Assigned Reading Responses

For various readings you choose, whether from the book we are reading or from magazine articles that spark your interest, you will compose intelligent responses that show your understanding of the content of the material and your interest in discussing its importance. You will write these responses on Google Drive. We will set up your Google Drive during class, when I can give you guided instructions.

Steps for Doing an Assigned Reading Response

1. Type out the citation of the reading assignment. Use proper MLA format for credit.
2. The first paragraph of your response should highlight an idea from the assignment that caught your eye and made you think. I do not want the main idea of the article, but a single idea that stood out to you while reading it. Explain what the author is trying to communicate about the issue at hand and give some examples from the text to show his point of view.
3. The second paragraph of your response should connect the author's idea to one that you come up with that relates. Your idea should be personally signficant to you and must be specific, not general. How does the author's idea extend to an issue you find important? Show the relevance of the author's idea by explaining what it made you think about.
4. Give your response an intelligent and original title.