What is a response?
A response provides general information about the article you summarized.
In your assignment, you are asked to agree or disagree with the article you read.
Three Types of Responses
Analyzing the effectiveness of the essay.
- Analyzing looks at the effectiveness of the article.
- The main idea (Is it clear?).
- The organization & logic of the argument (Does it make sense?).
- The evidence (Does the evidence really prove the argument?).
- The author's style, tone, and voice (Is it effective?).
Agreeing or disagreeing with the ideas in the essay.
- The reader's reaction to the article (Do you agree with the arguments in the essay? Why or why not?)
- The article should not be used as a way to justify your own opinion or to jumpstart an argument essay. Respond directly to the points discussed in the article. It's as if you're having a conversation with the article rather than using it as research for your own point of view.
Interpreting and reflecting on the essay.
- The reader explains key ideas in the article and what they mean.
- Readers also look at what the main ideas mean to them.
- In this sense, you would reflect on how you will use the article in your research essay.