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Watch this video about the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, which earned a clean report of inspection from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Though Cheyenne Mountain Zoo isn’t an aquarium, it gets certified by the same national organization that covers aquariums. This establishment is only the fourth organization to ever earn such a report. After watching the quick video, you may want to consider the rarity of the achievement, the visuals intermixed with the speakers’ reflections, the implications of the language and visuals, and the messages of the speakers, and then revise what you have written in response to Task 1 and Task 2.

Watch Timm Freitas go through the two types of synthesis tasks based on the aquariums prompt.

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Watch this video about the how electric vehicles respond to salt-water flood conditions. After watching the video, you may want to consider the sources listed, the visuals intermixed with the speakers’ reflections, the implications of the language and visuals, and the messages of the speakers and then revise what you have written in response to Task 1 and Task 2.

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This video by AP teacher Timm Freitas in which he models how to break down a synthesis prompt with ideas in mind.

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Watch this video produced by the reputable UK news source The Guardian. It focuses on how “green” electric cars are. After watching the video, consider going back and revising the original claims you created for each task in the Write activity of this lesson.

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Watch this video produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Before watching the video, evaluate the video title, the publishing group, date of publication, and other source information you can find in the video’s description. Discuss what you can infer about the video’s potential perspective(s), position(s), bias(es), or limitation(s) before viewing the content.

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Watch this video in which Beth Hall provides very useful quick tips for annotating synthesis sources. Reflect on any strategies that you may want to adopt and combine with techniques you’ve learned and practiced above.