2 pageswritingThe introduction should
contain all the basic information and argument of your response in one paragraph. State the
title(s) and author(s) you read and restate their thesis/es very [very!] briefly. Remember that the
purpose is to give your RESPONSE not to summarize. Clearly state your thesis or the approach
you will take with the remainder of the essay. You may agree disagree critique or evaluate the
text(s). Remember this is a very short paper and so you must be very succinct in your message.
Do not ramble and do not write it like a tweet or email!! The body of your response should
contain several paragraphs that provide support for your thesis or develop the approach you
describe in the introduction. Think of your conclusion as a way various
threads of your essay and reinforce your main idea. You should generally not introduce new
information or evidence at this point.