1. Synthesizing Information and Drawing Conclusions
Making Connections

2. Drawing Conclusions and Generalizations in a Text
Drawing conclusions is an automatic process.
Sometimes you are doing it and don’t realize it.
By reading a passage carefully and asking yourself questions, you can arrive at your own conclusions.
What is the author suggesting here?
What other ideas make sense based on this passage?
Conclusions are not stated directly, but rather based on details in the article as well as the knowledge and experiences that a reader brings to the passage. You should only make conclusions that are based on information in a passage, along with what you know.
Drawing Conclusions and Generalizations in a Text

3. As a reader, you need to think about how the textual and visual materials work together.
How do the visual materials add to the text?
How does combining textual with visual information make ideas and information easier to understand?
When researching you look for information in two or more sources.
Often, you will be able to use facts drawn from different sources as the basis for a conclusion.
Synthesizing

4. Text features found in informational passages help you access information quicker, while the text features in literary texts serve to give you a deeper understanding of the text.
Their purpose is to either help the reader get information or add to the reader’s understanding and enjoyment of the text.
Text Features