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Writing a Response or Reaction Paper 2025

The document outlines the process of writing a reaction paper, divided into two main parts: a summary of the original work and a personal reaction to it. The first part requires identifying the author and title, summarizing key points objectively, and using direct quotations, while the second part focuses on personal reflections, evaluations, and connections to contemporary issues or personal experiences. It emphasizes the importance of supporting opinions with specific evidence, organizing the material effectively, and editing for clarity and correctness.

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Writing a Response or Reaction Paper 2025

The document outlines the process of writing a reaction paper, divided into two main parts: a summary of the original work and a personal reaction to it. The first part requires identifying the author and title, summarizing key points objectively, and using direct quotations, while the second part focuses on personal reflections, evaluations, and connections to contemporary issues or personal experiences. It emphasizes the importance of supporting opinions with specific evidence, organizing the material effectively, and editing for clarity and correctness.

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THE WRITING PROCESS - Writing a Reaction Paper

PART 1: A SUMMARY OF THE WORK


To develop the first part of a report, do the following:

●​ Identify the author and title of the work.

●​ Summarize the material so that the reader gets a general sense of all key aspects of the
original work. Keep the summary objective and factual. Do not include in the first
part of the paper your personal reaction to the work; your subjective impression will
form the basis of the second part of your paper.

●​ Condense the content of the work by highlighting its main points and key supporting
points.

●​ Use direct quotations from the work to illustrate important ideas.

PART 2: YOUR REACTION TO THE WORK


To develop the second part of a reaction paper, do the following:

●​ Focus on any or all of the following questions.

▪​ How is the work related to problems in our present-day world?

▪​ How is the material related to your life, experiences, feelings, and ideas? For
instance, what emotions did the work create in you?

▪​ Did the work increase your understanding of a particular issue? Did it change
your perspective in any way?

▪​ Evaluate the merit of the work: the importance of its points, its accuracy,
completeness, organization, and so on.

▪​ You should also indicate here whether or not you would recommend the work to
others, and why.
POINTS OF CONSIDERATION WHEN WRITING THE REACTION
Here are some important elements to consider as you prepare a report:

●​ Support any general points you make or attitudes you express with specific reasons and
details. Statements such as "I agree with many ideas in this article" or "I found the book
very interesting" are meaningless without specific evidence that shows why you feel as
you do. Look at the sample report closely to see how the main point or topic sentence of
each paragraph is developed by specific supporting evidence.

●​ Organize your material. Follow the basic plan of the organization explained above:
a summary of two to four sentences, a reaction of five to seven sentences, and a
conclusion. Also, use transitions to make the relationships among ideas in the paper
clear.

●​ Edit the paper carefully for errors in grammar, mechanics, punctuation, word use, and
spelling.

●​ You may use quotations in the summary and reaction parts of the paper but do not rely
on them too much. Use them only to emphasize key ideas.

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