English Language GCSE
Synthesis
What Synthesis means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Synthesis
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Combining information or ideas from two or more texts to form a new, connected understanding.
Combining ideas or information from two different texts into a single, coherent summary.
The process of drawing together ideas or information from more than one source.
Topics that use Synthesis
- Presenting information and ideas (OCR GCSE)
- Reading information and ideas (OCR GCSE)
- Reading: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Explicit Information
- Implicit Information
- Juxtaposition
- Semantic Field
- Connotation
- Discourse Markers
- Imperative Verb
- Pathos
Using Synthesis in the exam
Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.
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