1. Anatomy of a Reading Response

2. paper format

3. heading
page #
title
1” margin
double spaced

4. Your name
Teacher
name
double spaced
Course name
date

5. centered
No extra space above
No extra space below
no bold face
no italics
no underlining

6. right justified last name page number no comma between elements;
no # sign

7. introduction

8. Author’s full name
introduction
Title of text
thesis

9. expresses the main point of the essay
makes an argument
expresses the main point of the essay
offers an original idea
Gives direction to rest of essay

10. body paragraph

11. connects back to the thesis
Topic sentence
makes a point
connects back to the thesis
explains the focus of paragraph

12. paraphrase
Supporting evidence
summary
quotation

13. Connects back to thesis
paragraph conclusion
Synthesizes points
Connects back to thesis

14. quotation

15. quotation
quotation
quotation
quotation

16. close quotes
parentheses
punctuation
citation
citation
citation
citation

17. integrates quote into surrounding writing

18. notes speaker and location of quote
explains context
follows-up on quote
introduces quote
connects to thesis
interprets the meaning

19. conclusion

20. Synthesizes main points
Conclusion
Synthesizes main points
Restates thesis
Gives reader something to think about

21. Does NOT repeat what has already been said
Does NOT leave the reader asking “so what?”
Does NOT introduce a whole new train of thought

22. works cited

23. MLA bibliographic form
title
Double spaced
MLA bibliographic form
Alphabetized entries

24. “I think” “I feel”

25. “really”

26. Comma
splice