It is supposed to be watching a musical and write a reaction paper about it, but usually reading the summary plot will be fine. Below is the possible prompts. Do not have to follow these prompts, any reaction will be fine. For the sources, cite three of them will be fine, the grader does not really check if the content comes from the sources, but do three in text citation.
Ragtime is a collection of vignettes of what was happening in early 20th-century America.  What were the exciting things happening as shown in the show?  What conflicts came with these developments?

The stories of several different sets of people are followed in Ragtime.  Why are these stories told together?  What purpose is served at the points where the lives of these people intersect?

Coalhouse takes justice into his own hands and not even Martin Luther King can persuade him to back down.  Why is Coalhouse not persuaded?  Do you agree with what Coalhouse does?

Choose a historical event or character from Ragtime that you werent very familiar with before.  Learn more about it and explain its relevance in the Ragtime setting. 

Who is your favorite character in Ragtime?  What is it about this person that interested you?

What change occurs between Mother and Father?  What happens between Mother and Tateh?