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Step#1Paraphrase
ThisarticleoutlineshowimportantmenareintheworldofIndianclassicaldancing,andhow
theyareoftenoverlookedbytheplethoraoffemaledancers.
Step#2:Explicating
1. Statethemainpointofthearticleinoneortwosentences:Themainpointofthearticleistoshow
howmengetlessperformingopportunitiesbecauseoftheirsexuality.
2. Elaborateonwhatyouhaveparaphrased:(inotherwords,......)Theauthortalksabouthowmen
areoftenoverlookedduetotheirsexuality,andgivenlessgigsthanwomenbecauseadancing
maleoftengetstheimmediatereputationashomosexualandunabletodanceasboththemaleand
femalepart.ittalksabouthowthisischangingtoincorporatemoremalegurus.
3. Giveexamplesofthemeaningbytyingittoconcretesituationsintherealworld:Inthereal
world,PanditDaswasamaleguruofthelargestKathakinstitutionintheworld,andisrevered
acrosstheglobe.
4. Generatemetaphors,analogies,pictures,ordiagramsofthebasicthesistoconnectittoother
meaningsyoualreadyunderstand.Ananalogyforthisisastudentthatworksveryhardontheir
workandachievesgreatscores,versusastudentthatworkshalfashardbutachievesthesame
scoresasthefirststudent.Intheworldofdance,thisisamaleversusafemalestudentbecause
themalehastoworkhardertoappearinshowsandgethigherrankingsincompanies.

Step#3:AnalyzingtheLogicofWhatweareReading
1. Oneimportantskillforunderstandinganessay,articleorchapteristhroughtheanalysisofthe
partsoftheauthorsreasoning.Onceyouhavedonethis,youcanthenevaluatetheauthors
reasoningusingintellectualstandards.Hereisatemplatetofollow.
2. ThemainpurposeofthisarticleistoshowtheroleofmeninIndianclassicaldance.(Hereyou
aretryingtostateasaccuratelyaspossibletheauthorspurposeforwritingthearticle.Whatwas
theauthortryingtoaccomplish?)
3. ThekeyquestionthattheauthorisaddressingisHowaremenoverlookedinanartformthatis
dominatedbywomen?.(Yourgoalistofigureoutthekeyquestionthatwasinthemindofthe
authorwhens/hewrotethearticle.Inotherwords,Whatwasthekeyquestionthatthearticle
addressed?)
4. Themostimportantinformationinthisarticleishowmostgurusinthefieldofindianclassical
dancearegurus,thehighestpossibleranking.(Youwanttoidentifythekeyinformationthe
authorused,orpresupposed,inthearticletosupporthis/hermainarguments.Hereyouare
lookingforfacts,experiences,datatheauthorisusingtosupporther/hisconclusions).
5. Themaininferences/conclusionsinthisarticlearethatmencanbeasgoodofdancersaswomen
andshouldbegivenanequalchance.(Youwanttoidentifythemostimportantconclusionsthat
theauthorcomestoandpresentsinthearticle).
6. Thekeyidea(s)weneedtounderstandinthisarticleis(are)thatmenareoftenoverlookinginthe
fieldofdance,butshouldbegivenequalopportunities.Bytheseideastheauthormeansthatmen
canbeasgoodofdancersaswomen.(Toidentifytheseideas,askyourself:Whatarethemost
importantideasthatyouwouldhavetounderstandinordertounderstandtheauthorslineof
reasoning?Thenelaboratebrieflywhattheauthormeansbytheseideas).

7. Themainassumption(s)underlyingtheauthorsthinkingis(are)Mencandanceaswellas
womencan.(Askyourself:Whatistheauthortakingforgranted(thatmightbequestioned).The
assumptionsaregeneralizationsthattheauthordoesnotthinks/hehastodefendinthecontextof
writingthearticle,andtheyareusuallyunstated.Thisiswheretheauthorsthinkinglogically
begins).
8. Ifa)wetakethislineofreasoningseriously,theimplicationsarethatmenshouldbegivenequal
opportunitiesaroundtheglobeforgigsandshows.(Whatconsequencesarelikelytofollowif
peopletaketheauthorslineofreasoningseriously?Hereyouaretofollowoutthelogical
implicationsoftheauthorsposition.Youshouldincludeimplicationsthattheauthorstates,if
youbelievethemtobelogical,butyoushoulddoyourbestthinkingtodeterminewhatyouthink
theimplicationsare.)Ifb)wefailtotakethislineofreasoningseriously,theimplicationsarethat
wehavenotreachedgenderequalityintheworld.(Whatconsequencesarelikelytofollowif
peopleignoretheauthorsreasoning?)
9. Themainpoint(s)ofviewpresentedinthisarticleis(are)theworldismoreopentomenin
dance,andwillcontinuetobeasthereisagrowingnumberofdancers..(Themainquestionyou
aretryingtoanswerhereis:Whatistheauthorlookingat,andhowiss/heseeingit?Forexample,
intheseinstructionswearelookingateducationandseeingitasinvolvingthedevelopmentof
intellectualskills.Wearealsolookingatlearningastheresponsibilityofstudents.)