Why

This got recommended at the end of Red's video on how to do research and can be considered part of the same series.

In one paragraph

Academic reading is often boring reading, which is hard. Summaries, audiobooks, and limited or "focused" reading will help you get through a boring book, while annotating it will help you re-find things. Literary analysis accommodates as many meanings as you can sell your audience on. Good project management helps with writing too: schedule abundant time, make a point of taking breaks and revisiting drafts, and seek early feedback. Also texts should flow, try reading your writing aloud.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents in the original is embedded as text on the video.

Part 1: Reading
    1.1 Reading for meaning 0:29
    1.2 Getting the Most from Summaries 0:59
    1.3 Reading efficiently 2:44
    1.4 Understanding Content 3:24
    1.5 Sourcing a Thesis 3:53
    1.6 Annotation 4:34

Part 2: Argumentation
    2.1 Relativism 5:16
    2.2 Authorial Intent and You! 6:14
    2.3 Good and Bad Logic 6:49
    2.4 Interpreting a Text 7:24
    2.5 Supporting an Interpretation 7:49
    2.6 Crafting an Argument: Change 8:52

Part 3: Writing
    3.1 Scheduling Your Writing 9:41
    3.2 The Good, the Bad, and the Outline 10:55
    3.3 Writing Lean Essays 11:35
    3.4 Writing Like You Speak 12:37
    3.5 Editing Drafts 13:10
    3.6 In-class Essays 13:55
    3.7 In Videos and Essays, Conclusions are Key 14:54

An alternative outline

Broadly, how this article reads from my perspective.

Prologue 0:00
Introduction 0:20

Part 1: Reading
    1.1 Do not rely on summaries 0:29
    1.2 Academic reading as a skill 1:16
    1.3 Using reading aids
        1.3.1 Summaries, their purpose and mode of employ 1:49
        1.3.2 Audiobooks 2:44
    1.4 Academic reading
        1.4.1 Plot, character, theme, symbolism, style 3:24
        1.4.2 Thesis LAST 3:36
        1.4.3 Reading with a focus 4:01
        1.4.4 Annotation 4:34

Part 2: Argumentation
    2.1 Relativism
        or "Why there are infinitely many right answers" 5:16
    2.2 Evidence: the Foundation of Argumentation 6:31
    2.3 The danger of circular logic 6:49
    2.4 Evidence 2: Electric Boogaloo
        or "Why there are als

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Donovan James

Donovan James