Article2:http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/KathakdancerChitreshDashasdied5993574.

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Step#1Paraphrase
TheauthoroutlinesallofthehighlightsofPanditChitreshDas,akathakmasterandthemostwell
knownKathakdancerintheworld,afterhisdeathinJanuaryof2015.
Step#2:Explicating
1. Statethemainpointofthearticleinoneortwosentences:Themainpointofthearticleistoshow
howmuchDashasaccomplishedintheworldofKathak.
2. Elaborateonwhatyouhaveparaphrased:(inotherwords,......)DashascreatedthelargestKathak
companyintheworld,leavingbehindalegacyofhighlyclassicallytraineddancerstofollowin
hisfootsteps.
3. Giveexamplesofthemeaningbytyingittoconcretesituationsintherealworld:Inthereal
world,everyonehastoworkhardforwhattheyhaveachieved.Dashasworkedveryhardtoget
tothelevelhiswasat,andhisdiscipleshaveaswell,sothereisnoreasonforthenextgurunotto
beawoman.
4. Generatemetaphors,analogies,pictures,ordiagramsofthebasicthesistoconnectittoother
meaningsyoualreadyunderstand.Ananalogyisifoneofyourpetsdies,doyouchoosetoeither
getthesamepetoradifferentpettoseeifitwouldbebetter?(Theonlyseminotdepressing
analogyIcouldthinkof)

Step#3:AnalyzingtheLogicofWhatweareReading
1. Oneimportantskillforunderstandinganessay,articleorchapteristhroughtheanalysisofthe
partsoftheauthorsreasoning.Onceyouhavedonethis,youcanthenevaluatetheauthors
reasoningusingintellectualstandards.Hereisatemplatetofollow.
2. ThemainpurposeofthisarticleistooutlinetheachievementsofDasandthelegacyhehasleft
behind.(Hereyouaretryingtostateasaccuratelyaspossibletheauthorspurposeforwritingthe
article.Whatwastheauthortryingtoaccomplish?)
3. ThekeyquestionthattheauthorisaddressingisWhywasDassoreveredintheworldof
Kathak?.(Yourgoalistofigureoutthekeyquestionthatwasinthemindoftheauthorwhen
s/hewrotethearticle.Inotherwords,Whatwasthekeyquestionthatthearticleaddressed?)
4. ThemostimportantinformationinthisarticleisthelegacythatDasleftbehind(Chhandam
DanceCompany,andits550members).(Youwanttoidentifythekeyinformationtheauthor
used,orpresupposed,inthearticletosupporthis/hermainarguments.Hereyouarelookingfor
facts,experiences,datatheauthorisusingtosupporther/hisconclusions).
5. Themaininferences/conclusionsinthisarticlearethathewasreveredforareasonhehad
impressivetechniqueandwasclearlythebestinhisfield.(Youwanttoidentifythemost
importantconclusionsthattheauthorcomestoandpresentsinthearticle).
6. Thekeyidea(s)weneedtounderstandinthisarticleis(are)thatDasworkedhardtobetheguru
ofsomanydancers.BytheseideastheauthormeansthatDasdeservestobegurueventhoughhe
ismalebecauseoftheworkhesdonetoachievethatstatus.(Toidentifytheseideas,ask
yourself:Whatarethemostimportantideasthatyouwouldhavetounderstandinorderto
understandtheauthorslineofreasoning?Thenelaboratebrieflywhattheauthormeansbythese
ideas).

7. Themainassumption(s)underlyingtheauthorsthinkingis(are)thatDasisanamazingdancer.
(Askyourself:Whatistheauthortakingforgranted(thatmightbequestioned).Theassumptions
aregeneralizationsthattheauthordoesnotthinks/hehastodefendinthecontextofwritingthe
article,andtheyareusuallyunstated.Thisiswheretheauthorsthinkinglogicallybegins).
8. Ifa)wetakethislineofreasoningseriously,theimplicationsarethatDasisappreciatedforhis
hardwork.(Whatconsequencesarelikelytofollowifpeopletaketheauthorslineofreasoning
seriously?Hereyouaretofollowoutthelogicalimplicationsoftheauthorsposition.Youshould
includeimplicationsthattheauthorstates,ifyoubelievethemtobelogical,butyoushoulddo
yourbestthinkingtodeterminewhatyouthinktheimplicationsare.)Ifb)wefailtotakethisline
ofreasoningseriously,theimplicationsarethatweareignoringthecuratorofabloomofKathak
inAmerica.(Whatconsequencesarelikelytofollowifpeopleignoretheauthorsreasoning?)
9. Themainpoint(s)ofviewpresentedinthisarticleisarethelegacythatDashasleftbehind.(The
mainquestionyouaretryingtoanswerhereis:Whatistheauthorlookingat,andhowiss/he
seeingit?Forexample,intheseinstructionswearelookingateducationandseeingitas
involvingthedevelopmentofintellectualskills.Wearealsolookingatlearningasthe
responsibilityofstudents.)