In The Name
of Allah
Under this
topic, I have learnt various kinds of information. It was about Synthesizing,
which can be defined easily as putting things together.
As Elin Keene defines Synthesis, it is about organizing the different pieces to create a beautiful mosaic, a meaning, a beauty, greater than the sum of each shiny piece.
Even though
Elin Keene has defined Synthesis clearly, Nancy Boyles has another definition
for it which says that “Synthesis is a matter of seeing how the details fit
together to draw a conclusion, how the details solve a mystery, or how they
bring characters (and readers) to a new understanding. Synthesis involves an “aha” moment, when, all
of a sudden, everything becomes clear”.
Additionally,
Clay has defined synthesizing as it is like putting a puzzle together, You have
to sort out your thinking and put it in the right place.
Actually,
scholars have different definitions for synthesizing. In my opinion, all of
them were right because they had the same idea but with different words.
In fact, we
need to put the pieces together in order to construct any kind of meaning in
our literacy learning and our life learning, we must find ways to cull and
prune the details with which we are bombarded.
I have
learnt about synthesis that:
1) Teaching
synthesis is a challenge because it requires more think-aloud modeling on the
teacher’s part.
2) I have to begin
a study on synthesis by helping myself to see how readers monitor overall
meaning, important concepts, and themes.
3) I have to Distinguish
between facts that are interesting and those that are important.
4) I have to help myself
to learn to retell the most important parts of a story by telling what is important
in a way that makes sense and without telling too much.
5) I might have to
create a simple summary. In fiction,
this might be meeting the characters, figuring out where the story took place,
and determining the plot.
6) I have to
differentiate between synopsizing and summarizing.
7) I might need to
capitalize on opportunities to share, recommend, and criticize books that I have
read.
8) I will need to extend
my synthesis of the literal meaning of a text to the inferential level.
In addition to that, I have learnt that about the process of synthesizing occurs during and after reading
when proficient readers.
Then, I
learnt how I prompt myself as I try to get the pieces to fit.
Lastly, I
was taught the Learning Strategies whether the written response to literature
or even the oral responses.
Finally, I
would like to send my warm greetings to my adorable lecturers Mr. Azamuddine
Bin Abdul Rahman and Miss. Nur Khairunnisha Zainal. I really appreciate what
you have done for us; every moment you spent to teach us, every single word we
have learnt from you, everything everything!!!
May Allah
bless you and grant you with satisfactory deeds by his mercy, Amen!
(RAMADAN
MUBARAK)
