How to Write a Personal Response
Summary
TLDRThis video tutorial guides viewers on crafting a personal response essay, emphasizing a two-paragraph structure. The first paragraph requires understanding and referencing the original text, focusing on its theme or story. The second paragraph invites personal connections, drawing from one's own experiences or emotions. The essay should be written in the first person, using expressions like 'I think' or 'I feel.' The title should be formatted as 'Personal Response to [title of text]', and the essay should be concise, around 200 words, incorporating at least two prompts from the provided list in each paragraph.
Takeaways
- 📝 A personal response essay is a reaction to a text, video, or reading material, requiring the writer to understand and respond to the original content.
- 📖 The essay is structured in two paragraphs, each with a specific goal: the first to explore and understand the text, the second to make a personal connection.
- 🔍 In paragraph one, the writer should demonstrate comprehension of the original text by making references and noting elements such as theme, story, or events.
- 🌟 To show understanding, use expressions like 'I noticed that the author says' or 'I think the theme is' to highlight the writer's analysis.
- 💭 Paragraph two is for personal reflection, where the writer connects the text to their own life, experiences, or emotions.
- 🎶 Personal connections can be made using prior knowledge, family experiences, song lyrics, or even TV show characters that resonate with the text.
- 🗣️ Use first-person singular pronouns like 'I' and 'me' to emphasize that the essay is a personal response.
- 📑 The title of the essay should be in the format 'Personal Response to [Title of Text]', indicating the subject of the response.
- ✍️ Aim for a concise essay of about 200 words, which is roughly 10 to 16 sentences, ensuring clarity and brevity.
- 🔗 Incorporate at least two prompts from the provided list in each paragraph to effectively illustrate understanding and personal connection.
- 📚 A handout with further guidance is available on the class webpage for additional support in writing a personal response essay.
Q & A
What is a personal response essay?
-A personal response essay is a type of writing where the author reacts to and reflects on a text, video, or any form of media they have read or watched.
How many paragraphs should a personal response essay have?
-A personal response essay should be divided into two paragraphs, each with specific goals.
What is the main goal of the first paragraph in a personal response essay?
-The main goal of the first paragraph is to explore the text and demonstrate an understanding of the original text's ideas, such as the theme, story, or events.
How can you show your reader that you understand the original text?
-You can show your reader that you understand the original text by making references to it and using expressions like 'I noticed that the author says' or 'I think the theme is'.
What is the purpose of the second paragraph in a personal response essay?
-The second paragraph is for making a personal connection with the story, sharing your life experiences, opinions, and feelings in relation to the text.
Can you use someone else's experience to make a personal connection in the essay?
-Yes, you can use a family member's experience or even lyrics from a song to make a personal connection with the text.
What is an important quality of a personal response essay?
-An important quality is the use of the first person singular, making it clear that the essay is about the author's personal thoughts and experiences.
What should the title of a personal response essay include?
-The title should be 'Personal Response to' followed by the title of the story or text in quotations.
How many words should a personal response essay be?
-A personal response essay should be around 200 words, which is approximately 10 to 16 sentences.
How many prompts should be used in each paragraph of the personal response essay?
-At least two prompts should be used in each paragraph to illustrate that a personal connection is being made in the second paragraph and an understanding of the text in the first.
Where can you find a handout for writing a personal response essay?
-A handout can be found on the dcte class page on the web.
Outlines
📝 Understanding Personal Response Essays
This paragraph introduces the concept of a personal response essay, which is a reaction to a text, video, or any form of media. It emphasizes the structure of the essay, which is divided into two paragraphs with distinct objectives. The first paragraph's goal is to demonstrate an understanding of the original text by referencing its elements such as theme, story, or events. The author suggests using phrases like 'I noticed' and 'the author says' to make these references. An example from a poem titled 'Egghead' is provided to illustrate this approach.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Personal Response Essay
💡Paragraph One
💡Making Reference
💡Paragraph Two
💡Personal Connection
💡First Person Singular
💡Title
💡Word Count
💡Prompts
💡Expression
💡Handout
Highlights
A personal response essay is a reaction to a text, video, or reading material.
The essay is divided into two paragraphs, each with specific goals.
Paragraph one should explore and demonstrate understanding of the original text.
Use references to the text to show understanding, like mentioning themes or events.
Paragraph two is for making a personal connection with the story.
Use personal experiences or knowledge to react to the text.
Express personal opinions and feelings about the text.
Use first-person singular pronouns to make it about the writer.
The title should be 'Personal Response to' followed by the title of the text in quotes.
The essay should be around 200 words, or 10 to 15 sentences.
Use at least two prompts in each paragraph to illustrate understanding and connection.
Examples of expressions to use for making a personal connection are provided.
The tutorial provides a handout for reference on the class webpage.
The essay should include personal experiences, like family member's experiences or song lyrics.
Expressions like 'this reminds me of' can be used to make a link in the essay.
The essay should reflect the writer's unique perspective and thoughts.
The tutorial concludes with a summary of the key points for writing a personal response essay.
Transcripts
welcome to the video tutorial on how to
create a personal response essay so what
a personal response essay is is after
reading or watching a video or reading a
text you are basically responding so
reacting to that original
text the personal response essay is
always divided in two paragraphs one and
two they each have very specific goals
so in paragraph one your job again again
is to explore the text you really have
to show your reader that you understand
the ideas of the original text so things
like the
theme or story or really what happens in
that original text that you read or the
movie that you saw how how do you show
your reader that you understand well by
making reference to the text so you
include elements things that you notice
so you use expression that I noticed
that the author says if we use the
example uh of the poem the first day on
page nine of your book Egghead um we
could say for example I noticed that
will the author uses a lot of words that
describe
insects I think the theme is alienation
and that's it for paragraph 1 so in
paragraph
two um your job is to make a personal
connection with the story this is where
you get to talk about your life that is
actually the goal all right so what you
have to do is you use your prior
knowledge and experience and make a
personal connection so react to the text
your opinion tell me how it made you
feel if you're having a lot of trouble
can maybe use a family member's
experience or lyrics to a song that you
heard and that song made you think of
this story or this text um you can even
talk about what happened to a character
on a TV show here I'll give you some
more
clues you can use the following
Expressions to again help you create a
personal connection so I had the same
experience as will Reed in the poem the
first day on in Egghead
okay on the first day of school I felt
like I was alienated I felt like a small
little ant in a big Colony that is the
school or you can say things like and I
like this character because he is very
smart and he seems to have an original
way of thinking of
things here are some more Expressions
that can make you use that you can use
to uh make a link so this part makes me
feel this reminds me of and a very very
very important quality of a personal
response text is that you use the first
person singular this text this essay is
really about you you use words like me
and I I think my opinion
okay um and in terms of some structural
elements things that I want to see when
I ask you to write a personal response
essay um the title always has to be
personal response to and in quotations
you insert the title of the story or the
text here so for example personal
response to the first
day from Egghead okay I want you to have
about uh to 200 words in your personal
response essay that's really not a lot
it's about 10 10 to 15 16 sentences okay
and you need to use at least two of the
prompts that I gave you in each pack
paragraph So the prompts that we had
over here I need two of these or two of
these in your paragraph number two you
have to it really illustrates that
you're making a personal connection and
you do the same with the prompts that I
showed you for paragraph number one okay
so this completes the tutorial of our
personal response essay you can find the
handout a handout that you can print and
you can have on the web page uh on our
dcte class page thank you
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