King, Stephen. “Why We Crave Horror Movies.” Reader’s Choice: Essays for Thinking, Reading, and Writing. 7th ed., edited by Kim Flachmann, Michael Flachmann, Alexandra MacLennan, and Jamie Zeppa, Pearson, 2013, pp. 356–361.
- Read the essay and use one of the active reading techniques, SQ4R or Reading Inventory. Document your active reading, and submit your notes. For those steps usually done “in your head” (such as recite), write down briefly what you did in the step. Note: if you use a Reading Inventory, when you reach “rereading,” only answer the questions from the first three bullets of “rereading” listed in the Reading Inventory table (Reader’s Choice 41). Note: you may photograph or scan your active reading notes and include them in your assignment document.
- Create an outline to help you make an accurate summary of the author’s arguments. Identify the specific kind of argument being made, the subarguments, the assumptions, the critical details, and the important examples.
- Recall that Unit 4 demonstrates outlining techniques. Include citations for paraphrased and quoted material. Create an outline that sketches your critical review essay on the author’s essay (Unit 9). Include what you think is most important from the summary for your critical review, and apply the standards of evaluation (Part B, Units 6, 7, 8, and 9) that you think are most appropriate. Include citations for paraphrased and quoted material.
- Write a complete rough draft critical review essay (1000–1250 words) based on the outline you completed in question 3. Include citations for paraphrased and quoted material.
