Annotated by the Author: Writing Reader Responses
Judy Wang and Nina Nzekwe, winners of our 2020 Summer Reading Contest, show us how to respond to texts both personally and critically.
Judy Wang and Nina Nzekwe were two winners of The Learning Network’s 2020 Summer Reading Contest.Credit...The New York Times Learning Network
By The Learning Network
, we invite New York Times journalists and winners of our student contests to comment on their work to help demystify the writing and research process.
Chances are, a teacher has asked you to write a response to a text at some point in your school career, whether it’s to a novel, a persuasive essay, a historical document or anything else.