Reading Reaction Paper #1: Loewen
TEXT: Loewen, James W. (1996). Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong. New York :Simon & Schuster
Due Feb 25 by 6 am
Write a total of two 5 to 7 pages reaction paper for required text. Page numbers includes: Cover and Reference Page on APA 7 edition
Reaction papers should focus on a central point made by the author that you found significant, thought-provoking, or problematic. In order to do this, you
should engage in critical reading and use evidence from this critical reading framework within your reaction paper. Guidelines for critical reading (taken from
Jeffrey Snyder of Carelton College’s syllabus for EDU 238: Multicultural Education, found at
https://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/educ/assets/Snyder_EDUC_238_Syllabus_Winter_2013_1_copy.pdf):
Rubric
(Author’s perspective)
-Analysis: determining the author’s main claims and the angle the author is taking in the writing of their text.
-Validity: the evidence presented by the author (or from other course material) to support their claim.
(Student/your Perspective on author’s writing)
-Value-added issue: the new information or perspective presented by the author(s) points
-Significance: why the author(s) points are important or not important, with evidence to support student’s claim
