Remember to start each para. with a topic sentence. In this part, examine, explain and defend your personal reaction to your reading in this unit. There is no right or wrong answer to a reader response. Nonetheless, it is important that you demonstrate an understanding of the reading and clearly explain and support your reactions. Here are six different ways to respond to an essay: 1. You can agree with the article and explain three or more reasons why you agree. 2. You can disagree with the article and explain three or more reasons why. 3.You can agree with some parts of the article and disagree with other parts and explain why. 4. You can analyze the rhetorical situation (occasion, purpose, audience, and context) of this article and explain why the author’s personal experience causes them to write this piece. 5. You can take one part of the essay, agreeing or disagreeing with it, and expand on that idea, giving reasons for your reader to agree with you. 6. You can explain your reaction to the article and then analyze how the writer’s style, tone, word choice, and examples made you feel that way.