Reading to Write Analytically

What am I supposed to write about again? Maybe you don’t feel like you have anything to say. Maybe your experiences with academic writing, especially for assignments that required some kind of research, felt more like summarizing others’ ideas rather than sharing ideas of your own. Or, maybe you’re really good at saying what you want to say in writing projects, but you’re not sure how to incorporate the ideas of those who have researched and written about the same topic before you.

To consult what others have written—and to come up with ideas of your own—you need to know how to read all kinds of texts analytically.