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HOW TO WRITE AN ART RESPONSE ESSAY

Think of an effective title; by effective I mean something striking and compelling. Why is that? Well, it's the first thing your reader's would see. If you make weak titles, your articles will likely not get any readers at all.

As INTRODUCTION, present facts about the artist and the artwork. Talk about back stories in a nutshell if there are. Choosing the right information tells the kind of thinker you are. This is the part where you need references for information. Do not plagiarize! Read about those information then restate them in the way you understood them.

You do not necessarily need references for the BODY because it talks about how you react to the masterpiece. For instance how you see poverty in a painting or depression and so on.  This is where you make the readers aware of your own thinking with relevance to the masterpiece you have chosen.

In the conclusion is where you write your realizations or some new learning you want to impart to your reader. This could also include a "CALL TO ACTION". This means that you present in the conclusion what you want your reader to do after reading your essay. You can also make recommendations.

References are needed for the information you used particularly for the introduction which requires you to present information. Let's be clear - present NOT COPY. Also include the source you took the image of the artwork you have chosen from.

For this specific output, DO NOT FORGET to include an image of the ARTWORK. It would be unlikely to talk about an art that your readers do not see.

References

Cogtas, Jeanille. (18 September 2020). An ALLUSION to the “LAST SUPPER”: An ART RESPONSE. Retrieved from https://www.owupress.com/an-allusion-to-the-last-supper-an-art-response-1325 

Writing a Response or Reaction Paper.(2020). Hunter RWC. Retrieved from http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/rwc/handouts/the-writing-process-1/invention/Writing-a-Response-or-Reaction-Paper 

FOUR TYPES OF LISTENING

We listen for so many different reasons, however many take listening for granted as they thought that it is something that is so innate that does not have to be given that much emphasis on. It has to be considered that listening is a very important skill that needs to be developed and improved to meet our goals as listeners. Most importantly, effective listening is a foundation of strong and well-founded relationships.

Appreciative listening is all about you as a listener - how you feel and what you think. This type of listening is not about academic or workplace related. This is something you do for yourself. Doing appreciative listening can actually increase your self-esteem. Therefore, this is something that should not be overlooked. A man who gives time for himself is a happy and fulfilled man. 

This type of listening requires the listener to concentrate to get the ideas right. Most importantly, it requires the listener to participate. This type of listening also requires non-verbal signals; thus, you don't merely listen, you actually observe how the message is delivered. This is the reason why it is very important to make clarifications.

When you listen critically, you evaluate; thus you need to analyze information to form a thorough evaluation. When you listen, you actually make mental judgments based on what you know, what you see and hear before you can validate the information. In other words, you are engaging in problem solving. Therefore, scrutiny is essential in this type of listening. 

Showing mutual concern is key to empathic listening. This is when the listener is focused on the speaker to understand what he is going through like what counselors and therapists do.  This type of listening establishes human connections. 

It is important that we make use of listening to understand people and everything around us. Let us always remember that not all that we've heard, we've actually listened. True listening only happens when you do something about what you listened to.

References:

Fundamentals of Public Speaking. Lumen. Retrieved from

 https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-fscj-publicspeaking/chapter/types-of-listening/

Types of Listening. (2020). Skillsyouneed. Retrieved from 

https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/listening-types.html

Appreciative Listening: How it Can Increase Your Sense of Self. (February 2020). Udemy. 

Retrieved from https://blog.udemy.com/appreciative-listening/

SUPPORTING REASONS MATRIX: FOUNDATION TO PERSUASIVE WRITING

Persuasive writing is known to appeal to the emotions of the reader. To effectively craft your persuasive essay, it is better to plot your opinion together with the reasons for believing so. The matrix below is the foundation of the article, Breaking the Latches of Presaging Chain Messages.

Let's see how the introduction is expounded from a single statement into a paragraph. Provide a good opening; it could be in a form of quotes, anecdotes and the like. In the case of the article below, it uses a historical account to establish the background of the issue.

Reason number one is discussed in the second paragraph. In writing a persuasive essay, you become more effective when you also present the opposite side of your argument. It does not matter in which part of your paragraph you would want to present it. In this essay, it is found in the second paragraph which talks about the advantage of chain messages.

The third paragraph talks about your second reason. Always make sure you end your paragraph with a closing statement. The reason you presented in your matrix can be indicated anywhere in the paragraph depending on your creativity as a writer.

The fourth paragraph talks about the third reason in relation to the opinion you have presented about the topic or issue at hand.

The conclusion, which is the last paragraph, should contain your realization or the new learning about the issue. Most importantly, it should include a call to action, to validate the strength of your opinion and the reasons for believing so. A "call to action" is a statement which asks your reader to do something as response to your essay.

CLICK TO READ THE FEATURED PERSUASIVE ESSAY: Breaking the Latches of Presaging Chain Messages

Below is the template. You may also download a document file HERE.

You can also watch this video.