§ 1Big Picture
§ 2Synthesis Vocabulary
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§ 3Source Types & Integration Techniques
Each card opens to show What / When to use / How to cite / Why it matters for the synthesis essay. Click a card to expand.
§ 440-Minute Essay Workflow
Gold dots = critical steps. This is your minute-by-minute battle plan for the synthesis essay. Memorize it until it's automatic.
§ 5Key Questions
Click a question to reveal a model answer. If you can answer each of these cold, you own the synthesis essay.
§ 6Multiple-Choice Practice
These questions test your ability to analyze sources and understand integration strategies — the same skills the synthesis essay requires.
§ 7Source Integration Practice
The drill: Read the source, then write 2–3 sentences integrating it to support a given claim. Write first, then reveal the model.
§ 8Full Synthesis Essay
Work through each source with the Source Analysis lens: What type is it? What claim does it support? How would you integrate it? Then study the model thesis and body paragraphs.
§ 9Additional Synthesis Prompts
Two more full prompts with source banks and thesis templates. Use these for timed practice.
§ 10Model Source Excerpts
Eight model sources showing different source types you'll encounter on the exam. Study how each one works and how you'd use it in an essay.
§ 11Common Pitfalls
The specific mistakes AP readers see over and over on synthesis essays.