Read an article and write an argumentative/critical essay
Read “Harmony and the Dream” and write an argumentative/critical essay. Three sources total, including “Harmony and the Dream”.

A critical response should begin with a summary of the article that you’ve chosen. Be sure to accurately represent the ideas and arguments form the source. Summarizing is part of introducing your reader to the conversation, the “they say” from your reading. Next you will begin your response, usually with a statement of agreement or disagreement, followed your reasons, examples and evidence. Remember that the purpose of a critical response paper is to add your own voice to the mix, to join the conversation.

After writing this essay, ask a few questions to yourself:
First, have you understood your chosen article? You can demonstrate this by accurately summarizing or paraphrasing the main ideas of the article somewhere near the beginning of your essay.
Second, have you provided your own ideas and opinions? Academic writing is based on making arguments. In this essay you should take a clear stand (referred to as a thesis, claim or main idea) and support that stand with reasons and evidence.
Third, have you woven important quotations into your response? I want to see that you can identify and quote important ideas in the source text.
Finally, have you properly identified your sources? Any time you paraphrase, summarize or quote, you need an in-text citation with a corresponding works cited entry. You should follow MLA format in making these citations.

Read an article and write an argumentative/critical essay
Read “Harmony and the Dream” and write an argumentative/critical essay. Three sources total, including “Harmony and the Dream”.

A critical response should begin with a summary of the article that you’ve chosen. Be sure to accurately represent the ideas and arguments form the source. Summarizing is part of introducing your reader to the conversation, the “they say” from your reading. Next you will begin your response, usually with a statement of agreement or disagreement, followed your reasons, examples and evidence. Remember that the purpose of a critical response paper is to add your own voice to the mix, to join the conversation.

After writing this essay, ask a few questions to yourself:
First, have you understood your chosen article? You can demonstrate this by accurately summarizing or paraphrasing the main ideas of the article somewhere near the beginning of your essay.
Second, have you provided your own ideas and opinions? Academic writing is based on making arguments. In this essay you should take a clear stand (referred to as a thesis, claim or main idea) and support that stand with reasons and evidence.
Third, have you woven important quotations into your response? I want to see that you can identify and quote important ideas in the source text.
Finally, have you properly identified your sources? Any time you paraphrase, summarize or quote, you need an in-text citation with a corresponding works cited entry. You should follow MLA format in making these citations.

Read an article and write an argumentative/critical essay
Read “Harmony and the Dream” and write an argumentative/critical essay. Three sources total, including “Harmony and the Dream”.

A critical response should begin with a summary of the article that you’ve chosen. Be sure to accurately represent the ideas and arguments form the source. Summarizing is part of introducing your reader to the conversation, the “they say” from your reading. Next you will begin your response, usually with a statement of agreement or disagreement, followed your reasons, examples and evidence. Remember that the purpose of a critical response paper is to add your own voice to the mix, to join the conversation.

After writing this essay, ask a few questions to yourself:
First, have you understood your chosen article? You can demonstrate this by accurately summarizing or paraphrasing the main ideas of the article somewhere near the beginning of your essay.
Second, have you provided your own ideas and opinions? Academic writing is based on making arguments. In this essay you should take a clear stand (referred to as a thesis, claim or main idea) and support that stand with reasons and evidence.
Third, have you woven important quotations into your response? I want to see that you can identify and quote important ideas in the source text.
Finally, have you properly identified your sources? Any time you paraphrase, summarize or quote, you need an in-text citation with a corresponding works cited entry. You should follow MLA format in making these citations.