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Personal responses are worded as follows:  \nWhat ideas and impressions does the text suggest to you? Consider the context, and develop your response by referring to the text.  \nIn your writing, you should  \n􀀟 select a prose form that is appropriate to the ideas you wish to express and that will enable you to effectively communicate to the reader  \n􀀟 discuss ideas and impressions that are meaningful to you  \n􀀟 respond from a personal, critical, and/or creative perspective  \n􀀟 consider how you can create a strong unifying effect  \n• Note that you are given the choice as to how to respond.  \n• The first bullet tells you to choose a prose form.(Prose is anything other than poetry. )  \n• In the table below are a few examples of forms that prose can take:  \n\n| short essay | editorial | letter | screen play |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| diary entry | interior monologue | eulogy | speech |\n| reminiscence | short story | interview | anecdote |\n| newspaper article | personal observation | rebuttal | commentary |\n\n• You are also given the choice as to what perspective to use:  \n\n| personal | critical | creative |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n►So, when writing a personal response, you need to determine four things before you begin writing:  \n1. theme of the text (idea, impression)  \n2. supporting details from the text  \n3. prose form the response will take  \n4. perspective the response will take  \nPage 2 Personal Response to Text  \nPERSONAL RESPONSE to TEXTS EXAMPLES  \nExamine the photograph below. Reflect upon the ideas and impressions suggested by the photograph.  \nWhat ideas and impressions does the photograph suggest to you?  \n1. Start with a thesis statement, your answer to the question: Even at its poorest, humanity can still find it possible to share what little it has.  \n2. Explain how the details in the visual and the creator's choices support this idea. Then think of at least three points that back up your answer.  \ni. The old man is cold and dirty, which reflects poverty. The little girl is also dirty and has only crackers to eat. They are poor and have little.  \nii. The old man is in pain, by his expression. He is huddled into himself as if trying in vain to gather warmth. The background is blurry and indistinct, accentuating the isolation of the two. There is no one coming to help them; they are not part of the big picture.  \niii. The little girl is offering a cracker, her only food, to the old man. She is holding the cracker up as a gift, an offering, a hope to bring him comfort. Her facial expression, although not entirely clear, seems to be one of concern.  \n3. Now, as you have a thesis statement and the support, which will act as a mini-outline, determine your prose form and perspective, and write your response:  \nPage 3 Personal Response to Text  \n\n| \u003Cbr>PERSONAL RESPONSEto TEXTS EXAMPLE NUMBER |\n| --- |\n|  |\n| \u003Cbr>prose form—ESSAY\u003Cbr>perspective—CRITICAL |\n\nIt seems that even in at its lowest, poorest, coldest, most desolate state, humans can find a way to attempt to comfort one another. This candid photograph reveals a moment between an old man and a child, where the child offers all she can to ease the discomfort of the old man. She has little to offer but the offer itself.  \nThe old man in the photograph is cold and hungry; his face reflects his pain. The man's jacket seems to have a broken zipper, leaving only the buttons to attempt to shut out the cold. He huddles into himself in a vain attempt to gather warmth. The man is perhaps the girl's grandfather. As the cold and hunger of poverty can age a person prematurely, the man may even be her father. The little girl is also cold; her soiled clothing and dirty hands indicate she shares the state of poverty with the old man. 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