How to Writhe an Reaction Paper
Dances with Wolves Reaction Paper
Reaction or response papers are usually requested by teachers so that you'll consider carefully what you think or feel about something you've read. The following guidelines are intended to be used for reacting to a reading although they could easily be used for reactions to films too. Read whatever you've been asked to respond to, and while reading, think about the following questions. * How do you feel about what you are reading? * What do you agree or disagree with? * Can you identify with the situation? * What would be the best way to evaluate the story?
Keeping your responses to these questions in mind, follow the following prewriting steps.
Source of guidelines: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/reaction.html HANDY-DANDY GUIDE TO WRITING A REACTION PAPER
If you were to ask 10 people, "How do I write a Reaction Paper?" you'd probably get 10 different responses. No one seems to know exactly how to do one, yet almost everyone is assigned one at some point in his or her academic career. Here is a guide to what faculty are usually "looking for" in a well-written reaction paper.
Remember, however, that every faculty member is different: some will want you to spend more time "analyzing" or "evaluating" the piece, others on giving your personal reactions to it. The best rule of thumb is to ask your faculty member for clarification. You might even consider giving him or her this guideline and asking him or her to revise it to reflect his or her expectations.
I. SUMMARY/SYNOPSIS – What are you reacting to?
GOAL: Show that you understand the thesis, main ideas, and supporting ideas in the piece you're writing about.
Identify all of the "basic information: about the book that you can, including:
• the author of the piece, the title of the piece, the title of the book or journal from which it was taken (if relevant), the publisher, and the year of publication;
• the topic or subject of the
Reaction or response papers are usually requested by teachers so that you'll consider carefully what you think or feel about something you've read. The following guidelines are intended to be used for reacting to a reading although they could easily be used for reactions to films too. Read whatever you've been asked to respond to, and while reading, think about the following questions. * How do you feel about what you are reading? * What do you agree or disagree with? * Can you identify with the situation? * What would be the best way to evaluate the story?
Keeping your responses to these questions in mind, follow the following prewriting steps.
Source of guidelines: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/reaction.html HANDY-DANDY GUIDE TO WRITING A REACTION PAPER
If you were to ask 10 people, "How do I write a Reaction Paper?" you'd probably get 10 different responses. No one seems to know exactly how to do one, yet almost everyone is assigned one at some point in his or her academic career. Here is a guide to what faculty are usually "looking for" in a well-written reaction paper.
Remember, however, that every faculty member is different: some will want you to spend more time "analyzing" or "evaluating" the piece, others on giving your personal reactions to it. The best rule of thumb is to ask your faculty member for clarification. You might even consider giving him or her this guideline and asking him or her to revise it to reflect his or her expectations.
I. SUMMARY/SYNOPSIS – What are you reacting to?
GOAL: Show that you understand the thesis, main ideas, and supporting ideas in the piece you're writing about.
Identify all of the "basic information: about the book that you can, including:
• the author of the piece, the title of the piece, the title of the book or journal from which it was taken (if relevant), the publisher, and the year of publication;
• the topic or subject of the