Hey student!
Thanks so much for the question! It's a good one.
To be honest, I can't quite remember whether I re-recorded this section or whether there was any technical difficulties.
But, it's okay.
The point of this exercise is to organize your thinking in logical and sequential chunks.
Step 1: what's the topic/subject matter about?
Answer: Artists (20th cent.)
Step 2: So, what? So what about these artists? (this would be the next logical question to narrow in on a broad topic).
Answer: various techniques
Continuation of Step 2: What else? Is there any other key ideas that help capture the overall essense of the passage? (sometimes a passage will only have one key idea; other times, there will be two or three...it just depends on that particular passage)
Answer: positive impacts ($$ + legacy + impact on others)
Step 3: What's the main idea/main point? In other words, what's the main message the writer wants to push your way? Here, you are essentially combining the work you did in steps 1 and 2 to determine, from your OWN MIND and in your OWN WORDS, a coherent way to capture and verbalize the main idea/point. The reason this is SO helpful is because you don't truly understand something if the ideas are simply floating around in your head (they're very disorganized). When you take the floating ideas, organize them, and say it in a way that is concise, clear, and coherent, you begin to formulate clear thoughts. Every time you do this, you train your brain to get a little better and more used to the exercise. That's why I would definitely recommend starting very slowly. Take it one step at a time. Take your time. Slow down your brain. Don't rush to find the words. Choose your words with care and precision.
Here's one version of what this might look like:
Answer: The point is to discuss 20th century artists and their various techniques. Then, the passage talks about the postiive impacts of these artists.
REVISED VERSION after thinking and experimenting: The variety of artistic techqiues from 20th century artists had profound impacts.
Pretty cool, right?
The final version is nice and tight. It doesn't overload my mind with too many things but captures the overall message of the passage. Plus, if I ever need to get more specific, I can easily do so because I have such a concise and clear starting point. For example, I take the phrase "profound impacts" and ask myself, what profound impacts? Then I can easily skim the passage to look for the answer to that very specific question.
Hope this helps!
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Always stay curious and Keep moving forward
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