L4: Reaction Paper

• Reaction Paper - a response to a prompt which may be a question, a current event, or a form of media, including movies or video clips.
• Do's - A reaction to something read or seen
• Don'ts - Include a lot of “I think”, “I feel”, or “I believe” statements
• Do's - Should be organized
• Don't's - Use the pronoun “you”
• Do's - Includes opinions that are well-supported with evidence and Is a judgment, analysis, or eval of the issues about the topic
• Don'ts - Simply repeat what the author has already said
• Reaction Paper Includes:

  • Evidence
  • Reaction
  • Evaluation
• Evidence ... that you have understood what the material said
• Your REACTION to the writer' or creator's idea
• EVALUATION ... of the materials' strengths and weaknesses
• Steps in Writing Reaction Paper

  1. Reading and studying the material
  2. Annotate the text as you read
  3. Ask questions as you read
  4. Free write
  5. Decide on your angle and determine your thesis 
  6. Organize your paper
  7. Gather quotations
  8. Structure your paragraph
  9. Do Peer-Checking
• STEP 1 - Reading and studying the material
• STEP 2 - Annotate the text as you read 

  • Annotating is your authentic reaction to the text
• STEP 3 - Ask questions as you read 

  • Ask questions at the back of your mind
• STEP 4 - Free write 

  • Deviate from the rules and conventions of writing to avoid making writing boring and difficult to read (You can always organize later)
• STEP 5 - Decide on your angle and determine your thesis
• STEP 6 - Organize your paper

  • It is easier if you already have the ideas and you write and organize them
• STEP 7 - Gather quotations
• STEP 8 - Structure your paragraph
• STEP 9 - Do peer checking
• CRITIQUE PAPER - A genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically evaluated