Essay 2 – Reader Response and InterpretationFor this assignment, you will write a 3-5 page (750-1250 word) essay in response to your chosen article from the selections on D2L. You will provide your response to the essay, how you interpret it from your own point of view. Analysis and interpretation goes beyond a mere “book” report or a summary of the information. Creative essays present opinions from writers from various points of view, and they ask us as readers to look deeper than the essay, using close reading, and find some unifying theme/symbol/motif that unites the narrative. It asks us to examine how it affects us as readers, as people, as consumers of the text. Reader response, therefore, is an examination and dissection of the narrative, not a summary of the information presented.A reader response paper should be fairly formal and should genuinely attempt to shed light on one or more aspects of the work. You may discuss the significance of theme, setting, symbol…whatever floats your boat. Overall, I am looking for interesting and original insights concerning the reading assignment.An ideal response will:• explore a problem or point of interest created by the essay (this includes, but is not limited to, thematic elements, symbol, irony, etc.).• be based on information from the pages in the text, calling upon specific examples to illustrate the idea or issue you are exploring. Your grade will be based on the quality and depth of your insights, and on the use of specific textual evidence as support. (Avoid the obvious! Take risks! Make it interesting!)Possible starting places for your response include:• politics,• the social context of the work,• philosophical musings,• how and why the work evokes a particular feeling in you,• cultural relevance,• or the components of the text such as the significance of form, setting, narrative voice, imagery, or symbolism.Remember to avoid the “intentional fallacy” (discussing the work from the point of view of authorial intent.) Your analysis should consider only the text, and your personal reaction to it.Assignment Specifics:• Length: 3 to 5 pages, Double-Spaced.• Use Times New Roman, 12-Point Font• Use MLA Format for page header, title, and citation of the essay
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