EXAM Q2 Pt2 Flashcards
How to Write a REACTION PAPER
Step1: Read Attentively and Take Notes
Step2: Limit the Quantity of the Words
Step3: Write a Summary of the Text
Step 4: Analyze the Key Points
Step 5: Write a Good Concluding Part
try to catch every important idea and in order not to miss anything take notes scrupulously
Step1: Read Attentively and Take Notes
while reading think about the author’s POV, his/her motives to think so
Step1: Read Attentively and Take Notes
it will be useful to study the author’s biography before reading his book to be aware of his background
Step1: Read Attentively and Take Notes
take notes attentively and write down every wise and disputable thought to analyze it further
Step1: Read Attentively and Take Notes
a successful reaction paper is quite a short piece of writing
Step2: Limit the Quantity of the Words
you are expected to focus on several points which you support or not
Step2: Limit the Quantity of the Words
try to make your reaction paper strictly-structured: one paragraph for one idea and analyze it briefly
Step2: Limit the Quantity of the Words
now it is time to start writing a reaction paper
Step3: Write a Summary of the Text
first of all present a brief summary of the text under analysis and mention its title
Step3: Write a Summary of the Text
describe the main idea of the text, the main problems and questions
Step3: Write a Summary of the Text
analyzing the content start with the author’s POV, his attitude to the facts presented in his book or article
Step3: Write a Summary of the Text
now, write the body of the reaction paper
Step4: Analyze the Key Points
you should demonstrate that you have understood the ideas of the author and the general problem of the text
Step4: Analyze the Key Points
choose several author and the general problem of the text
Step4: Analyze the Key Points
choose several essential points for analysis
Step4: Analyze the Key Points
you are free to agree or disagree with the author, but you must rely on the evidence from the text
Step4: Analyze the Key Points
in order to be logically, devote one paragraph for one point for discussion
Step4: Analyze the Key Points
express your attitude towards the text and its parts
Step5: Write a Good Concluding Part
summarize how your POV differs from the author’s and what ideas you share with him
Step5: Write a Good Concluding Part
proofread the paper several times to avoid mistakes and finally check if you have chosen the proper citation style
Step5: Write a Good Concluding Part
are specialized forms of writing in which a reviewer or reader evaluates
REACTION PAPER, A REVIEW, and a CRITIQUE
REACTION PAPER, A REVIEW, and a CRITIQUE are specialized forms of writing in which a reviewer or reader evaluates any of the following:
- Scholarly Work
- A Work of Art
- Designs
- Graphics Designs
They usually range in length from (how many) words
250 to 750
they are NOT SIMPLY SUMMARIES but are critical assessments, analyses, or evaluations of different works
REACTION PAPER
do not rely on merely on opinions; rather they use both proof and logical reasoning to substantiate their comments
REVIEWERS
they process ideas in a specific field of study, and present an analytical response to a scholarly, literary, or artistic work
REVIEWERS
Critical Approaches in Writing a Critique
- Formalist Criticism or Formalism
- Feminist Criticism or Feminism
- Reader Response Criticism
- Marxist Criticism
claims that literary works contain intrinsic properties and treat each work as distinct work of art
FORMALIST CRITICISM OR FORMALISM
it posits that the key to understanding a text is through the text itself
FORMALIST CRITICISM OR FORMALISM
the historical context, the author, or any other external context are not necessary in interpreting the meaning
FORMALIST CRITICISM OR FORMALISM
someone who uses formalist criticism looks into the aspects
FORMALIST CRITICISM OR FORMALISM
FORMALIST CRITICISM OR FORMALISM looks into the following aspects:
Author’s techniques in resolving contradictions within the work
Central passage that sums up the entirety of the work
Contribution of parts and the work as a whole to its aesthetic quality
Relationship of the form and the content
Use of imagery to develop the symbols used in the work
Interconnectedness of various parts of the work
Paradox, ambiguity, and irony of the work
Unity of the work
Sample formalist critique of “Dead Stars,” a classic Filipino short story by
Paz Marques Benitez
focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological, and economic oppression
FEMINIST CRITICISM OR FEMINISM
it also reveals how aspects of our culture are patriarchal, i.e., how our culture views men as superior and women as inferior
FEMINIST CRITICISM OR FEMINISM
Someone who uses feminist criticism looks into the following aspects:
How culture determines gender
How gender equality (or the lack of it) is presented in the text
How gender issues are presented in literary works and other aspects of human
production and daily life
How women are socially, politically, psychologically, and economically
oppressed by patriarchy
How patriarchal ideology is an overpowering presence
concerned with the reviewer’s reaction as an audience of a work
READER RESPONSE CRITICISM
this approach claims that the reader’s role cannot be separated from the understanding of the work
READER RESPONSE CRITICISM
a text does not have meaning until the reader reads it and interprets it
READER RESPONSE CRITICISM
readers are therefore not passive and distant, but are active consumers of the materials presented to them
READER RESPONSE CRITICISM
Someone who uses Reader Response criticism looks
into the following aspects:
Interaction between the reader and the text in creating
meaning
The impact of reader’s delivery of sounds and visuals
on enhancing and changing meaning
Concerned with differences between economic classes and implications of a capitalist system, such as the continuing conflicts between the working class and the elite
MARXIST CRITICISM
it attempts to reveal that the ultimate source of people’s experience is the socioeconomic system.
MARXIST CRITICISM
Someone who uses Marxist criticism looks into the
following aspects:
Social class as represented in the work
Social class of the writer/ creator
Social class of the characters
Conflicts and interactions between economic classes
Two characters/ Women in Dead Stars
Esperanza
Julia Salas
Structure of a Reaction Paper, a Review, and a Critique (Scholarly Books and Articles)
Introduction (5% of the paper)
Summary (10% of the paper)
Review/Critique (75% of the paper)
Conclusion (10% of the paper)
title of the book/article/ work
INTRODUCTION
writer’s name
INTRODUCTION
thesis statement
INTRODUCTION
objective or purposes
SUMMARY
methods used (if applicable)
SUMMARY
major findings, claims, ideas, or messages
SUMMARY
overall impression of the work
CONCLUSION
scholarly or literary value of the review article, book, or work
CONCLUSION
benefits for the intended audience or field
CONCLUSION
suggestion for future direction or research
CONCLUSION
Structure of a Reaction Paper, a Review, and a Critique (Other types of Review)
INTRODUCTION
PLOT SUMMARY/ DESCRIPTION
ANALYSIS/ INTERPRETATION
CONCLUSION/ EVALUATION
basic details about the material such as its title, director or artist, name of exhibition/ event, and the like
INTRODUCTION
main assessment of the material
INTRODUCTION
gist of the plot
PLOT SUMMARY/ DESCRIPTION
simple description of the artwork
PLOT SUMMARY/ DESCRIPTION
reinforcement of main assessment
CONCLUSION/ EVALUATION
comparison to a similar work
CONCUSION/ EVALUATION
recommendation of the material (if you liked it)
CONCLUSION/ EVALUATION
levels of PLAGIARISM
- MILD
- MODERATE
- SEVERE
