Response Paper 6
The response paper should be organized around an aspect of the text you find perplexing, disturbing, or particularly intriguing. It must not make large generalizations and unfounded claims, and must instead be focused on a particular part of the text.
This is not a formal essay, so you can use the first person. It must be 200-300 words. Do not copy the information from the lectures. Do not use outside sources (such as anything you might find on-line). Only use the attached source No plagiarism.
Directions—Suggested Structure
Sentences 1&2: Establish the topic by raising a question or making an observation about a specific aspect of the text. This should be something you find weird, perplexing, interesting, or surprising.
Explain your reaction.
Sentence 3: Introduce and then give a brief quotation that serves to illustrate what you are focusing on. Quotations are essential and required for your analysis. You can also very briefly summarize.
Include the citation using a line or page number in parentheses. (Don’t fill up your response paper with summary or quotations. If there is too much quotation or summary you will lose points).
Sentences 4,5, &6: Develop an analysis by trying to reason through what you have observed. Focusing on the text, try to interpret your passage or moment to make sense of what you have found perplexing, interesting, or surprising.
You can also connect your observations and reasonings to another part of the text or make a link to a concept covered in the lecture.
Sentence 7: Add a complication to your analysis. Why might what you’ve said be insufficient, or incomplete? What else might need to be considered? What more do you need to think about in relation to this specific topic? Or, if you’re sure you’ve figured it out, explain why.
Sentence 8: Include a closing sentence that reflects on the importance of the issue to understanding some larger aspect of the text or some concept covered in the lecture