Write a critical response essay evaluating the short stories “A Sound of Thunder” and “Nethergrave.”
- What is the claim that YOU will make for the Unit 3 portfolio?
Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” is a better work of science fiction than Gloria Skurzynski’s “Nethergrave.” - What 3 literary elements are YOU evaluating?
Components A and C are requirements of the assignment. (These will become your body paragraphs).
A. Scientific innovation or technology
B. Characters
C. Theme
An effective critical response essay includes the following elements:
• an introduction with a clear thesis stating the writer’s evaluation of the text
• several reasons to support the writer’s evaluation
• specific evidence from the text, such as dialogue, details about the plot and characters, and direct quotations
• a conclusion that restates the writer’s main ideas
In this lesson, you will revise and edit your essay to produce a final, polished draft. Keep the elements listed above in mind as you compose your final draft.
Objectives
• Use revising and editing strategies to compose the final draft of a critical response essay
• Use vocabulary words correctly in writing
• Use end punctuation, commas, italics, and quotation marks correctly in writing
Key Words
• critical response