WRITING A REACTION PAPER, REVIEW, OR CRITIQUE

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Specialized forms of writing in which a reviewer, reader, or critic evaluates of the scholarly work, work of art, designs, or graphic designs

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Reaction Paper, Review, or Critique

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250-750 words

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Reaction Paper, Review, or Critique

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advance forms of writing that involves critical thinking and recognizing arguments

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Reaction Paper, Review, or Critique

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doesn’t rely on opinion (shouldn’t be cynical and pessimistic) it uses evidence and logical reasoning

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Reaction Paper, Review, or Critique

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present a balanced view of things

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Critique

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accessible to the audience (one should provide background info to the readers)

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Critique

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relating it to greater realities will help to put it in a wider scheme of things

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Critique

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What does introduction includes?

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-basic deets (title, director, artist etc.)
-main assessment
-thesis statement

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What does summary includes?

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-gist of the plot
-description
-objective
-Methods used
-major findings/ claims/ ideas/ messages

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What does review includes?

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-discussion and analysis of the work
-appropriateness of methodology and mode of presentation
-theoretical soundness/ coherence of ideas
-sufficiency and soundness of explanation

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What does conclusion includes?

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-reinforcement of main assessment
-comparison to a similar work
-recommendation of the material

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-written by anybody
-understood by the public
-consumer oriented

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Review

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-written by experts
-more reliable
-targeted on those who have expertise

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Critique

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contain intrinsic properties and treats each work as a distinct work of art

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Formalist Criticism or Formalist

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“The key to understanding a text is through the text itself”

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Formalist Criticism or Formalist

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reveals how aspects of our culture are patriarchal

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Feminist Criticism or Feminism

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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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culture determines gender, gender equality, gender issues, oppressed by patriarchy, and how patriarchal ideology is an overpowering presence)

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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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reader’s role can’t be separated from the understanding of the work

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Reader response criticism

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a text doesn’t have a meaning until the reader interprets it

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Reader response criticism

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differences between economic classes and implications of a capitalist system ( working class and elite)

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Marxist Criticism or Marxism

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

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Marxist Criticism or Marxism