How to Write a Response Essay (Reaction Essay)
Definition: Response paper is a critical evaluation or, more specifically, an intellectual response （flaws and strong points: subjective） to a piece of writing, movie or work of art.
Purpose: A response essay is generally meant to provide the reader with a better understanding of how you personally feel about a particular subject. As such, when you write a response or reaction essay, you will discuss your personal thoughts and feelings on the subject at hand.
In Real Life: In many cases, a response or reaction essay is written in response to a video, a reading assignment, or a special event. For example, if something interesting or shocking has been reported in the news, you might write a response or reaction essay that expresses your viewpoint on the events.
In many cases, you will write a response or reaction essay in order to tell if you agree or disagree with a topic or you might be asked to write about whether you like or dislike something.
At the same time, you will utilize facts that you know or your own observations to help support your opinion. For example, if you are writing a response or reaction essay to something you have read, you might say something like “In my opinion, the story was very confusing because the author used too many words that were unfamiliar to me and she changed the point of view too often.” Although someone else may not have had a problem with the words or with keeping up with the changes in point of view, it is a fact that you did not know many of the words and that the author did make frequent changes in the point of view of the story.
After supporting your thesis statement with the body of your response or reaction essay, you will then need to write a conclusion. The conclusion is used to summarize what you have said and to once again state your thesis, or opinion. Be sure to state your thesis in a different way than you said it in the introduction, however, as redundancy is a sign of poor writing. Finally, check over your work and write your final draft.
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reaction to a book or an articleWhen writing a response essay, you must describe your     on one of the issues in the article that you have read. Therefore, it is essential that you have understood all the words and ideas in the article, and that you formulate your opinion and adequately support it.
  There are a few simple steps to follow in writing a response essay.
1. Understanding the article
First, read the article to get a general understanding.
  Look at the headlines and captions, graphs and pictures to get         of the article. Skim the article to confirm your predictions. Try to state what the article is about. (In the article, "Title", Writer’s Name argues/describes/states that ....)
Make sure you understand the      of the article.
Look up any words you don’t understand. Talk to other people about the article. Discuss it in class, with friends or with family. Clarify any confusion you may have about any part of the article.
Identify the       in the article
Ask yourself, "What is the conflict here? What are the two sides to the conflict?" Notice the content-area your article pertains to.
Frame the issues of the article in the form of       as they might appear on the exam.
This stage is only necessary if you receive the text several days before you get the questions. (This might happen if you write the response essay as part of your final exam.) Doing this will not only test your understanding of the article, but will also allow you to write a practice essay before the exam.
2. Formulating and supporting your position
Write down your position
Make sure that your opinion is clear and       .
Write an       of a possible response to the article
List at least 2 arguments/reasons that you can use to support that point of view. Include some supporting details under each subtopic.
Note any relevant       or sections in the article that relate to the issue. Make a note where to find them so that you can easily find them when you write your essay.

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