English Composition › Section A · Reading and responding critically › Topic A.3
Writing a critical response
A critical response talks back to a text. It shows that you understand what the text says, explains how it works, and judges how well it does its job, with evidence a reader can check.
In this topic
- What a critical response is
- Seeing from more than one side
- Getting started: map the situation
- Four ways to respond
- Reading to analyse
- Evaluating an argument
- Evaluating other kinds of text
- Structuring the response
- Worked example: an introduction
- Worked example: a body paragraph
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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