REACTION

PAPER
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REACTION PAPER

FOR PURPOSES OF
Reflect
1M: 1 Reacting to PAPER
CRITICAL or
2 ion commenting on a
3 Appeal
2 particular
Reviewing event.
a cultural
4 Protest
Tribute 3 event
Reviewing a book or
5 or other scholarly
denunc publication.
4 Critiquing a literary
iation
REACTION PAPER – POINT OF VIEW
SUBJECTIVE- OBJECTIVE-
PERSONAL IMPERSONAL
(IMPRESSIONISTIC) (IMPRESSIONISTIC)

Based on the The writer

writer’s provides
feelings, information
assumptions, outside of
and opinion. It his/her personal
has a viewpoint feelings or
TWO TYPES OF REACTION PAPER
FOR HUMAN FOR CULTURAL
1 SITUATIONS AFFAIRS,
A brief description 1 PEOPLE, WORK,
2 of the situation 2 OR
People involved, PERFORMANCE
3 their roles and 3S
contributions The central purpose
4 Other driving 4 of the event
5 forces, in the open The means, devices,
6 or hidden and strategies employed
unsuspected to achieve the
And consequences purpose
READING AND WRITING A REACTION PAPER

1 Form opinion 6 Use appropriate

2 based facts critical approaches
Cite specific in writing a
3 sources to critique such as
4 support claims 7 formalism,
Present ideas feminism, etc.
5 8 Apply the
convincingly
principles of
Use the
writing effective
appropriate reviews and
language for a critiques
specific discipline Write an objective
 ASSERTIONS
When we give a
reaction, we 1 CONVEN
make assertions - TION
Statements that depend for
or claims. These
assertions are their truth upon the following:
judged by the Rules, Traditions, Dictionaries,
readers
according to the
Regularities
Example: of usage,
quality of Certificates,
This certifiesLinguistic Custom,
that the bearer is a
evidence we Contracts.
beneficiary of the Pantawid
provide.
Remember that Pamilyang Pilipino Program of
 ASSERTIONS
When we give a
reaction, we 2 FACT
make assertions - Statements whose truth or
or claims. These
assertions are falsify can readily and finally be
judged by the determined
Example: by reference to
readers
according to the
experience.
The National Anti-Poverty
quality of Commission of the Philippines
evidence we
provide.
says that poverty needs
Remember that redefinition in order to find
 ASSERTIONS
When we give a
reaction, we 3OPINIO
make assertions -Reflect
N the writer’s uncertainty
or claims. These
assertions are
about the possibility of producing
judged by the satisfactory proofs of soundness
readers and his recognition that
according to the
quality of
disagreement is more likely than
evidence we not. The uncertainty stems from
provide. any of the following:
Remember that
 ASSERTIONS
When we give a
reaction, we 3OPINIO
make assertions Example:
N
or claims. These
assertions are
Many people are poor because they
judged by the are made to believe that the poor
readers has a special space in heaven.
according to the
quality of
evidence we
provide.
Remember that
 ASSERTIONS
When we give a
reaction, we 4 PREFER
make assertions - Highly subjective because it id a
or claims. These
ENCE
question of “taste”
assertions are
judged by the
- Assumes agreement among
readers people of “right” perception or
according to the indicates that no agreement is
quality of
evidence we expected and that the statements
provide. are really about the conditions of
Remember that the speaker rather than about the
 ASSERTIONS
When we give a
reaction, we 4PREFER
make assertions Example:
or claims. These
ENCE
The government’s focus in drug
assertions are
judged by the
war must shift towards a war
readers against poverty because poverty is
according to the the root of drug dependence and
quality of
evidence we drug trade.
provide.
Remember that
REACTION PAPER

THINGS TO CONSIDER IN
Opinions A
MAKING and preferencesPAPER
REACTION must
always be well-supported by
React to theand
conventions things around us
facts.
according to the context provided,
as established by conventions and
Research andare
facts, which documentation
highly verifiable.
are important before using
other people’s ideas without
REACTION PAPER

THINGS TO CONSIDER IN
Use American
MAKING Psychological
A REACTION PAPER
Association (APA) or the Modern
Language
Ensure theAssociation (MLA)
use of strong assertions
format.
ASSUMPTION VS. IMPLICATION
ASSUMPTION – statement which
must be true, for the given
information to be true; for the
conclusion to hold true.
REACTION PAPER

There will be no rebellion in a society

where there isissocial
Rebellion equity.
triggered by
social
Socialinjustice.
equity is necessary in
The numberpeace.
achieving of teenagers committing
to pre-marital sex, teenage pregnancy
andIt just shows have
HIV/AIDS that teenagers don’t
sky rocketed last
I These socialmorale.
value their issues
year.wouldn’t happen
if we have given the teenagers
proper sex education and if we were
REACTION PAPER

TIPS IN WRITING A
Make an assertion that
REACTION PAPERcan serve as
the topic your
Explain sentence. (intro)by providing
assertion
its context. Involve any background
information for the readers to have a
clear perspective of why you wrote
3 Provideyou
what yourwrote.
evidences based onthe
Explaining the
context youframework
theoretical have set in used as basis
order
in yourtoreaction.
prove your point or justify
 FORMAT OF A REACTION PAPER

1 Form opinion 6 Use appropriate

2 based facts critical approaches
Cite specific in writing a
3 sources to critique such as
4 support claims 7 formalism,
Present ideas feminism, etc.
5 8 Apply the
convincingly
principles of
Use the
writing effective
appropriate reviews and
language for a critiques
specific discipline Write an objective
January
English class

Reaction paper..
22
alla sizt