Reading Response Paper
You will write a 3-5 page paper responding to any of the in-text readings in the textbook. The Chapter Reading List can be found on Blackboard. In this paper you will explore the knee jerk reactions happening before reading, the surprises that come during the reading, and the overall response after reading. You will look to cite evidence from the reading to help support your responses and explain why you feel the way you do as well as look forward and think of a possible argument you might make for this topic. Focus a little on summarizing the text and mostly on your response to the reading and your reactions to the handling of the topic.
Paper Format
All papers should be double-spaced, in 12 point, Times New Roman font, with one inch margins. Please provide your name, class and date on the top left as well as a title centered before the text. Always document sources throughout your paper carefully and accurately. Use MLA guidelines to document your sources. See Rules for Writers or the Purdue OWL
Things to Consider:
Plan on having at least five paragraphs for this paper. Consider the following organization:
First Paragraph
· What do you make of the title?
· Before reading?
· After reading?
· What do you think the topic is before reading?
· After reading?
· What did you already know about this topic before reading?
Second Paragraph
· Tell what the article is about.
· Show with examples how you know this.
· Explain why the examples tell you this.
Third Paragraph
· Tell what in the article surprised you.
· Show with examples what you found shocking or confusing.
· Explain why the examples tell you this.
Fourth Paragraph
· Tell if the article confirmed or denied your previous assumptions.
· Show with examples what helped or hurt what you already thought.
· Explain why the examples tell you this.
Fifth Paragraph
· What argument might you write about this topic?
· How might you defend this argument?
· What one line in the article helped you decide this?
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