REACTION PAPER

• Usually ranges in length from 250 to 750 words

  Critical assessments, analysis or evaluation of different works

  Reviewers both proofs and logical reasoning

  Presents an analytical response to a book or article

  Reaction paper
• These is not simply summary

  Do not rely merely on opinions

  Presents an analytical response to a book or article

  reaction paper
• A reaction paper is/does/must …

  • reaction to something you have read or seen
  • Be organized
  • Have citations and references
  • Include your opinions but be careful to support it with evidence
  • Summarize what you are reacting to in the beginning of the paper
• A reaction paper is/does/must …

  • Explain your reaction(s) to the topic and explain why you think this way about the topic/subject
  • Judge, analyze, or evaluate the issues of the topic
  • Identify and discuss the polarizing issues of the topic
• Title of the book/article/text or any written works

  Writer’s name/author’s name

  thesis statement

  introduction 5%
• Objective and purpose

  Methods used (if applicable)

  Major findings, claims, ideas, or messages

  summary 10%
• Your observation of the whole text

  The language used by the author

  The style of writing of the author

  The way of presenting ideas/information

  The kind of information presented in the work

  What problems and issues are discussed or presented in the work


  reation 75%
• Overall impression of the work

  Benefits for the intended audience

  Suggestion about the work

  Scholarly or literal value of the reviewed article, book or work

  conclusion 10%
• Basic details about the material (title, director, author, artist)

  Main assessment of the material (film, performances, story)

  introduction of reaction paper w/no prescribe structure
• Discussion or analysis of the work

  What aspects of the work makes you think it is a success or failure

  Were there unanswered questions or plot lines? If yes, how did they affect the story?

  Analysis on the elements of a story

  ANALYSIS OR INTERPRETATION of Reaction Paper w/ no prescribed structure
• How does the work relate in other ideas or events in the world?

  What stood out while you were watching the film/performance or while reading the story?

  What lesson/moral value did you get after watching/reading?

  ANALYSIS OR INTERPRETATION of Reaction Paper w/ no prescribed structure
• Reinforcement of main assessment

  Comparison to a similar work (if there is any)

  Recommendation of the material (if you liked it)

  CONCLUSION OR EVALUATION of Reaction Paper w/ no prescribed structure
• A reaction or response paper requires the writer to analyze the text , then develop commentary about it.
• It is a popular academic assignment because it requires thoughtful reading, research, and writing.
• Part 1

  1. When you write a response paper, you need to evaluate the text’s strengths and weaknesses, along with if and how well the text accomplishes its objective.

  2. these papers require a close reading of the text that goes beyond the surface meaning.

  3. In many cases, you can use the first-person “I” while writing reaction papers but NOT TOO OFTEN.
• Part 2

  FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ASSIGNMENT IS ASKING

  Before beginning your paper, you must figure out exactly what your teacher or professor is looking for. Some teachers want you to react by analyzing or evaluating the reading. Other teachers want a personal response
• Part 3

  Read the text you are assigned right after it is assigned.

  To complete a reaction paper, you don’t just read, give your opinion, and turn in the paper.
• part 3

  A reaction is a thoughtful consideration after reading and rereading several times.

  2. You may need to reread the text multiple times. First, to read and familiarize yourself with the text, then again to start thinking about your reactions.

  3. Write down your initial reactions
• part 4

  Annotate the text as you read.

  Annotating in the margins of the text allows you to easily locate quotations, plot lines, character development, or reactions to the text.
• part 5

  Question as you read.

  As you read the text, you have to start questioning the text. This is where your evaluation of the material and your reaction begins.
• part 6

  free write

  Start by free writing your reactions and evaluations of the author’s ideas. Try to put into words what you think the author is trying to do and whether you agree or disagree.
• part 7

  Decide your own angle.

  Reaction papers have to be critical and have some evaluation of the text. After free writing, decide what your angle is.
• part 8

  Determine your thesis.

  Now that you have completed your freewriting and found your angle, you can now shape this into an argument. What interesting thing do you have to say about what you just read?

  This is your thesis. Your thesis will be one statement that explains what you will analyze, criticize, or try to prove about the text.
• part 9

  Organize your paper.

  Your paper should follow basic essay format. It needs an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

  In each body paragraph, you should be reacting to a different portion of the text. Organize your reactions together into a few common topics so you can write them into paragraphs.
• part 10

  Gather quotations.

  After you organize your ideas into paragraphs, you need to find quotations that will support your points.
• part 11

  Structure your paragraphs.

  Your paragraph should always start with a topic sentence. Then you have to decide how to structure your paragraph.

  If it is a film, a performance , an artwork or a text, start your paragraph by giving a short information/background of your topic.