Reading Response papers (typed, 12 font, double space and 200 words each questions ) The format for reader response papers: Write one for each reading unless otherwise directed. More than one reading is assigned each week.
1. Write your name, course title, and the date on top.
2. Write the author’s name, nationality, essay title, and date the document was first published.
3. Write a one or two-sentence professional bio (their expertise on the topic). You will need to do an online search for the information.
4. In the reading, find and copy the author’s thesis statement. Put the page number in parentheses after the quotation.
5. Formulate and write the author’s thesis statement in your own words (paraphrase).
6. Find and quote three supporting points (evidence, usually facts) the author makes to prove the thesis. Put the page number in parentheses after each quotation.
7. Paraphrase each supporting point directly below the quotations.
8. find and write down the thesis statement and where you found it