Discuss some sense of the criteria used in the essay to analyze, compare, and organize the sources under review in the synthesis (e.g., theme; trends in research, methodology, history, methods and standards; conclusions reached).

“Modern Slavery: Child Labor”

Here are the sources you must use: https://canvas.pitt.edu/courses/132468/files/8624722?module_item_id=2873672
https://canvas.pitt.edu/courses/132468/files/8624720?module_item_id=2873671
https://canvas.pitt.edu/courses/132468/files/8624728?module_item_id=2873675
https://canvas.pitt.edu/courses/132468/files/8624730?module_item_id=2873678

1. In your opening paragraph, include these elements (though not necessarily in this order):

•  A statement of the topic or the central issue that will be the focus of the essay
• Your one- or two-sentence thesis statement expressing a significant observation or opinion on child labor derived from the overview of this subject provided by the sources that you will discuss (we will discuss in class the kind of thesis statement one should have in a synthesis essay)
  some sense of the criteria used in the essay to analyze, compare, and organize the sources under review in the synthesis (e.g., theme; trends in research, methodology, history, methods and standards; conclusions reached).

2. In the body of your essay, do NOT organize the discussion by sources; organize it, instead, by important aspects of the subject or the means of obtaining evidence or reaching conclusions. Each of the body paragraphs in the essay should focus on something significant related to the topic that all or some of the sources address. Every paragraph should explicitly mention more than one source, or if only one is directly discussed, the implicit comment on the other sources should be clear (however, focus your discussion on what the sources contain; do not mention what they omit)

3. In your conclusion, restate your thesis and your major supporting points (do not, however, repeat your thesis statement verbatim).