The role of classroom environment modifications in supporting trauma-affected students

write an Argument Synthesis about why classroom design should be focused on in order to create trauma-sensitive classrooms to support trauma-affected students.
Course text: Title: Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive ClassroomAuthor(s): Souers, K. & Hall, P.
ISBN: 9781416621072The purpose of an argument synthesis is to
● present your own point of view, supported by relevant facts, drawn from sources, and
presented logically
● make a proposition about which others could disagree
HOW TO WRITE THIS SYNTHESIS
Consider your purpose for writing. What are you trying to accomplish? How will this purpose
shape the way you approach your sources?
Select and carefully read your sources, according to your purpose.
Formulate a thesis. Your thesis is the main idea that you want to present in your synthesis. It
must be expressed as a complete sentence and include a statement of the topic and your
assertion about that topic.
Re-read your sources and record information from your sources that will best develop and
support your thesis.
Develop an organizational plan, according to your thesis. How will you arrange and present
your material to indicate the relationships among your sources?
Draft and revise your synthesis paper. Insert transitional words and phrases where
necessary. Integrate quotations to support your ideas, using attribution phrases to distinguish
between your sources’ ideas and your own. Check that the paper reads cohesively from
beginning to end. Review your writing for grammatical correctness, punctuation, and spelling.
Format your ten-page synthesis (references/works cited pages do not count toward this total) in
12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins.Document your sources, using MLA or APA formatting. You should include references to your
required textbook(s) and at least three additional sources.
SYNTHESIS SCORING GUIDELINES
60 points Papers earning this score masterfully take a position that defends,
challenges, or qualifies a claim. Writers effectively support their
position by effectively synthesizing and citing sources. The writer’s
position is convincing, and the cited sources effectively support the
writer’s position. The prose demonstrates an especially
sophisticated synthesis of cited sources and an impressive control
of language.
55 points Papers earning this score effectively take a position that defends,
challenges, or qualifies a claim. Writers effectively support their
position by effectively synthesizing and citing sources. The writer’s
position is convincing, and the cited sources effectively support the
writer’s position. The prose demonstrates an ability to control a
wide range of the elements of effective writing but is not without
flaw.
50 points Papers earning this score adequately take a position that defends,
challenges, or qualifies a claim. Writers synthesize and cite sources
that generally support the writer’s position, but the synthesis is less
developed or less cogent than that of papers earning higher scores.
Papers earning this score are slightly distinguished from the score
of 45 for their more complete or more purposeful argumentation
and synthesis of cited sources, or more controlled prose.
45 points Papers earning this score take a position that defends, challenges,
or qualifies a claim. Writers synthesize and cite sources. The
writer’s position is somewhat convincing and the cited sources
generally support the writer’s position, but the synthesis is less
developed or less cogent than that of papers earning higher scores.
The language may contain lapses in diction or syntax.
40 points Papers earning this score take a position that defends, challenges,
or qualifies a claim. Writers support their position by synthesizing
and citing sources, but their arguments and their use of cited
sources are limited, inconsistent, or uneven. Links between the
sources and the position are strained. The writing contains lapses
in diction or syntax.
35 points Papers earning this score inadequately take a position that defends,