I think collaborative thinking and writing is very useful when analyzing something. Most of the time, the ideas others have will spark something I personally had not thought about. In addition to this, I think the more perspective and unique thoughts of other people enrich the material of your analysis. Overall, I like working together when it comes to understanding a piece of text.
This post reminds me of how I study. I tend to understand information better if I verbalize and talk through the information. Much like how this activity in class helped me enrich my analysis, I found the trend that I make better grades when I study in groups. I found it interesting that I was able to recognize that not only collaborating about new ideas for a paper, but as a study tool is beneficial for me.