Critical Reading

Select and read an article from this week’s University Library Readings. Please only select one of the eight Reading Response Articles. (The videos under Multimedia are not choices for this assignment.) Prepare to write a reading response. Consider the following questions before writing the focused thesis statement. What is your opinion about the reading? Do you agree or disagree with the author’s perspective? What are one to two reasons that support your opinion? What is your thesis statement? Using the Reading Response Template below, write a 175- to 300-word response, no more than 2 paragraphs, that includes the following: Week 3_ ENG100_ Template.docx Paragraph 1 (Around five sentences.) – Introduction Paragraph A hook captures the reader’s attention. Brief summary of the article. Identify the author. Justification of your opinion (this is your thesis – should only be one sentence). The thesis statement is one declaratives sentence around 25 words that identifies the topic/issue, the viewpoint, and the two reasons that support the viewpoint. Reviewing the Thesis Writing section in this week’s Learning Activities will help you build your thesis statement. Paragraph 2 (Around five sentences. Please review the quote sandwich method to develop this paragraph) : Identify the first supporting reason listed in the thesis statement in this topic sentence. Support the reason with one paraphrased or directly quoted in-text citation from the article. Please remember to correctly cite this sentence using APA guidelines. Respond to the cited passage with one or two sentences from your own knowledge. End the paragraph with a concluding sentence. APA citations created by using an example in the reading or by using the Reference and Citation generator from the CWE. Refer to the sample response and quote sandwich method for guidance.