Causes of Child Labor
You will consider some of the following questions to better understand the conversation on this topic: Whose perspectives are voiced most often? Why? What are those voices saying?
Who seems to be the biggest player in this discussion? Start to look for patterns in what is being said and by whom. Think about the sources you evaluated in this discussion. Are they the most credible voices? Do they represent perspectives who are active in this conversation?
Pre-Write: Look closely at the patterns of information you see. Consider where the key ideas in these sources overlap.
Where do the sources seem to say similar things? Where do they disagree? What evidence do they hold in common?
What evidence is completely different? What goals or purposes do these sources seem to have in common? What is significant about the ways in which these sources are connected in conversation?
Analyze the sources you see as most prevalent and significant in this conversation.
Analyze the conversation you see happening around this topic. Focus on the sources and the perspectives, and not a summary of the debate or the issue.
Consider what sources are credible, whose perspectives they represent, and what role in the conversation each source plays. Without summarizing the resources, write a synthesis where you analyze what these sources say and the patterns in information you see amongst these sources.
