Writing
Practicing Analyzing Content using Lateral Reading
Analyzing content questions:
What connected/related texts seem to be most important to understanding the primary text and why?
Where do these connect/related texts fall on an information cycle? Does this seem like a topic that hasn’t been studied very much, given what you’re able to find? What might that suggest about the role or value of these connected/related texts in developing additional information about the topic of the text?
What additional context do the related texts offer to a reader? And how may that additional context shape what how a reader cares about or engages with the topic?
Identify some of the key conversations surrounding the topic, based on your search. How does the primary text support, challenge, or digress from these other conversations?
Who else was involved in the larger conversation about the text? What perspective did they add to it?
What content or ideas related to the text seem to circulate the most? What does this that tell you about public knowledge and perception of the topic?
