The document outlines the specific objectives and structure of an academic text discussion. The objectives are to determine the structure of academic texts from different disciplines, differentiate their language uses, explain ideas within texts, use structure to extract needed information, summarize a variety of texts, state thesis statements, and paraphrase/explain texts using one's own words. It then describes the typical three-part structure of academic texts, including an introduction to present the topic and argument, a body to develop and discuss the argument through analysis, and a conclusion to summarize points and draw conclusions.