Teacher guide for "The Source Weaver" lesson. It outlines the synthesis process, provides a hook activity, transition words for ESL support, and a sample synthesized paragraph.

Capstone student project for "The Source Weaver" lesson. Students analyze two short texts about Mars, take notes, and synthesize the information into a single coherent paragraph using their own vocabulary and sentence structures.

Visual slides for "The Source Weaver" lesson. These slides introduce students to the concept of synthesis as connecting ideas from multiple sources to create a new, coherent whole.

Teacher guide for "Quote Quest" lesson. It outlines the decision-making criteria for quoting vs. paraphrasing, provides instructional steps, and includes an answer key for the sorting activity.

Student activity for "Quote Quest" lesson. It presents several textual scenarios and requires students to decide whether to use a direct quote or a paraphrase, providing a justification for their choice.

Visual slides for "Quote Quest" lesson. These slides help students distinguish between when to use direct quotes for impact and when to paraphrase for factual clarity.

Teacher guide for "Sentence Shifters" lesson. It outlines the instructional flow for synonym substitution and active-to-passive transformation, including a sample answer key.

A comprehensive teacher-facing guide for the synthesis sequence. Includes the sequence map, answer keys for the Note Sorting and Transition Maze activities, differentiation strategies for various ESL levels, and a quick-check grading rubric.

Student worksheet for "Sentence Shifters" lesson. It includes a synonym bank and tiered practice exercises for synonym replacement, active-to-passive transformation, and combined paraphrasing.

The final synthesis report template for students to write their completed academic paragraph. Includes a section for peer feedback from the Gallery Walk activity.

Visual slides for "Sentence Shifters" lesson. These slides introduce students to two primary paraphrasing tools: Synonym Swap and Structure Flip (Active/Passive voice).

Final project slide deck for Lesson 5. Outlines the synthesis project goals, explains the peer-review Gallery Walk process, and provides a final polishing checklist for students' academic work.

Teacher guide for "The Voice Lab" lesson. It outlines the 'Read, Cover, Recite' protocol, providing a hook activity, instructional steps, and specific ESL scaffolds for concept retrieval.

A game-based worksheet for Lesson 4 where students navigate a 'maze' by choosing the correct transition words to link sentences. Includes a section for practicing complex sentence structure with semicolons and commas.

Final assessment check for the Citation Mastery lesson. Includes multiple choice on error identification, a matching section for bibliographic terms, and a short response on the importance of publication dates.

Student activity cards for "The Voice Lab" lesson. These cards provide short, interesting facts that students must read, cover, and orally paraphrase to a partner to practice the RCR method.

Student practice worksheet for identifying bibliographic data and formatting MLA citations. Includes a matching exercise, a scrambled citation activity, and a template for citing their own source.