Write the paper or an outline based on the research. The topic is understood and the research is gathered, so place everything on paper to gain an overview of the paper's main ideas.
List the main ideas on a separate sheet of paper. This will isolate the synthesis paper into ideas and different resources. This step helps students begin thinking about the synthesis thesis by showing the writer each distinct idea and research area.
Create a few different synthesis research statements, which encapsulate all the ideas in one sentence. Do not worry about grammar at this stage as the sentences are beginner sentences.
Move the sentence clauses around until a thesis statement forms. For example, if one research article discusses benefits and another discusses disadvantages of the topic, write a thesis statement for each resource. Combine clauses from each thesis statement to create a statement for the synthesis paper as a whole.
Read the new sentence aloud, remembering that a synthesis thesis will include many different areas of research tied into one area. Does the sentence include an overview of the paper? Does it mention different areas of research all married into the same place?
Review the grammar of the statement. This step applies to all types of thesis statements, but it is necessary. A synthesis thesis statement is especially vulnerable to comma splices, run-on sentences and verb-subject agreement issues because it encases a great number of ideas into one compact area. Make sure there are no mistakes in the sentence grammar. Use semi-colons if necessary to divide ideas.