M3-5: Reaction, Review, Critique

• Reaction paper - is a brief essay that explains your thoughts about a text, book, song, or any other work.
• R-Read the text carefully.

  E-Evaluate the arguments and claims of the author.

  A-Analyze the purpose and perspective of the author.

  C-Contest the arguments and claims of the author or consent with the author.

  T-Think of evidence or example that will support your claims.

  I-Initiate writing your first draft.

  O-Open yourself up to possible redrafting and revising of your paper.

  N-Never forget to edit and proofread your work.
• Review Paper - describes, analyses, and evaluates a work
• reviewer - a person who has an interest in the certain topic and has the freedom of voicing out his or her thoughts.
• Concept paper - an academic written discourse that explains a concept, often about something that the writer is thoroughly familiar with and passionate about, Explains what the project is about
• Formal definition - explains the concept using general classifications and differentiating characteristics of that concept
• Informal definition - uses more familiar words and examples to define a concept.
• Clarification - is another technique that involves organizing ideas from abstract, or those not readily understood, to concrete examples, or those not easily understood. This technique involves analyzing the concept by looking at the examples and then drawing out a definition based on this information.
• Position Paper - presents an arguable opinion about an issue. It is a common type of academic argument writing task.
• Facts - are observable and verifiable information
• Inference - are based on analysis, they are figured out based on our past experience
• Argument - is the main idea, it is often called "claim" or "thesis statement" backed up with evidence