Periodical Exam REVIEWER Flashcards
A written account of the life of a person written by himself/herself.
Should include all the most important details of your life story
Chronological event of your whole life
Uses first person POV
Autobiography
A detailed description of or account of a person life written or told by someone else.
Uses Third Person POV
Biography
A deeply personal nonfiction work that you’ll be sharing with strangers
A silver of a persons life; selective moments focus on a particular season of life
Autobiography captures whole life story while___ has a narrower scope centered around a time period or theme from the writers life
Memoir
A story of the experiences encountered by someone while touring a place for the pleasure of travel
Travelogue
Is a a record and reflection of events, thoughts, experiences, and observation
Journal
Is it a private place where you can be honest with yourself, keep you thoughts, feelings and opinions on everything from work to school and everywhere in between
Diary
Reports on an event history or an actual case based on direct observation, investigation and through research and documentation
Literary Journalism/ Reportage
A narrative essay about a true story of something that happened to someone, or it is based on autobiographical events: usually told to illustrate an insight
Personal Narrative
Is an authentic narrative, told by a writer’s who is moved to narrate by the urgency of the situation (eg, war,child,abuse, oppression or revolution)
Testimonial
NOUN: An analysis and evaluation of a subject, situation, literary work, etc.
VERB: To analyze and evaluate a subject, situation, literary work, etc.
(Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition)
CRITIQUE
• A literary technique written in paragraph form that critically describes, summarizes, analyzes, and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a wide variety of things, particularly a piece of literary work.
CRITIQUE
is a short piece of writing that contains a summary of a peer’s work, an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the work, and suggestions to improve the work.
(Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition)
The goal of a ___ is to help improve each other’s drafts for revision.
___ and reviews should always be constructive and helpful.
A PEER CRITIQUE
WHAT DOES A CRITIQUE DO?
Describe: gives the reader a sense of the writer’s purpose
Analyze: examine how the structure and language of the text convey meaning
Interpret: state the significance or importance of each part of the text
Assess: make a judgment of the work’s worth or value (hunter.cuny.edu)
CRITIQUE VS CRITICIZE
CRITIQUE
• Well-rounded
• Strengths and weaknesses
• Examine and analyze
• Provide perspective
CRITICIZE
• One -sided
• Point out faults
• Destroy
CRITIQUE VS. CRITICISM
CRITIQUE
a detailed analysis with conclusions
based on evidence and inference
descriptive and balanced
(forms of feedback)
CRITICISM
• an expression of mere disapproval or faultfinding
• judgemental