equality can be legislated. Identifying counterarguments gives you a sense of what is at issue for each author And determining what the authors think in relation to one another can help you realize what may be at issue for you. Suppose you are struck by Payne's argument that the term civil rights obscures an equally important issue in African for equality: economic equality. Suppose you Americans’ struggle connect about economic inequality with examples of racial inequality Payne’s point Takaki’s more-recent in the areas of housing, education, and employment. Turning these ideas around in your mind, you may decide that race-based economic inequality in a multicultural society is a topic you want to explore and develop. Worksheet for Writing a Synthesis Author and Gist of Argument Examples/Illustrations Counterarguments What I Think Source Historian Steven F. Actions taken by The executive Desegregation not convinced I’m Lawson, from the president, orders, the cannot be legislated. by Lawson’s the Civil Congress, and the legislation, The struggle was not argument. “Debating Rights Movement Supreme Court and the court simply about civil The View from were all vital to decisions that rights, it also was the Nation" advancing the promoted about achieving struggle for civil desegregation economic rights. Equality. Historian By granting African Continued The executive An interesting Charles Payne, Americans inequalities orders, legislation, argument, but I’m from their civil rights the between rich and Court rulings not sure Payne took Supreme and poor that promoted the best approach “Debating the Civil Court did not and desegregation by Rights Movement: could not guarantee indicate that working with The View from access to there was some definitions. the economic equality. attempt to achieve Trenches” equality. Economic Inadequate inequality urban housing, schools, Ethnic historian areas where ethnic employment Racial equality has Ronald minorities live been poverty is an The multiethnic Takaki in poverty and individual problem connection makes “Policies Strategies and squalor. not a systemic me want to one. look into his Solutions” issue more deeply. FORMULATE THE GIST OF WHAT YOU'VE READ Remember that your gist should bring into focus the relationship among different ideas in multiple texts. Looking at the information juxtaposed on the worksheet, you can begin to construct the gist of your synthesis:
equality can be legislated. Identifying counterarguments gives you a sense of what is at issue for each author And determining what the authors think in relation to one another can help you realize what may be at issue for you. Suppose you are struck by Payne's argument that the term civil rights obscures an equally important issue in African Americans’ struggle for equality: economic equality. Suppose you connect Payne’s point about economic inequality with Takaki’s more-recent examples of racial inequality in the areas of housing, education, and employment. Turning these ideas around in your mind, you may decide that race-based economic inequality in a multicultural society is a topic you want to explore and develop. Worksheet for Writing a Synthesis Author and Source Gist of Argument Examples/Illustrations Counterarguments What I Think Historian Steven F. Lawson, from “Debating the Civil Rights Movement The View from the Nation" Historian Charles Payne, from “Debating the Civil Rights Movement: The View from the Trenches” Ethnic historian Ronald Takaki “Policies Strategies and Solutions” Actions taken by the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court were all vital to advancing the struggle for civil rights. By granting African Americans their civil rights the Supreme Court did not and could not guarantee access to economic equality. Economic inequality urban areas where ethnic minorities live in poverty and squalor. The executive orders, the legislation, and the court decisions that promoted desegregation Continued inequalities between rich and poor Inadequate housing, schools, employment Desegregation cannot be legislated. The struggle was not simply about civil rights, it also was about achieving economic Equality. The executive orders, legislation, and Court rulings that promoted desegregation indicate that there was some attempt to achieve equality. Racial equality has been poverty is an individual problem not a systemic one. I’m not convinced by Lawson’s argument. An interesting argument, but I’m not sure Payne took the best approach by working with definitions. The multiethnic connection makes me want to look into his issue more deeply. FORMULATE THE GIST OF WHAT YOU'VE READ Remember that your gist should bring into focus the relationship among different ideas in multiple texts. Looking at the information juxtaposed on the worksheet, you can begin to construct the gist of your synthesis:
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