My Critique

Worksheet Description

The “Synthesizing Comments” worksheet is a structured template that prompts students to engage with and synthesize two separate comments. It provides spaces for the student to write down each comment and then offers a section for analysis and critique. Below this, there is a section labeled “My Synthesis,” where the student is expected to combine insights from both comments into a cohesive statement, drawing on the analysis they have just completed.

This worksheet is designed to develop a student’s ability to synthesize information, a key skill in critical thinking and academic writing. It teaches them to compare and contrast different viewpoints, analyze the validity and relevance of these comments, and then integrate them into a single, coherent thought. The activity encourages depth of thought and the ability to create connections between disparate pieces of information, culminating in the student’s own synthesized understanding of the topic at hand.