 A reaction paper, review, or critique is a

specialized form of writing in which a

reviewer or reader evaluates any of the
following:

 ScholarlyWork
 Work of Art
 Designs
 Graphic Designs
• Usually ranges in length from 250 to 750
words.
• NOT simply a summary but is a critical
assessment, analysis or evaluation of a
work.
• Advanced form of writing involving skills in
critical thinking and recognizing
arguments.
• Should not connect the word CRITIQUE to
cynicism and pessimism.
• Do not simply rely on mere opinion but on
PROOFS and LOGICAL REASONING to
substantiate one’s comments.
 isa form of paper writing in which
the writer expresses his ideas and
opinions about what has been
read or seen.
 Reaction paper is evaluated due
to the writer's communication
skills and only then due the
unique ideas and the content.
A review refers to a formal evaluation
of a particular work.
 In magazines and newspapers, you
may have seen various reviews such
as book reviews, film reviews,
restaurant reviews, music, etc.
 These are written by lay persons in the
form of an assessment of something.
• critiques are written by experts in a
particular field.
• Hence, critiques tend to be technical
and objective.
• They do not provide an overall
assessment but focuses on specific
parts of a piece of work. It emphasizes
both the positives as well as the
negatives.
• the development of characters, the
setting, the plot, etc.

• Critiques can be very helpful to the

writer as it not only appreciates the
efforts of the writer but also highlights
what he needs to improve.
 REVIEW ….
 written by people who are
interested in that particular
field

CRITIQUE ….
 written by experts in the
relevant field
 FORMALISM
 FEMINISM CRITICISM
 READER RESPONSE
 MARXIST CRITICISM
• Claims that literary works contains
intrinsic properties and treats each
work as a distinct work of art.
• Posits that the key to understanding a
text is through the text itself.
• The historical context, the author or
any other external context are NOT
necessary in interpreting the meaning.
• Contributions of rhymes and rhythms
to the meaning or effect of the work.
• Paradox , ambiguity, and irony in the
work.
• Quality of the work’s unity.
• Focuses on how literature presents
women as subjects of socio-political,
psychological and economic
oppression.
• Reveals how aspects of our culture
are patriarchal.
• How culture determines gender
• How gender equality 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
• Concerned with reviewer’s reaction as an
audience of a work
• A text does not have a meaning until the
reader reads it and interpret it

• Readers are therefore not passive and

distant, but are active consumers of the
material presented to them.
 Interaction between the reader and
the text in creating meaning
 The impact of readers’ delivery of
sounds and visuals on enhancing and
changing meaning
• Concerned with economic class
difference and implications of a
capitalist system (working class and
the elites)
• Attempts to reveal that the ultimate
source of people’s experience is the
socioeconomic system.
• Social class as represented in the
work
• Social class of the writer/ creator
• Conflicts and interactions
between economic classes
I. INTRODUCTION ( around 5% of the
paper)
• Title of the book/article/work
• Writer’s name
• Thesis statement
II. SUMMARY (around 10% of the paper)
• Objective or purpose
• Methods used (if applicable)
• Major findings, claims, ideas, or
messages
III. REVIEW/ CRITIQUE (around 75% of the
paper, in no particular order)

• Appropriateness of methodology to
support the arguments (for books and
articles) or appropriateness of mode of
presentation
• Theoretical soundness, coherence of
coherence ideas
• Sufficiency and soundness of
explanation in relation to other available
information and experts
IV. CONCLUSION (around 10% of the
paper)

• Overall impression of the work

• Scholarly or literary value of the
reviewed articles, book, or work
• Benefits for the intended audience or
field
• Suggestion for future direction of
research
1. Read, review or listen to the work to be
reviewed carefully to get the main topic
or the concepts presented. Then revisit
the work to further identify its arguments
or message.
2. Relate the content of the work to what
you already know about the topic. This
will make you more engaged with the
article or book.
3. Focus on discussing how the book
treats the topic and not the topic itself.
Use phrases such as this book/work
presents and the author argues.
4. Situate your review. This means that
your analysis should be anchored on the
theories presented by the writer or
creator.
5. Report the type of analysis or mode of
presentation the writer/creator used and
how this type of analysis supports the
arguments and claims.
6. Examine whether the findings were
adequately supported and how the
connections between ideas affect the
conclusions and findings.
7. Suggest points for improvement of the
reasoning, explanation, presentation of
ideas, as well as alternative methods and
processes of reasoning.
8. Compare the writer’s or creator’s
explanation of the topic to another
expert from the same field of study.
9. Point out other conclusions or
interpretations that the writer/creator
missed out. Present other ideas that
need to be examined.
10. Show your agreement with the
writer’s or creator’s ideas and present
explanation for this agreement.
1. When critiquing artworks or posters, make sure
to use speculative verbs such as evokes,
creates, appears, and suggests to show that
your interpretation of the artist’s work is just that
– an interpretation.
2. Assume that the reader has not yet seen the
material you are reviewing., so make sure to
describe it to them. For reviews of films or plays,
make sure not to spoil key events unless they
figure in your review, in which case always add
a disclaimer.
3. For artworks, describe the materials in simple
terms to help your audience visualize it; refrain
form vague or abstract.
 Whether the work held your interest
 Whether the work annoyed or excited
you
 Whether the work prompted you to
raise questions for the author
 Whether the work led you to some
realizations
 Whether the work reminded you of
other materials that you have read,
viewed or listened to in the past.
 Print or cut out movie reviews from
a newspaper. With a small group
of three to four members, pick out
the best review. Among
yourselves, discuss what makes it
well- written review.
 As a group composed six members, and
choose a restaurant where you all want to
go. When you are already in the
restaurant, ask for their specialties and
choose a few favorites. Take photographs
of the food and the restaurant. Interview
the Manager or Officer in Charge, and
explain that you are doing this for the
purpose of writing a restaurant review.
 Afterwards, write a group restaurant review.
Make sure to describe the FOOD, and the
RESTAURANT, as well as the DINING
EXPERIENCE, which include the SERVICE OF
THE RESTAURANT and the kind of dishes served
to you and your friends. If possible, include
the history of the restaurant, and what they
are known for. By the end of the review,
conclude by either recommending or not
recommending the restaurant, and why.
Discuss who you think would enjoy the
restaurant the most, considering one’s
budget, lifestyle, and taste in food. Include a
few good photographs to showcase the
restaurant and their dishes.
 Publishyour review of the restaurant in
your Facebook account. Tag the
owners of the restaurant or the
Manager on your facebook post.
Make sure to include the photographs
that were taken. Tag your group
mates and friends whom you think
will enjoy going to the restaurant.
 Short bond paper, colored pictures
 Font size & style: 12, Trebuchet MS
 Sliding folder: BLUE

DEADLINE OF THE OUTPUT:

 AUGUST 8, 2018
DEADLINE OF PUBLISHING RESTAURANT
REVIEW:
 AUGUST 10, 2018