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To write a reader response, develop a clear thesis statement and choose example passages from the text that support your thesis. Next, write an introduction paragraph that specifies the name of the text, the author, the subject matter, and your thesis. Then, include 3-4 paragraphs that discuss and analyze the text. Finish up with a conclusion paragraph that summarizes your arguments and brings ...

Sample Reading Response Paper. The following sample response essay was written as part of an in-class exercise I did with my freshmen college students. Each student wrote a response, and we compiled the best comments into one essay. I then took the essays from both classes and wrote up the following example. The essay responds to "Let's Stop ...

Reading Response Essays. In a reading response essay, you summarize what you read and give your reaction to the text. 5 Responses. Your reaction will be one or more of the following: Agreement/disagreement with the ideas in the text. Reaction to how the ideas in the text relate to your own experience.

The first example, however, is one I wrote as a sample for the first reading response. EXAMPLES: Chris McGee. ENGL 380-01. Response 1 Of all of the common assumptions that we discussed in class, I think one of the most common is the idea that a children’s text should in some way teach the reader something.

A reading response asks the reader [you] to examine, explain and defend your personal reaction to a reading. You will be asked to explore: ... Give examples of how your views might have changed or been strengthened (or perhaps, of why the text failed to convince you, the way it is). Please do not write “I agree with everything the author ...

A reading response is a task that asks you to examine, explain, and defend your personal response to a given work of literature. ... Give examples from the text and from your real life. You can also use quotes from the text to make your answers more relevant. Conclusion In this section, summarise the argument you have made so far, and connect ...

How to Write a Perfect Reading Response. Before framing your perfect reading response, you must note that a reading response shouldn’t be questioning. It should be a mere explanation and defense of personal views. It should be clear and in support of your reactions. It should reflect your intense reading of the text with specific examples ...

Reading Response Examples. We use reading responses to get students writing about reading as naturally and deeply as possible. I teach reading responses about once a week in my classroom, but I’ve found overall the more open ended approach helps the reading responses to be better quality than when students are trying to follow a formula ...

A reading response is a written reaction or reflection to a text that highlights the reader’s understanding, interpretation, and evaluation. ... EXAMPLE. One of Franklin Victor’s well-known poems, XYZ African Tales, focuses on life as seen from various social perspectives. The poet is known for his psychoanalytic poems that leave his ...

Example 1 Reading Response to “Diaspora & Digital Media” by Lia Wolock (2020) In “Diaspora and Digital Media,” Wolock (2020) introduces the concept of diaspora, a term for a group that is spread apart but still connected culturally (p. 190). This concept is useful because more and more people are living in diaspora as migration increases.

THE READING RESPONSE WHAT IS A READING RESPONSE? A reading response is a specific kind of essay that asks you as a reader to engage critically with an assigned text. It is not asking you to state whether you like or dislike the text in question—instead, a reading response should: • Demonstrate to the instructor that you have both read and understood the text

Reading Response Essays. 1. Summarize a text, media or picture. 2. Give your response: what you think and why. Introduction. 1st Paragraph: frame story which introduces subject vividly "Living in Central Texas where 100 degrees is normal in the middle of summer, I've spent a lot of time at our local water park recently.

Sample format for a reader response paper of 4-5 pages: 1. Introduction/theme: 1-2 paragraphs that “set the stage” for what will follow. Possible entry points include: a broader trend that interests you in American history and how this book’s contents explain it; another book (or school of thought) that this book either supports or

Student Response to "The Things They Carried " "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien at first seemed to be just another war story.As I started reading I thought I was not going to have any interest at all in the story; however after I got into the story I found myself more interested than I thought I was going to be.

Here is an example reading, followed by an example response: "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" The Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the waterspout. Down came the rain . And washed the spider out.

A reading response asks the reader [you] to examine, explain and defend your personal reaction to a reading. You will be asked to explore: why you like or dislike the reading, explain whether you agree or disagree with the author, identify the reading’s purpose, and; critique the text. There is no right or wrong answer to a reading response.

As a result of our use of reader response theories throughout the previous weeks, they know the reader matters in the reading process. So as we teach students how to write reader response, they become more confident in both their reading and writing. Additional Resources. If you are looking for ready to use materials to teach Reader Response ...

Writing Reading Responses (RRs) is a daily or almost-daily practice of having students craft brief, structured responses to whatever text they have read. There are four rules to writing a Reading Response: Choose a category of response, using the list of possible categories, and write the category name at the top of the response.

[from the ENGL 0310 Syllabus] "A reader response asks the reader [you] to examine, explain and defend her/his personal reaction to a reading. You will be asked to explore why you like or dislike the reading, explain whether you agree or disagree with the author, identify the reading's purpose, and critique the text.

Reader-response theory acknowledges that every reader brings different experiences and beliefs to these interactions, and asks you therefore to be active, paying attention to the emotions ...