Sociology of Sports & PE

Reaction Paper Guidelines and Specifications

REACTION PAPER GUIDELINES | SPM 425: Contemporary Issues in Sport – Fall 2015

SPM 326 Sociology of Sport in Modern Society

Writing assignments are comprised of complete responses to each of the prompts, your infusion

of supporting information from the text as well as a representation of your ability to concisely

convey your thoughts in a cohesive and informative manner. All of these aspects should be

covered in at least 500 words. These reaction papers are conceptualized to capture thoughts and

perspective, rather than to provide merely a summary of the information outlined in the text. I

would like to see you critically engage these questions to demonstrate your understanding of how

to interpret the information as well as put the information into practice.

Please note, I expect quality work. Therefore, please proof-read, spell check, and/or utilize the

library’s resources to ensure that there are limited grammatical or stylistic errors in the reaction

essays as grammar and formatting will be calculated in the final score. A full breakdown of the

score calculation is listed below:

Area of emphasis Point Allocation

Initial Response to the prompt 0-10 pts

Infusion of literature 0-10 pts

Grammar/Formatting 0-5 pts

Total 25 pts

Each paper should be completed in 12pt, Times New Roman Font, with 1 inch margins. Also

include a cover page complete with: the assignment title, your name, the date, the class, and the

professor’s name.

If you have any additional questions, please let me know before the due date so that we can

resolve any issues prior to submission.

Please see the course BlackBoard Page for Reaction Paper Prompts!!