About Responses

Responses are most commonly short essay assignments. They should be treated as pieces of analytical, academic writing. As such, responses should have a thesis statement, body paragraphs, and supporting evidence for your ideas.

All responses must follow academic formatting

• 12pt Times New Roman
• Double Spaced
• 1" Margins
• Indented paragraphs
• No extra spaces after the paragraphs.

View an example of Response Format
View an example Response with Grading Comments
See the Response Grade Progression to understand how responses affect your overall grade and the extra credit available through responses.

See a list of Tips for Responses
See The Importance of Doing Responses to understand my thoughts on response assignments