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here are the sources https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2131&context=etd

https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e44922/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371538827_Social_Media_Engagement_and_M ental_Health_An_Empirical_Study

Sample Outline for Essay #3 I. Intro

• hook/attention-getter • background info about the issue/topic you've chosen; your intro must establish

relevancy and explain to the reader WHY your argument is important

• thesis (state your claim/argument)

As a kid, how often did you eat Happy Meals? McDonalds restaurants are everywhere in the United States. In most cities, you'll find one every few miles. Many American kids grow up thinking that Happy Meals are the ultimate treat. They crave the food, but they also get excited to receive the various toys and treats they find inside of the Happy Meal boxes. McDonalds uses these toys as a way to persuade children to eat their food. In addition to Happy Meal toys, the company also collaborates with well-known celebrities, they have playgrounds on site, and they use kid-friendly clown and characters in marketing. However, at the same time, childhood obesity rates are higher than ever, and lifestyle diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, are becoming increasingly more prevalent. Although there are many reasons for this obesity epidemic, most doctors and nutritional experts draw direct links between diets high in processed convenience foods, such as McDonalds, and diet-related health diseases in children. Yet, despite the fact that childhood obesity is on the rise, there are many ways that McDonalds continues to intentionally use advertising and marketing in order to build a kid-sized customer base.

II. Provide extended context on your topic/issue

• in 2-3 paragraphs, give the history, background info, and any other relevant information about your topic/claim

• this is the place where you explain any information your reader must know in order to follow along with your argument

III. Introduce your debate team--the summaries

• provide a short, 1-paragraph summary of each article, introducing it to your reader; this is an overview, keep it short and sweet

IV. Make your argument: Reason #1 (First, the branding for McDonalds uses bright, child-like colors and cartoon characters, like Ronald McDonald, which are mean to appeal to young children.)

• what author #1 says about this, if anything • what author #2 says about this, if anything

• what author #3 says about this, if anything • your ideas, observations, examples, connections, or further explanation/analysis

V. Reason #2

• what author #1 says about this, if anything • what author #2 says about this, if anything • what author #3 says about this, if anything • your ideas, observations, examples, connections, or further explanation/analysis

VI. Reason #3

• what author #1 says about this, if anything • what author #2 says about this, if anything • what author #3 says about this, if anything • your ideas, observations, examples, connections, or further explanation/analysis

VII. Conclusion

• restate the argument and review the reasons • offer some kind of call to action

Remember: The entire point of synthesis writing is to BRING TOGETHER multiple ideas/perspectives in response to ONE issue. So, you aren't synthesizing if you are just summarizing each source in separate paragraphs. Synthesis, as they write in They Say/I Say, is like a conversation. It is imperative that your sources "talk" to one another in the same paragraph. Refer to the different templates in They Say/I Say for ideas about how to do this well.

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Remember, synthesis writing is about bringing together ideas from multiple sources in order to create some sort of new understanding or insight. So, that means that your job, as the student writer, is to demonstrate the various ways that your sources "talk" to one another. What do they have in common? Where did they agree or disagree? How can they all contribute evidence to your essay's argument, essentially corroborating your thesis/claim?

You'll notice that this outline accounts for that talking. It provides a structure wherein all of your sources can collaboratively help you support your central claim. If you find that your sources DON'T speak to one another--or they don't overlap in any way--that is problematic and may be a sign that you need to find new sources.