Reading Response

Module 1 Assignment: Reading Response

For your first major assignment, you are going to write a Response to a reading on internationalization. Responses like this are common assignments you might encounter in many different courses. For this Response, you will choose one reading to respond to in a manner appropriate to the genre.

What Write a 750-800 word Response to one of the following readings from class:

● “Car Talk” (Louie & Qin, 2018) ● “Perceived Discrimination” (Poyrazil & Lopez, 2017)

Who Your Response should assume an interested

academic reader who is unfamiliar with the

original reading but has some interest in the

topic.

How are you In your Response, provide a general overview of

the reading and then highlight a few points from

the reading to discuss in more detail.

● For example, you may choose to agree

with a point made by the author, disagree

with a point, or discuss why a particular

point is interesting, important, or problematic.

● Be sure to support your ideas with explanations or examples.

● At the top of your paper, include a complete APA reference to the reading you are responding to and

use APA documentation style for any quotations from the reading.

Why Responses like this are often written to demonstrate an understanding of something (in this case, a reading) and to share the writer’s viewpoints on the topic they are responding to in a concise and organized manner.

This assignment will also help you work towards achieving the following course objectives:

1D. analyze the ways a text’s purposes, audiences, and contexts influence rhetorical options.

1E. respond to a variety of writing contexts calling for purposeful shifts in structure, medium, design, level of formality, tone, and/or voice.

3D. identify and effectively use variations in genre conventions, including formats and/or design features.

3E. apply citation conventions systematically in their own work

4E. evaluate and act on peer and instructor feedback to revise their texts.

4F. reflect on their progress as an academic writer

When 1. First Draft: January 31

2. Peer Review: February 2

3. Second Draft/ Individual Conference: February 7-9

4. Final Due Date: February 12 at 11:59 pm

Rubric (Assessment Criteria) Your Response will be graded according to the following criteria:

Criteria Excellent Good Average Below

Average Not

Present Points

Response includes an appropriate and

accurate summary of the original

source.

8 6 4 2 0 __/8

Response identifies interesting points

from reading to discuss and possibly

agree or disagree with, demonstrating

evidence of critical engagement with

the text.

8 6 4 2 0 __/8

Claims are supported with sufficient explanation and/or examples.

8 6 4 2 0 __/8

Response appropriately uses or

adapts conventional features of

summaries and critiques, such as

reporting verbs, verb tense,

evaluative language, APA citation

to the source, and proper use of

quotations.

8 6 4 2 0 __/8

Response meets the assignment

guidelines including all drafts

submitted.

4 3 2 1 0 __/4

Total: __/36 __/100%