Step 5: Synthesize

Synthesize: Integrate the information from various sources to answer your question or complete your paper, speech, project, etc. Combine the information you retrieve and use with your ideas.

Have you ...

adequately answered your question(s)? made your decision? solved your problem? met all the requirements of your assignment, project, or other final product? cited your evidence, giving credit to those who you quoted, paraphrased, or from whom you obtained ideas? (NOTE: Citing will be discussed in Module 4).