Synthesising Flashcards

Combining information from more than one text to form a concise, combined understanding.

To identify and combine key ideas or evidence from multiple texts to answer a question or form a judgement.

Synthesising is assessed under AO1, requiring students to select and combine evidence from different texts.

Precise retrieval of information from both texts and concise selection of evidence.

Summarising focuses on condensing one text, while synthesising combines information from multiple texts.

1. Read both texts carefully. 2. Identify relevant information. 3. Combine ideas concisely without repetition.

Choose evidence that directly supports the question or task, avoiding irrelevant details.

Students must synthesise information from two thematically linked non-fiction texts, one from the 19th century and one from the 20th/21st century.

Failing to combine ideas, copying large sections of text, or including irrelevant information.

Use past papers or practice tasks with two texts, focusing on combining ideas concisely and accurately.