need help with reaction paper
| Grading Rubric for Reaction Paper | (40 Pts Max for Paper) | |||||
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| Beginning 0-5 Pts | Developing 6-7 Pts | Accomplished 8-9 Pts | Exemplary 10 Pts | ||
| Central Idea (e.g., a clear point of view or central idea that organizes the paper) | No attempt to present a central idea. | An attempt to present a central idea was made, but was off base (neither evaluative, analytical, nor personal) or incomplete. | Central idea was presented with clarity. | Central idea was presented with clarity, reflection supported in keeping with the type of reflection. | ||
| Use of Evidence in Reaction (e.g., uses film clips and textbook or outside resources) | No evidence based reaction. | Few or inappropriately applied evidence based reactions. | Several evidence based reactions sited with only minor discrepancy. | Relevant and appropriate integration of evidence based reactions. | ||
| Writing (e.g., grammar, spelling, verbsubject agreement, sentence structure) | Overwhelming writing issues. | Several writing issues. | Minor writing issues. | The paper is mainly free of writing issues. | ||
| Organization (e.g., introduction, body, and conclusion)
| No attempt to construct an introduction, body, and conclusion in the paper. | Most parts (e.g., introduction, body, and conclusion) of the paper are present. | All parts of the paper are present, but parts still need development (e.g., intro. needs a central idea or clear thesis statement or conclusion needs to do more than just restate the introduction). | All parts of the paper are present. Introduction clearly summarizes the documentary, central idea or thesis stated, & reflection is supported. Conclusion goes beyond summarizing documentary by discussing how video advanced understanding of HBSEI content. | ||
3 pages of writing, NOT including the title and reference page
APA format required
You will see many documentaries in this class (e.g., Age 7 In America & 14-UP & 21-UP in America; & How to Die in Oregon). You will write a reaction paper to ONE of these documentaries. A reaction paper is just what its name suggests—a paper explaining your reaction to the documentary that I have shown in class. It may be like a review, because your reaction may involve judgment or evaluation; it may be like an analysis, because your reaction may focus on a particular character, relationship, scene, or film technique. It is also like a journal entry, in that it presents a personal reaction rather than an attempt to provide either definitive judgments or detailed analysis. It differs from a journal entry, though, in that it is a more formal essay, prepared for an audience. Like any good essay, your reaction paper should develop a central idea or perception or thesis statement (i.e., depending on the type of reaction), support it with specific evidence (usually references to individual shots or scenes or class learning), and use clear language and a logical order. The general elements of the reaction paper, therefore, will contain: 1) an introduction that includes a short summary of the documentary/film; 2) a central idea or perception or thesis statement; 3) naming of a reaction style (e.g., review, analysis, or personal); 4) your reaction; and 5) a conclusion that discusses how this video contributes to your understanding of HBSEI concepts. Please consider the Reaction Paper Grading Rubric as a guide.
Video link
21-UP in America;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdjggwDo-Ds&t=66s
