This throws me for a loop in comparison to LR. RC sets itself up to be this more dense, questioning section that asks you to critically think about passages. Thinking back to my high school days, I just sort of expect there to be a lot more SAT style grammar or word questions and for them to be straightforward, but instead everything is supported by something else in the text and being able to come to your own logical conclusions.
I do think that the low-res method probably helps bridge that gap and make the RC less daunting. I find it really hard to do RC passages right after a LR section because it feels like I am processing complex logic in short passages and then just get a metaphorical science brick thrown at me.
"Higher resolution summaries only prompt amnesia." So good. I can totally see that with the example given in the text. Thank you! Super helpful idea of low res vs. high res.
I struggle with summarizing information for sure. I'm good at rewording information to put it in my own words to make sure I understand it, but I hate cropping out information because I'm always afraid I'll get rid of something I should have saved.
crop's yield decreased because of bad bacteria (which can be avoided if crop is rotated). Rotating not always required as in few years time, bad bacteria decreases in soil because of PF (good bacteria) and this hypothesis is now extremely supported.
@SavannaWilkes I would say it's too long. The further along you get with Reading Comprehension, you'll see that the majority of questions don't burrow into the details, but instead focus on the argument within. You may want to mentally note those observations, but I wouldn't write those down or take the time to highlight them. It is a test of speed, as much as it is about your understanding. Focus on purpose and revealing the argument.
Does anyone have a suggestion for where to write our low-res summary? Are y'all just writing yours on a piece of scratch paper? I'd love to be able to write next to and on the text like the instructors.
I recommend doing a short bulleted list on a sheet of scratch paper and practicing not using too much space on said paper. Remote test takers can have six (6) sheets of scratch paper (and I plan to use most of that on mapping out logical reasoning questions).
Another thing to consider is how embellished and overwhelmingly explanatory the writing can be at RC. Obviously, this is an attempt to riddle us with details. For example, a considerable amount of the paragraph above is describing the bacteria and the hypothesis, but ultimately the paragraph bottles down.
So, is JY not going to do anymore videos? I learn from him so well. The way JY explains and emphasizes his wording makes paying attention extremely easy. No offense to anyone else, I just specifically purchased this program because of JY.
P being the first type of bacteria mentioned and PF the second. This summary allows me to remember P and what it does, the solutions to the problem, and the characteristics of the soil where it doesn't thrive; and then I also think of PF, where it grows, what it does to P, and the experiments made.
But this summary is leaving out the author's hypothesis. So my question is: do we need to know what the author's hypothesis is? Or is it okay if we just focus on creating a summary that allows us to remember the details about the text? I notice that not putting the emphasis on the author makes it a little harder to see what his position is (not impossible though), and maybe this approach will cost me time when it comes to answer these questions. But I also believe that, with practice, looking for the author's position will be a little easier since it is an important part of the puzzle.
I for sure created too detailed of a low res summary for my first try, but I feel like sometimes the questions asked very specific things about details that I am afraid I am going to lose. I’ve never taken notes during RC sections before, maybe that’s the problem.
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my jaw dropped at the low rez summary, well done.
This throws me for a loop in comparison to LR. RC sets itself up to be this more dense, questioning section that asks you to critically think about passages. Thinking back to my high school days, I just sort of expect there to be a lot more SAT style grammar or word questions and for them to be straightforward, but instead everything is supported by something else in the text and being able to come to your own logical conclusions.
I do think that the low-res method probably helps bridge that gap and make the RC less daunting. I find it really hard to do RC passages right after a LR section because it feels like I am processing complex logic in short passages and then just get a metaphorical science brick thrown at me.
"Higher resolution summaries only prompt amnesia." So good. I can totally see that with the example given in the text. Thank you! Super helpful idea of low res vs. high res.
I struggle with summarizing information for sure. I'm good at rewording information to put it in my own words to make sure I understand it, but I hate cropping out information because I'm always afraid I'll get rid of something I should have saved.
very impressive!
This is excellent
My short summary:
crop's yield decreased because of bad bacteria (which can be avoided if crop is rotated). Rotating not always required as in few years time, bad bacteria decreases in soil because of PF (good bacteria) and this hypothesis is now extremely supported.
Is this good or is this too long?
Is this to long?
Cultivating a single crop leads to decreased yields
Bacteria in the soil is bad
Problem fixed by crop rotation
Yield increases with use of fluorescent pseudomonads
@SavannaWilkes I would say it's too long. The further along you get with Reading Comprehension, you'll see that the majority of questions don't burrow into the details, but instead focus on the argument within. You may want to mentally note those observations, but I wouldn't write those down or take the time to highlight them. It is a test of speed, as much as it is about your understanding. Focus on purpose and revealing the argument.
My low res summary was
Single Crop Bad-->Solution Crop Rotation
/Crop Rotate---> Soil Suppress <---Bad bac killed by PS bac
I understand why Kevin did the hypothesis but this is an alternative cave man speak that took me seconds to write as I went.
Does anyone have a suggestion for where to write our low-res summary? Are y'all just writing yours on a piece of scratch paper? I'd love to be able to write next to and on the text like the instructors.
I recommend doing a short bulleted list on a sheet of scratch paper and practicing not using too much space on said paper. Remote test takers can have six (6) sheets of scratch paper (and I plan to use most of that on mapping out logical reasoning questions).
Amazing suggestion and I appreciate the note on our scratch paper allotment. I will be trying this out. Thank you, frozenpea!
I have got: without crop rotation, the disease decreases because bacteria suppresses the phytopathogen.
Another thing to consider is how embellished and overwhelmingly explanatory the writing can be at RC. Obviously, this is an attempt to riddle us with details. For example, a considerable amount of the paragraph above is describing the bacteria and the hypothesis, but ultimately the paragraph bottles down.
So it's J.Y. writing the lessons but Kevin doing the videos?
So, is JY not going to do anymore videos? I learn from him so well. The way JY explains and emphasizes his wording makes paying attention extremely easy. No offense to anyone else, I just specifically purchased this program because of JY.
I think Kevin is just the RC subject matter expert but I could be wrong
@ColinErickson Yeah, this was a lesson that I wrote. The rest of the RC unit is all Kevin.
My summary was "P v. PF".
P being the first type of bacteria mentioned and PF the second. This summary allows me to remember P and what it does, the solutions to the problem, and the characteristics of the soil where it doesn't thrive; and then I also think of PF, where it grows, what it does to P, and the experiments made.
But this summary is leaving out the author's hypothesis. So my question is: do we need to know what the author's hypothesis is? Or is it okay if we just focus on creating a summary that allows us to remember the details about the text? I notice that not putting the emphasis on the author makes it a little harder to see what his position is (not impossible though), and maybe this approach will cost me time when it comes to answer these questions. But I also believe that, with practice, looking for the author's position will be a little easier since it is an important part of the puzzle.
#help , i dont see the closed captions option or speed option on this video
you have to refresh a few times when this happens
I for sure created too detailed of a low res summary for my first try, but I feel like sometimes the questions asked very specific things about details that I am afraid I am going to lose. I’ve never taken notes during RC sections before, maybe that’s the problem.
Who is this man talking in the videos and why is it not J.Y?😭😭
it's Kevin Lin, he's the other instructor!
He scored an 180 on his LSAT
Is anyone else not seeing anything on the videos? This just started happening once I started the RC section. LR was fine.
My mind wandered elsewhere halfway into reading the passage lol
“My fish can remember “ that’s hilarious😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I wish I could thank J.Y.'s mother for birthing him
Nice little A-->B-->C chain in the first paragraph
Yayyy I also noticed that XD
Indeed, “Get the fuck out of here J.Y.”
I indeed was thinking that J.Y.
Sounds easier said than done but I'll try
Should i use low resloution summarys outside of the core curriculum, should i do while drilling or taking a PT, what about the actual LSAT?