CRITIQUE

CRITIQUE
• A critique is a formal analysis
 and evaluation of a text,
production, or performance—
either one's own (a self-critique)
or someone else's.
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• Critiques differ from 
reviews (these are also
different from peer reviews)
in that critiques offer more
depth to their analysis. 
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• Compare the • Critiquing
term critique with criteria are the
 critical analysis,  standards, rules, or
critical essay, and  tests that serve as
evaluation essay. the bases for
judgments. 
Critiquing a Paper
A critique starts out with a
summary of the topic of the paper
but differs from a straight
summary because it adds the
reviewer's analysis.
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"A critique should emphasize first
what the article contributes to the
field and then identify the
shortcomings or limitations,"
- H. Beall and J. Trimbur-
In other words, a
critique is a balanced
appraisal, not a
hatchet job
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Critique is a literary technique that means to critically evaluate a piece
of literary work, or a political or philosophical theory in detail. A critique
could be a critical essay, an article evaluating a literary piece, or a
review. It may be just like a summary that identifies the central issue,
raises questions, takes notice of theoretical and experimental
approaches, and reviews the significance of the results. Apart from that,
its purpose is to highlight both the shortcomings as well as strengths of
a literary piece or a work of art. Moreover, critical evaluation or
assessment requires sufficient knowledge about the subject matter.
Critiquing is an in-depth
evaluation of the story for the
purpose of giving insight to
better understand the text
(flaws and highlights)
 Being critical requires:
Analysis of evidence
Making a judgement based on
evidence
Evaluating
Developing your arguments
Understanding the topic
Remember:
Critical analysis should be fun! This
is your chance to say what you think
about a piece, but you must back up
your opinions with supporting
arguments and specific details from
 Steps to Writing a Critique
1. Analyse the text
This should include some or all of the following:
 set out the main purpose of the author’s book or article.
 identify the main point that the author is making.
 discuss the arguments that are used to support the main point and
the evidence that supports them.
 explain the conclusions reached by the author and how they have
been reached
2. Evaluate the text
You will need to comment not only on the
content of the piece but also on the way in which
it has been written. Consider the following:
 have important terms been clearly defined?
 are the facts accurate?
 does the text present and consider opposing
points of view?
3. Write in standard essay form
A critique should be written in an
essay format. It will need an
introduction, a main body of text
and a conclusion. You will need to
prepare a rough draft of your essay
 a) Prepare an outline. State what
the main points of your work will
be and the evidence that you will
use to back them up.
b) Set out in your
introduction c) Consider ending your introduction
HOW you will with a THESIS STATEMENT. This is a
approach your statement of your position on the issue
task you have chosen. It may be a sentence
or two, and should announce what you
want to argue.
ACTIVITY
Write a literary critic from the following options
(refer to the next slide).
 Song
Movie • Alejandro by Lady Gaga
• Titanic • Anak by Freddie Aguillar
• Life of Pi • Hello by Adele
• Every Child is Special • Too Good at Goodbyes by
• 3 Idiots Sam Smith
• Others • Secret Love Song
• others
Content: 5
Unity and Coherence of Ideas: 5
Structure: 5
Neatness: 5

Total: 20