Description
Respond critically to the following question:
What did you find interesting about
Plato’s The Symposium, and why?
Directions
Times New Roman, 12-point font
One-inch margins
Include an original title.
Include quotes so that I can identify what specific words or ideas you are responding to.
Responding critically means you look closely at logic, rhetoric, theory, metaphor, analogies, symbols, language, gender, ‘structures,’ opinions, beliefs, feelings, the mind, the setting (the context), the culture, and any other linguistically charged letter, word, or phrase to analyze a specific word, phrase, topic, sentence, paragraph, speech, dialogue, quote, or short passage.
Begin by introducing the author, the title of the text, and a summary of what you think the overall meaning of the text is.
Then, as you move into the body of your reader response narrow your focus to the point you found interesting in The Symposium.
Remember to provide specific evidence from the text; don’t rely on routine responses (i.e. avoid saying or repeating that you found this point interesting without telling me why.
And when you explain why, take your time to develop your ideas. Don’t assume your reader will believe you if you just explain why something is interesting in a few words.)