Synthesis Essay On Nicholas Kristof's Writing Style

Harmony Garcia

Lisa Marini-Scherer

AP English Composition

3 August 2015

Synthesis Essay

Paragraph 1: issues Kristof has discussed Nicholas Kristof is an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times well known for ____ Over the past few weeks, he has covered an array of topics that span from poverty in the United States to atrocities committed in South Sudan to Americans of socioeconomic status. They vary in severity as well as setting, but all _____

Paragraph 2: introduce new topic: should be be a series of questions, like a prompt. Many people strongly support early childhood programs, while others fail to see why educating those too young to care would matter in the future.

Paragraph 3: how they might address the issue (he tends to beat around the bush) Kristof may address this issue by _____ . He may introduce the topic with an anecdote similar to the introduction in "Malachi 's World". The majority of his columns introduce the thesis either within the first few paragraphs, after the initial story and shock factor, or at the very end. It will follow the same formula of "There are programs

graph 6: conclusion? This "having the conversation" is what proves I know his writing style and position on these topics. Works Cited

Kristof, Nicholas. "Bill and Melinda Gates 's Pillow Talk." The New York Times. The New York Times, 18 July 2015. Web. 31 July 2015.

Kristof, Nicholas. "It 's Not Just About Bad Choices." The New York Times. The New York Times, 13 June 2015.

Kristof, Nicholas. "Jimmy Carter, His Legacy, and a Rabbit." The New York Times. The New York Times, 9 July 2015. Web. 14 July 2015.

Kristof, Nicholas. "A ‘Lost Boy’ Battles AK-47s With Education." The New York Times. The New York Times, 11 July 2015. Web. 14 July 2015.

Kristof, Nicholas. "Malachi 's World." The New York Times. The New York Times, 18 June 2015. Web. 23 June 2015.

Kristof, Nicholas. "A Rain of Bombs in the Nuba Mountains." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 June 2015. Web. 1