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Writing a Reaction Paper, Review, and
Critique
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Give your own reaction and comment
something about it
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The Wall - A short film
1. What was the film about? Answer it in three sentences.
2. Did you like the film? Why or Why not? List the reasons below.
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The Wall - A short film
3. Which part of the film did you like best? Why?
4. Which part of the film did you not like? why?
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Reaction Papers, Revie!, and Critiques?These are specialized forms of writing in which a reviewer
or reader evaluates any of the following:
SCHOLARLY WORK A WORK OF ART
DESIGNS GRAPHIC DESIGNS
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Reaction Papers, Revie!, and Critiques
Usually range in length from 25o to 750 words
Critical assessments, analyses or evaluation of different works.
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Reaction Papers, Revie!, and Critiques
Reviewers use both proofs and logical reasoning
Presents an analytical response to a book or article.
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Reaction Papers, Revie!, and Critiques
These are not simply summaries
Critique = cynicism and pessimism
Do not rely only on mere opinions
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Reaction Papers, Revie!, and Critiques
These are not simply summaries
Critique = cynicism and pessimism
Do not rely only on mere opinions
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Critical Approaches in
Writing a Critique
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Formalism
mainly to do with structural purposes of a particular text. It is the study of a text without taking into account any outside
influence.
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Formalism
• The name of the author is not important
• The time in which the author lived is not important
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Formalism
• The political belief of the author is not important
• The actual reader is not important
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Formalism
Intrinsic properties and treats each
work as a distinct work of art.
The key understanding a text is through a
text itself
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Common aspects looked into in formalism:
๏Author’s techniques in resolving contradictions within the work.
๏ Central passage that sums up the work ๏ Relationship of the form and the content ๏ Unity in the work
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Feminism
the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.
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Feminist CriticismFeminist literary criticism recognizes that since literature both reflects culture and
shapes it, literary studies can either perpetuate the oppression of women or help
to eliminate it.
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Feminist Criticism
Presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological and economic
oppression
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Common aspects looked into in feminism:
๏How culture determines gender. ๏ How gender equality is presented in the text ๏How gender issues are presented in literary works. ๏How women are socially, politically, psychologically
and economically oppressed by patriarchy.
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Reader Response Criticism
✓Reviewer’s reaction as an audience of a work. ✓ A text does not have meaning until the reader reads it.
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Common aspects looked into in reader response:
๏ Interaction between the reader and the text in creating meaning.
๏The impact of reader’s delivery of sounds and visuals on enhancing and changing meaning.
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Marxist Criticism
✓It is the belief that literature reflects this class struggle and materialism ✓It investigates how literature can work as a force for social change.
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Marxist Criticism
✓Differences between economic classes and implications of a capital system. ✓Continuing conflicts between the working class and the elite.
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Common aspects looked into in marxism
๏Social class as represented in the work ๏Social class of the characters ๏Conflicts and interactions between
economic classes.
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Other critical approaches you can use:
๏ Post modern criticism ๏Post-colonial criticism ๏Structuralism ๏Psychological criticism ๏Gender criticism
๏ecocriticism ๏Biographical criticism ๏Historical criticism ๏Mythological criticism
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Structure of a Reaction Paper
Introduction (5%) ‣ Title of the book/article or work ‣ Writer’s name ‣ Thesis statement
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Structure of a Reaction Paper
Summary (10%) ‣ Objective or Purpose ‣ Methods used (if applicable) ‣ Major findings, claims, ideas, or messages
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Structure of a Reaction PaperReview/Critique (in no particular order 75%) ‣ Does the writer explicitly state his/her thesis
statement. ‣ What are the assumptions ‣ What are the contributions of the work to the field
where it belongs?
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Structure of a Reaction Paper
Review/Critique (in no particular order 75%) ‣ What problems and issues are discussed or
presented in the work? ‣ What kind of information are presented in the work?
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Structure of a Reaction PaperConclusion (10%) ‣ Overall impression of the work ‣ Scholarly or literary value of the reviewed article, book
or work. ‣ Benefits for the intended audience ‣ Suggestion for future direction of research
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Reaction paper w/ no prescribed structure
Introduction ‣ Basic details about the material (title, director or artist
name of exhibition/event) ‣ Main assessment of the material (for films and
performances)
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Reaction paper w/ no prescribed structure
Analysis or interpretation ‣ Discussion or analysis of the work (critical approach) ‣ What aspects of the work make you think it is a
success or failure. ‣ Were there unanswered questions or plot lines? If yes?
How did they affect the story?
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Reaction paper w/ no prescribed structure
Analysis or interpretation ‣ How does the work relate in other ideas ore events in
the world. ‣ What stood out while you were watching the film or the
performance?
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Reaction paper w/ no prescribed structure
Conclusion or Evaluation ‣ Reinforcement of main assessment ‣ Comparison to a similar work. ‣ Recommendation of the material (if you liked it)
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Guidelines
For Articles and Journals ‣ Read to the work to be reviewed carefully. ‣ Relate the content of the work to what you already
know about the topic. ‣ Focus on discussing how the book treats the topic (this
book /work presents/author argues)
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Guidelines
For Articles and Journals ‣ Report the type of analysis or mode of presentation. ‣ Examine whether the findinf are adequately supported ‣ Suggest points for improvement of the reasoning ‣ Point out other interpretations that the writer missed
out.
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Guidelines
For artworks and other media ‣ Use speculative verbs (evoke, create, appear, &
suggest) ‣ Make sure to describe it to the reader (do not spoil key
events) ‣ Describe the material in simple terms (artworks)
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Guidelines
General note: ‣Did the work hold your interest? ‣Did the work annoy or excite you? ‣Did the work prompt you to raise questions to
the author?
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Guidelines
General note: ‣Did the work lead you to some realizations? ‣Did the work remind you of other materials
that you have read, viewed or listened to?
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Homework
Bring a copy of a short story entitled “The Necklace - Guy de Maupassant and a short bond paper for the activity next meeting.
Note: Failure to bring your own copy means no written work.