Students will write a three-page reaction/response essay (at least three pages and no more than five) where they select the topic of their essay, so the topic is opened. I ask that you follow the instructions carefully.
-You will follow proper MLA essay format as well as formal paragraph structure/unity. You can search the Purdue OWL for the format if you are unfamiliar with MLAyou should be, however.
-DO NOT SUMMARIZE! You are not retelling me the story. You approach your essay knowing that I have read the novel. Furthermore, you will offer several quotes to support your point of view/thesis claim(s).
-You will employ the five-paragraph essay structure (an intro, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion).
-You will provide a title that reflects the content of your essay and that grabs your readers’ attention. I LOVE good titles, so I suggest that you do not overlook your title or take it lightly.
-You will write an introduction paragraph that contains an attention-getter, offers the title of the work and the authors name, that provides a four to five-sentence summary of the work (a summary from your perspective), and that has a clear thesis statement (subject(s) and claim-what you will write about and what you will prove/react to about said subject(s).
-You will build three body paragraphs that each contain a topic sentence (TS-a subject and claim for that paragraph), quotes from the novel that relate to your TS, a reaction and response to those quotes that again relates back to your TS, and the quotes, and transition words or phrases that clearly show the movement from one idea or group of ideas to the next.
-You will construct sentences that are primarily in the active voice and not in the passive voice, which follow proper sentence punctuation patterns, limiting fragments and run-ons. Moreover, you will use word choices/vocabulary that reflect the college level. You are encouraged to use our terms and critical language.
-You will NOT begin sentences with the following words or expressions:
It
Another quote that
This quote shows
That
-You will offer a conclusion that does more than restate the thesis. You will offer a call to action, a prediction, suggestions for positive change, and so on.
-You will offer proper quotes with page citations and WILL NOT do research on the novel. Do not borrow ideas of critics/reviewers and other online information on the novel; other than information that I have provided for you.
In this response essay, there are several areas where you could focus your attention.
the authors purpose in writing this particular work
a theme or themes that you identify
an element or elements of identity you see as significant
or a thesis that runs through a term(s) and offers deeper levels of critical thinking and reaction reflection
and many more ideas as you see them
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