This reading is mainly talking about analysis and synthesis. To analyze is to break down the parts of something to see the relationships and things they have in common. To synthesize . is to take those parts and put them together in a new and different way. When you are doing this you need to think with-the-grain and against-the-grain. It is important to pay close attention to the text and summarize the main points accurately. A synthesis basically shows how well you understand your writing, and the topic you are writing about. If you do this to your own paper, it can help you to see how the readers can better understand and relate to your paper. When you are analyzing your writing, it will cause you to question, weigh, and come up with new or better ideas to put into your paper. I will use both analyzing and synthesizing in my paper to try and understand my writing, and what the readers will be seeing. After I finish a draft I will take it apart, question the pieces, and put it back together in a new and improved way. Hopefully this will help me as a writer in future papers, me to understand the topic more, and the reader to understand the topic more. It will most likely be time consuming, but most definitely it will be a useful tool.