Question

How do you write a critical response paper?
Especially for a science fiction.

Please help ASAP!

Answer 1

Writing a critical response essay first requires that you understand the article or subject in question. It is an essay where you write down your thoughts on the topic, and your responses must be engaging, well-informed, and analytic. You must have a claim or an argument that refutes the topic, or accepts it and further refines its key points, or highlights its strengths and weaknesses. Here are some tips on how to write a critical response essay.

Begin your paper with a brief summary of your topic. Review the main arguments and the supporting premises of the author. Be sure to include title of the "text". Your text where your critical response essay will be based on can be an essay, a news article, a book chapter, a movie, a speech, and virtually anything that can be perceived and be given meaning. For example, your topic may be about the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream." Summarize the main points in the speech.

In your introduction, follow your summary with your claim or argument. Include your primary justifications for your thesis. For example, if you agree with some or all of the arguments in the speech, cite the main reasons why. If you do not agree, also state your reasons. What is important is that you write down your position as it is crucial for your critical response essay.

Begin your succeeding paragraphs with each primary justification. For example, in your second paragraph, your lead sentence should be in the form of I agree/do not agree with X because of Y1. Use the same format for your other body paragraphs.

Follow each of your primary justification with your supporting arguments. Be sure to refer to your "text" in pointing out strengths or weaknesses. You may use either inductive argument or deductive argument in forming your line of reasoning.

End your critical response essay with a concluding paragraph. It is where you will restate your thesis statement and your primary justifications for your position. Avoid adding new information. It should be done in the body paragraphs.

In writing a critical response essay, the most important point to remember is that you should argue your case for or against the "text". Refute it, but do so with clear reasons. If you accept it, do not end there. Rather, improve the strengths and clarify the weaknesses. Remember, in your critical response essay, you must respond, and you must respond critically.

Answer 2

hope this helps

Answer 3

Do you know how to do one for a science fiction?

Answer 4

It would be the same

Answer 5

It just all depends on what your reading

Answer 6

Could you help me? I have to do one on two science fiction short stories. "The Sound of Thunder" and "Nethergrave"
Also, do you know any traits science fiction stories need to have?

Answer 7

@esshotwired kan u hep me

Answer 8

Okay so you'll need to find an argument for the two stories and find out what the two authors main points are for their arguments then you have to Analyze it

Answer 9

But they do not have arguments in the story

Answer 10

What's the story about?... hang on let me look it up

Answer 11

there are two stories, "The Sound of Thunder" and "Nethergrave"

Answer 12

Okay... so the 'argument' you will make isn't really an argument you have to find the differences between the two and the a likes about the two your just making a contrast statement between the two books.

Answer 13

When I am done with my essay, could you tell me if I did it right?

Answer 14

State your own thoughts and opinions wether or not you liked the books or which one you preferred reading

Answer 15

Sure I wouldn't mind :-)

Answer 16

Thanks so much! I will get to work, but I might not get it done today, is that okay if you see it tomorrow?

Answer 17

yep, I'll be here tomorrow

Answer 18

THANKS SO MUCH! GRACIAS! You are such a life saver!

Answer 19

;-)