A reading response is a paper in which you demonstrate your deep, critical thinking about a text.While it may show how well you understand a text, its true purpose is to show how closely you paid attention to it, pushed through any confusion it confronted you with, and how much your study of the text activated and influenced your thinking. A great reading response will lead to a better understanding of what you have read.It is divided into two major parts, one brief and one long. The whole thing should be about two full pages of typed, double-spaced writing.