Opening credits (0:07). Teacher in brown suit stands in front of green chalkboard with sentences written in cursive script (0:08). Camera closes in on student, Jim Chandler, as he raises hand to select essay topic “should labor unions be required to incorporate” (0:17). Jim sits down at desk in study hall, camera zooms in on various student profiles in the room and discusses their approaches to studying – some students focused in text books while others stare into space, doodle in notebook, pass notes (0:30). Jim’s approach to studying: Close-up Jim’s hands as they flip through calendar page of notebook, writes in when report is due, close-up of face of 1960s vintage silver chain link hand watch face (1:20). In cursive handwriting, Jim writes out to do list into lined notebook paper of all the tasks he must accomplish (1:54). Basketball flies through net-less hoop, two teenage boys play pickup game at public basketball court (2:13). Jim flips through textbook – approaches to reading: skimming, rapid reading, careful reading, re-reading; close-up of text book page with bar highlighting text and denoting different speeds of reading (2:26). Jim writes into notebook list of things he already knows about essay topic and remaining questions he has, opens textbook on civics and skims table of contents (4:24). Close-up of page as Jim uses pencil to guide eyes, chapter on labor unions and incorporation (5:29). Jim meets a fellow classmate in the library, both dressed in plain short sleeve button up shirts and trousers; Jim skims over book’s bibliography before heading into library to search for more resources (5:58). Close-up Jim’s hands as he sifts through card catalog passing topics like Education, Egypt, Economics (6:43). Jim reaches for standard reference book; cover of “Who’s Who in America” reference book, cover of Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, leather bound Encyclopædia Britannica (7:00). Jim dressed up in black suit, visits office of lawyer to ask questions for report, conducts interview in sparsely decorated corporate office (7:37). Close-up printed text of letter written by Jim to National Labor Relations Board in Washington D.C.; image of response letter from organization (8:03). Jim sits back at desk in study hall, writes outline for report (8:25). Narrator reviews study skills underscored throughout film, closing words (8:49).

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