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Write your reaction paper in the text box provided.  Here ar…

Write your reaction paper in the text box provided.  Here are some tips about how to write it: HOW TO WRITE A REACTION PAPER:1) Find an article in the assigned readings that is associated with the discussion topic2) After you have carefully read the article write the reaction paper. Here is a suggested format: a) Briefly state the main idea of the articleb) List a few important facts that the author uses to support the main ideac) What information or ideas discussed in the article are also discussed in other readings? Compare and contrast these readings. (You may also cite other readings that you have added to your portfolio)d) List any examples of bias or faulty reasoning that you found in the article.e) List any new terms/concepts that were discussed in the article and write a short definition.f) Although its important to understand what the author is saying, your reaction paper should not focus overmuch on summarizing the reading. A good reaction paper will also articulate and defend why you agree or don’t agree with the author on particular points in the reading.  LENGTH If the reaction paper is well crafted it need not be more than five good-sized paragraphs that follow the 5 paragraph style which, reduced to it’s essentials, means “say what you are going to say” in the first paragraph, “say it” in the middle three, and “say what you said” in the final paragraph.  You may write longer essays if you like.  But don’t tax the patience of your reader!