Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 11Unit 1Lesson 5

Ideas in American letters

Synthesize an American-Ideas Argument

Today: Build an original claim that relates two civic ideas using precise evidence.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.What does Voice A emphasize?

  2. 2.What does Voice B emphasize?

B

Learn

Synthesize an American-Ideas Argument

Synthesis places ideas in relation rather than summarizing sources one after another. The writer creates the governing claim.

Identify a shared question, map agreement and tension, formulate an original relation, pair evidence, and explain implications.

Study the model

Source A + Source B → writer's new claim

C

Read

Original PRA passage

Voice A: Rights protect the citizen from power. Voice B: Duties protect the community from neglect.
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Synthesize an American-Ideas Argument

Grade 11Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.What shared question joins them? ELA-11-01-05-Q1

  2. 2.Where do they differ? ELA-11-01-05-Q2

  3. 3.Draft a synthesis claim. ELA-11-01-05-Q3

  4. 4.What false choice should be avoided? ELA-11-01-05-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Write a synthesis paragraph integrating both voices under your own claim.

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