- Gives some information explaining how big the issue is
- Offers an answer to the question, “so what?” or why should the issue matter to people?
- Provides a statement preparing reader for synthesis
- A synthesis/analysis
- Brings all of the information together and presents readers with a clear picture of an issue all articles discuss
- Provides inferences and conclusions about the issue in the articles so that readers have an idea about solutions, effects, and the future of the issue
- Uses evidence from the articles to reinforce the importance of the issue you have chosen to focus on
- A conclusion that restates the thesis and offers something new for the reader based on your understanding of the topic
Guidelines:
The paper should be formatted as follows:
- Include name, class, and assignment in upper left-hand corner
- Include a title centered at the top of the page
- Times New Roman font
- 12 point font
- Double spaced
- 1 inch margins
- 1.5 – 2 pages