Write a synthesis of Please Don’t Feed the People and Do You Want Lies with That?”

Minimum of 800 words

Sources: Minimum source requirements: 4 sources.

You must use passages from your two primary sources (the two essays that you read) to support your argument.

And you must also use passages from at least two secondary sources (research) to support your argument.

Include in-text citations and a Works Cited page in MLA format. You must cite at least 2 secondary sources. Sources need to be scholarly and appropriate for college-level work.

Write a synthesis of Please Don’t Feed the People and Do You Want Lies with That?”

Remember that synthesis refers to writing about printed texts, drawing together particular themes or traits that you observe in those texts and organizing the material from each text according to those themes or traits. Then you add in your own ideas, theory, and research with those of the texts you have been assigned.

Start the essay with a fully-developed introduction that ends with your thesis. Then, in the first body paragraph, identify and summarize each writer and his/her essay. In the next 2 to 3 paragraphs, discuss/synthesize the connections between the texts, supporting your claims with primary and secondary support. In the last body paragraph, finish with the gist of the connections between the writers. Finish the essay with a fully-developed concluding paragraph. Include and properly integrate brief quotes and paraphrases from the texts and your research.

STRATEGIES FOR COMPLETING THIS ESSAY:

1. Consider the topic and read sources with a critical eye.

3. Write a research question. This is the question you want to answer about your topic.

4. Develop a thesis statement. This thesis should be formulated in a sentence or two. Ask yourself: what exactly is the point I want my audience to believe?

5. Organize your research. Make a plan and calendar for finding, reading, annotating, and analyzing appropriate sources that will support your argument.

6. Gather all the material that supports your argument. (Note all the citation information for sources as you go.) Divide this material into the separate points of the argument and arrange these in logical order.

7. Be sure that each paragraph begins with a topic sentence that is a minor claim and that each paragraph includes a variety of supporting evidence. Offer explanations and concrete examples.

8. Check that there are no gaps in your reasoning and that every main point is supported by evidence. Make sure you signal, cite, and interpret every source.

9. Introduction: Work on arousing the readers interest and focusing their attention on your topic. Give background information on the topic.

10. Conclusion: Remind readers of your position. Dont simply repeat yourself.

These are the websites of the Please Don’t Feed the People and Do You Want Lies with That?”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/01/AR2006090101400.html?noredirect=on

https://www.bookbrowse.com/excerpts/index.cfm/book_number/1591/page_number/2/dont-eat-this-book#excerpt