Reader Response Essay

iteral questions have responses that are directly stated in the text. The reader is able to simply locate the information and copy, paraphrase or summarize. (summarize, count, name, list, copy, record, retell). Ex. questions: Who are the characters in the story? What is the name of the villian? Who is the main character? Where did they go on their vacation? What does Batman say to the Joker in Chapter 1? What happens in this chapter? Inferential questions have responses that are indirectly stated

Reader Response Journal #1 Chapters 1-3, pages 1-24 “But we reservation Indians don't get to realize our dreams. We don't get these chances. Or choices. We're just poor. That's all we are.” (Pg.13) I think that thE author is trying to show that by growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Junior has developed an idea in his head that he can't be anything other than poor. He realizes that his parents had dreams to be something “other than poor” but there was never anyone to pay attention to

Megan Madrigrano Mr. Weber British Literature 13th August, 2015 Reader Response: The Hobbit Settings: Generally, The Hobbit takes place in many different places as listed and described below but the time period is considered to be set in the years of 2941 and 2942 of the Third Age (before the Lord of the Rings) The Hill: More commonly referred to as “Bag End”, The Hill was a smial where the Baggins family and later the Gardner family resided. A smial is described as the Hobbit’s style of dwelling

Reader Response #2: The Lottery “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson and published in 1948. The title of the story initially leads readers to believe the story is going to be about someone winning some kind of prize. Even the opening of the story seems to protest any foul play or cruel behavior. What the reader is introduced to is a seemingly friendly gathering of a small village community, members all gathered around anxiously awaiting their drawing for the lottery. The village

critiqued in order to recognize if the poem being read is something that has been well written or something just thrown together without much thought. The main argument that will be used in favor of a well written poem will be the emotional response the reader gets. This is a totally acceptable reason for liking a poem and one that I find important, but it is a reasoning that is hard to quantify or even explain except for the person who has experienced it. Even if this is their only way to explain

The poem begins with a discussion about Shield Sheafson , who was the king of the Thanes. He was a baby whose parents abandoned him and rose to the top. After Sheafson died, his son Beow became king in his place. Once he died, Hrothgar became the ruler of the Thanes. Hrothgar brought fortune and success to the Thanes and in celebration of it he built a hall called Hereot, where he and his men gathered for festivities. For a good amount of time the Danes enjoyed peace until one Grendel, who was descendant

I could not imagine how Tim O’Brien, and the hundreds of thousands of people felt when they received their draft notices. All I can do is imagine the initial panic and disbelief. I don’t believe that I would respond calmly and just accept the fact that the military basically owned me for the duration of the Vietnam War. But I don’t know if I would have the “courage” that Tim O’Brien talks about in The Things They Carried to dodge the draft and flee to Canada. The only thing I can compare this to

Into the Wild Reader Response Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer, is a memoir about how living in the wilderness and how Chris McCandless lived nearly two years in the wild. Throughout the novel, Krakauer relates Chris’ adventures to his own experience in mountain climbing and living on his own. This is not your typical memoir where the author tells a story about their lives. Jon Krakauer is not the main character; however he tells a story of this boy who leaves his well-developed family for

Ramayana Reader Response In the Ramayana by Valmiki, Dasharatha is the King of Ayodhya and has three wives and four sons, Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. Rama is the ideal and perfect son, and grows up with his brothers. He marries a woman name Sita. However, Bharata's mother is Kaikeyi, who resents Rama being crown king. She calls up a debt that Dasharatha owes her and asks for Rama to be exiled for fourteen years and her son Bharata be made crown prince instead. The devastated Dasharatha

A Rose for Emily Reader Response Essay All men and women are created equal and deserve fair treatment from the opposite sex. However, since the beginning of history, sexual equality has not been a virtue that was closely followed. Men tend to falsely assume that since they are physically more capable than women, they are inherently also more important. Obviously that is not the case and this sexism tends to create a powerful barrier between males and females. Thankfully, modern day culture has