# S. Keshav - How to Read a Paper (Highlights)  ## Highlights - At the end of the first pass, you should be able to answer the five Cs: 1. Category: What type of paper is this? A measure- ment paper? An analysis of an existing system? A description of a research prototype? 2. Context: Which other papers is it related to? Which theoretical bases were used to analyze the problem? 3. Correctness: Do the assumptions appear to be valid? 4. Contributions: What are the paper’s main contribu- tions? 5. Clarity: Is the paper well written? ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hv8vj42q4tt4hh6n50qwydvw)) ^705620265 - The first pass gives you a general idea about the paper. The second pass lets you grasp the paper’s content, but not its details. The third pass helps you understand the paper in depth. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hv8vfezmwrheyvk3fbr1p327)) ^705619964 - The key to the third pass is to attempt to virtually re-implement the paper: that is, making the same assumptions as the authors, re-create the work. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hv8vmjnahgn97cap78tmgvd5)) ^705620386