CCR synthesis matrix
CATEGORY
Text 1: (insert Harvard reference)
Text 2: (insert Harvard reference)
Text 3: (insert Harvard reference)
Genre – what kind of a text is it?
What is the thesis or argument? (usually clear in the title and abstract)
What is your critical response?
Does the stance/author agree, disagree, partly agree with your thesis statement?
Is it evidence for or against your thesis statement.
Is there any weakness or omission in the author’s argument?
Connection/difference / similarity / new idea – to the other two sources?
Choose a specific point to critically analyse from the texts
Be explicit – how does this point relate to your thesis statement?
What is the most interesting / problematic / controversial / noteworthy specific point? Here you can use a short quote to focus on and analyse.
Avoid Plagiarism! Direct quotes “…”
In your CCR only quote half a line. Longer quotes are problematic. Focus on summarising and paraphrasing in your own words.
Choose another point
An another