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REACTION PAPER is also known as a

response paper. A reaction about your
thoughts and feelings about a topic. It’s a
response to a piece of media, such as a
book, event, article, movie, or podcast.

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T H E P U R P O S E O F A R E A C T I O N PA P E R I S
T O P R O V I D E A N A N A LY S I S A N D
I N T E R P R E TAT I O N O F T H E T E X T A N D T O
EXPRESS THE WRITER'S PERSONAL
O P I N I O N S A N D R E A C T I O N S T O I T.

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R E A C T I O N O R R E S P O N S E PA P E R
R E Q U I R E S T H E W R I T E R T O A N A LY Z E A
T E X T, T H E N D E V E L O P C O M M E N TA RY
R E L AT E D T O I T. I T I S A P O P U L A R
ACADEMIC ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE IT
REQUIRES THOUGHTFUL READING,
RESEARCH, AND WRITING
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H O W T O W R I T E A R E A C T I O N PA P E R
T H E I N T R O D U C T I O N O F Y O U R PA P E R S E RV E S T O L AY O U T Y O U R I D E A S A N D P I Q U E T H E
I N T E R E S T O F Y O U R R E A D E R S . A G R E AT P L A C E T O S TA RT I S T O N A M E T H E A U T H O R A N D
T H E W O R K T H AT Y O U A R E R E A C T I N G T O , E L U C I D AT I N G T H E M A I N F O C U S O F W H AT Y O U
A R E G O I N G T O D I S C U S S . T H I S PA RT S H O U L D B E A B O U T T H R E E O R F O U R S E N T E N C E S ,
C L O S I N G W I T H Y O U R T H E S I S S TAT E M E N T. K E E P Y O U R T H E S I S S TAT E M E N T C O N C I S E ,
B E C A U S E Y O U ' L L R E F E R E N C E I T S E V E R A L T I M E S T H R O U G H O U T Y O U R PA P E R . H E R E A R E
T H E S U G G E S T E D S T E P S F O R S T R U C T U R I N G A N D W R I T I N G T H I S PA P E R :

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1 . R E A D A N D A N A LY Z E T H E W O R K
T H O R O U G H LY

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2. Craft your thesis

statement

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3 . C R E AT E T H E PA P E R ' S
OUTLINE

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4. COMPOSE THE FIRST DRAFT

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5 . P O L I S H A N D R E P E AT

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PA RT S O F Y O U R R E A C T I O N
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PA RT 1 : T H E I N T R O D U C T I O N A N D S U M M A RY
T H E F I R S T PA RT O F Y O U R PA P E R W I L L I N C L U D E A Q U I C K , O B J E C T I V E S U M M A RY O F T H E W O R K Y O U ' R E R E A C T I N G T O . I T S H O U L D
I N C L U D E T H E A U T H O R ' S N A M E A N D T H E T I T L E O F T H E P I E C E A S W E L L A S T H E P U B L I C AT I O N D AT E . T H E S U M M A R I Z AT I O N I T S E L F
S H O U L D B E A H I G H L I G H T R E E L O F T H E M A I N P O I N T S A N D A C O N D E N S E D E X P L A N AT I O N O F T H E K E Y S U P P O RT I N G E L E M E N T S .

Y O U S H O U L D F E E L F R E E T O U S E D I R E C T Q U O T E S F O R I D E A S T H AT Y O U D E E M A R E E S P E C I A L LY I M P O RTA N T T O Y O U R R E A C T I O N . AT T H I S
P O I N T, I T ' S U N N E C E S S A RY T O G O I N T O D E TA I L O N A N Y O N E P O I N T O R I N T R O D U C E A N Y S U B J E C T I V E O P I N I O N S . T H AT W I L L C O M E L AT E R .

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PA RT 2 : Y O U R T H O U G H T S , F E E L I N G S A N D O P I N I O N S
T H E S E C O N D PA RT O F T H E PA P E R I S W H E R E Y O U E X P R E S S Y O U R O P I N I O N S O N T H E K E Y P O I N T S O F T H E W O R K , S U P P O RT E D B Y
R E L I A B L E S O U R C E S . F O R E A C H P O I N T I N Y O U R R E A C T I O N , C I R C L E B A C K T O R E F E R E N C E T H E C O R R E S P O N D I N G PA RT I N T H E
O R I G I N A L P I E C E . T H I S I S Y O U R A N A LY S I S , T H E M O S T I M P O RTA N T S E C T I O N O F T H I S PA P E R . Y O U R R E A C T I O N S C A N A N S W E R A
Q U E S T I O N R E L AT I N G T H E W O R K T O R E A L - L I F E S I T U AT I O N S I N S O C I E T Y, T H E Y C A N R E S P O N D T O T H E E M O T I O N S E V O K E D I N Y O U
W H E N Y O U R E A D / WAT C H E D I T O R T H E Y C A N A RT I C U L AT E H O W T H E O R I G I N A L W O R K S H I F T E D O R S O L I D I F I E D Y O U R
P E R S P E C T I V E O N T H E S U B J E C T.

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PA RT 3 : Y O U R C O N C L U S I O N
Y O U R E VA L U AT I O N S H O U L D D I S C U S S T H E A C C U R A C Y, O R G A N I Z AT I O N , I M P O RTA N C E A N D C O M P L E T E N E S S O F T H E W O R K . T H I S I S W H E R E
Y O U ' L L TA K E A S TA N C E O N W H E T H E R Y O U R E C O M M E N D T H I S W O R K T O O T H E R S A N D T H E R E A S O N S F O R Y O U R A N S W E R . Y O U R
C O N C L U S I O N S S H O U L D B E P R E S E N T E D C O N C I S E LY A N D R E I T E R AT E Y O U R T H E S I S A N D T H E M A I N P O I N T S T H AT T O O K S H A P E A S Y O U
W R O T E . F I N A L LY, Y O U R C I T E D S O U R C E S S H O U L D B E L I S T E D A C C O R D I N G T O T H E W R I T I N G S T Y L E Y O U ' R E U S I N G ( M L A , A PA ) .

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T I P S F O R W R I T I N G A R E A C T I O N PA P E R

• F O L L O W T H E B A S I C T E M P L AT E F O R W R I T I N G A PA P E R , W I T H E A C H M A J O R PA R A G R A P H A D D R E S S I N G O N E M A I N
I D E A . F O R E X A M P L E , Y O U R F I R S T PA R A G R A P H I N T R O D U C E S A N D S U M M A R I Z E S T H E W O R K , F O L L O W E D B Y T H R E E
O R F O U R PA R A G R A P H S T H AT S TAT E A N D S U P P O RT S E PA R AT E R E A C T I O N S T O T H E W O R K . T H E F I N A L PA R A G R A P H
S H O U L D B E A S H O RT C O N C L U S I O N . E A C H PA R A G R A P H S H O U L D T R A N S I T I O N S M O O T H LY I N T O T H E N E X T.
2 . B E S U R E T O S U P P O RT Y O U R P O I N T S A N D O P I N I O N S W I T H S P E C I F I C E X A M P L E S .
3 . P R O O F R E A D . P R O O F R E A D A G A I N . H AV E O T H E R S P R O O F R E A D F O R Y O U . P R O O F R E A D O N E L A S T T I M E .
I T ' S F I N E T O U S E Q U O TAT I O N S F R O M T H E O R I G I N A L W O R K T O S U P P O RT Y O U R P O I N T S , B U T D O N ' T B E O V E R LY R E L I A N T
ON THEM.
4 . E X P R E S S Y O U R O P I N I O N S C L E A R LY. T H E P O I N T O F A R E A C T I O N PA P E R I S T O R E A C T W I T H Y O U R T H O U G H T S A N D
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YOUR READERS.
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