Chapter 4

Chapter shows us how to enable our time more productively by engaging our resources in a better way. While we go through our sources we should use our position to discern what critical elements to pull from what we read. We should use our stance or thesis as a filter for the information we consume. It also outlines a way to first skim through the paper than do read carefully through important paragraphs and then reread only the important information to make better use of our time. Using these steps and with our focus on our proposed paper should give us the necessary mindset to gather only the useful information to draft into the paper.

                This chapter reiterates that already knowing what specific topic and talking point you established is best to know before researching. Once you know what key points you want to highlight your research and to what group of readers is paramount into knowing what to pull from each resource you find.  It also shows quick tips on how to actively read through information instead of wasting time. By actively engaging in only the important information that you can use, you will save time and energy throughout the researching stage.