Response to an Article

Topic: Read the Article and respond to it

*** Please read the article and respond to following questions : On a separate piece of paper write out (type or hand-write) your observations and questions, etc.

Please note: This is not meant to be a summary of facts or information, but a way to build comprehension, generate new ideas, notice your thought processes, and discover your reactions to different modes of written expression.

You may want to ask yourself :

1-What is being expressed? Think critically; remember that authors choose what to focus on and what to Downplay or leave out. The writing may reveal a particular perspective or even a bias.

2-How does the author express it?

3-What do I think? Do I Agree? Disagree?

4-Does the content of the article cause me to think in a new way?

5-How Am I reacting to the way it is written?

6-Is it expressed effectively? If so, how? If not, what changes might I suggest to the author? How might I discuss this subject differently?