Putting It All Together

Worksheet Description

The “Putting It All Together” worksheet is designed to facilitate the development of synthesis skills in students. It prompts them to record two comments related to a given topic, reflect on those comments, and then synthesize them to determine the central theme of the conversation. The worksheet has boxes for students to write individual comments and a larger box to articulate what the overall conversation was about, guiding them to distill the essence of the discussion.

This worksheet teaches students the process of synthesis, a key critical thinking skill. It encourages them to listen closely to different points of view, understand the individual comments, and then combine them to grasp the broader conversation’s subject. Through this exercise, students learn to identify main ideas and themes from separate pieces of information. This skill is vital for comprehending complex material and for crafting coherent arguments in both written and oral communications.