REACTION PAPER

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Ixabelle Quiambao

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Reaction paper in general is a popular academic text that requires thoughtful reading and research. It is not simply giving the summary of various texts or materials or expressing feelings toward them but synthesizing, analyzing, evaluating, or gauging the strengths and weaknesses of these texts or materials. This skill can be applied in dealing with books, articles, television shows, performances, and many more.
Focuses and Objectives of Reaction Paper
To serve as a response paper.
To create an avenue for student to share their feelings on a topic.
To give opportunities for students to answer different questions on their feelings, agreement or disagreement, and even their evaluation of the topic.
To highlight the significance of the work to the problem or issues of the present
To relate the materials to the reader's experiences, feelings, and ideas
To understand comprehensively a particular issue
To evaluate the merit of the work
To recommend the work to others or not at all
To write an effective reaction paper, a writer should recognize the purpose of the reaction paper, figure out what the assignment is asking, read and reread or view or review the materials to be gauged or evaluated, take down notes as you reread or review the materials, write the draft of the paper, begin with your thesis statement, include 3 to 4 major points or key impressions or associations whether negative or positive, support each point with evidence or proof, be objective in your arguments, revise, edit, and proofread your work, write the final copy.