Steps in Writing a Reaction Paper

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Steps in writing a Reaction Paper

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Step 1: Read Attentively and Take Notes
Step 2: Limit the Quantity of the Words
Step 3: Write a Summary of the Text
Step 4: Analyze the Key Points
Step 5: Write a Good Concluding Part

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are specialized forms of writing in which a reviewer or reader evaluates

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Reaction, Review, and Critique Paper

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usually range in length from 250 to 750 words

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Reaction Papers, reviews, and critiques

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They are NOT
SIMPLY SUMMARIES but are critical assessments,
analyses, or evaluations of different works,

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Reaction Papers, reviews, and critiques

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They do not rely on merely on opinions; rather
they use both proof and logical reasoning to
substantiate their comments.

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Reviewers

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They process ideas and
theories, revisit and extend their ideas in a specific
field of study,

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Reviewers

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They present an analytical response to a
scholarly, literary, or artistic work.

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Reviewers

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4 CRITICAL APPROACHES IN WRITING
A CRITIQUE

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1. Formalist criticism or Formalism
2. Feminist criticism or Feminism
3. Reader Response Criticism
4. Marxist Criticism

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Claims that literary works contain intrinsic
properties and treat each work as a distinct work
of art.

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Formalist criticism or Formalism

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It posits that the key to understanding a text
is through the text itself.

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Formalist criticism or Formalism

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The historical context, the
author, or any other external context are not
necessary in interpreting the meaning.

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Formalist criticism or Formalism

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Sample Critique of “Dead Stars,” a classic Filipino short story by

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Paz Marquez Benitez

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Focuses on how literature presents women as
subjects of socio-political, psychological, and
economic oppression.

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Feminist criticism or Feminism

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reveals how aspects
of our culture are patriarchal, i.e., how our culture
views men as superior and women as inferior.

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Feminist criticism or Feminism

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Concerned with the reviewer’s reaction as an audience
of a work.

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Reader Response Criticism

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This approach claims that the reader’s role
cannot be separated from the understanding of the
work; a text does not have meaning until the reader
reads it and interprets it.

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Reader Response Criticism

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are therefore not
passive and distant, but are active consumers of the
materials presented to them.

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Reader Response Criticism

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Concerned with differences between economic
classes and implications of a capitalist system,
such as the continuing conflicts between the
working class and the elite.

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Marxist Criticism

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it attempts to
reveal that the ultimate source of people’s
experience is the socioeconomic system.

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Marxist Criticism

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Structure of a Reaction Paper, a Review, and a
Critique (Scholarly Books and Articles)

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• Introduction (around 5% of the paper)
• Summary (around 10% of the paper)
• Review/ Critique (around 75% of the paper)
• Conclusion (around 10% of the paper)

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Introduction includes:

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Title of the Book/ Article/ Work

Writer’s Name

Thesis Statement

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Summary Includes:

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Objective or Purposes

Methods used (if applicable)

Major Findings, claims, ideas, or messages

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Conclusion Includes:

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Overall impression of the work

Scholarly or literary value of the reviewed article, book, or work

Benefits for the intended audience or field

Suggestion for future direction or research

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Basic details about the material such as its title, director or artist, name of exhibition/
event, and the like

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Introduction

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Main assessment of the material (for films and performances)

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Introduction

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Gist of the Plot

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Plot Summary

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Simple Description of the Artwork

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Plot Summary

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Reinforcement of main assessment

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Conclusion

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Comparison to a similar work

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Conclusion

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Recommendation of the material (if you liked it)

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Conclusion

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Structure of a Reaction Paper, a Review, and a
Critique (Other Types of Review)

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Introduction
Plot Summary/ Description
Analysis/ Interpretation
Conclusion/ Evaluation

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useful to study the author’s biography before reading his book to be aware of his background, education, occupation, philosophical views, way of life

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Step 1: Read Attentively and Take Notes

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you are expected to focus on several points which you support or not

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Step 2: Limit the Quantity of the Words

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It is time to start writing a reaction paper

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Step 3: Write a Summary of the Text

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present a brief summary of the text under analysis and mention its title

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Step 3: Write a Summary of the Text

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describe the main idea of the text

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Step 3: Write a Summary of the Text

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Where does analyzing the content start with?

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Author’s pov

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choose several essential points for analysis

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Step 4: Analyze the Key Points

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express your attitude towards the text and its parts

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Step 5: Write a good Concluding Part

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Summarize how your pov differs from the author’s and what ideas you share with him

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Step 5: Write a good Concluding Part