A response essay contains your overall sense of a literary work, showing your reaction to something that you have read or watched.
Associate the literary work with the author's existence and look for the origin of the word usage. Your thesis should clearly indicate
if you agree or disagree with what a particular situation calls for.
Basic information about the author and the literary work should be mentioned. The key points of the literary work should be analyzed
thoroughly for a better understanding and evaluation of the response essay. You can mention your first impression and if that impression
had changed throughout reading or watching the piece.
Each argument should be supported with evidences citing examples from a comparative work or personal experiences. Your opinion matters and
you need to connect yourself with what the literary work tries to convey so you can understand more the feelings of the author. In the conclusion,
the response essay should concentrate on the thesis and restate the highlights of your response.
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