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EAPP HANDOUT WRITING A REACTION PAPER, REVIEW AND CRITIQUE.docx
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English for Academic and Professional Purposes1

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Semester, SY 2016-2017W!"!#$ A EA%"!&# PAPE, E'!EW A#( %!"!)*EWhat are
eaction Papers, e+ies, and %ritiues.
A reaction paper, a review, and a critique are specialized forms of writing in
which a reviewer or reader evaluates any of the following:

A scholarly work (e.g., academic books and articles)

A work of art (e.g., performance art, play, dance, sports, film, ehibits)

!esigns (e.g., industrial designs, furniture, fashion design)

"raphic designs (e.g., posters, billboards, commercials, and digital media)#eaction
papers, reviews, critiques usually range in length from $%&'%& words. hey are not
simply summaries but are critical assessments, analyses, or evaluation of different
works. As advanced forms of writing, they involve your skills in critical thinking
and recognizing arguments. *owever, you should connect the word
critique
to cynicism and pessimism.
%!"!%A/ APP&A%ES !# W!"!#$ A %!"!)*E
here are various ways or standpoints by which you can analyze and critique a
certain material. +ou can critique a material based on its technical aspects, its
approach to gender, your reaction as the audience, or through its portrayal of
class struggle and social structure.
1ormalism-
claims that literary works contain intrinsic properties and treats each work as a
distinct work of art. n short, it posits that the key to understanding a tet is
through the tet itself- the historical contet, the author, or any other
eternal contets are not necessary in interpreting the meaning.
olloing are the common aspects loo3ed into formalism4

Authors techniques in resolving contradictions within the work

/entral passage that sums up the entirety of the work

/ontribution of parts and the work as a whole to its aesthetic quality

#elationship of the form and the content

0se of imagery to develop the symbols in the work

nterconnectedness of various parts of the work

1arado, ambiguity, and irony in the work

0nity in the work$.
eminist %riticism-
also called feminism, it focuses on how literature presents women as sub2ects of
socio'political, psychological, and economic oppression. t also reveals how
aspects of our culture are patriarchal, i.e., how our culture views men as superior
and women as inferior. he common aspects looked into when using feminism are as
follows:

*ow culture determines gender

*ow gender equality (or lack of it) is presented in the tet

*ow gender issues are presented in literary works and other aspects of human
production and daily life

*ow women are socially, politically, psychologically, and economically oppressed by
patriarchy

*ow patriarchal ideology is an overpowering presence
5eader-esponse %riticism-
is concerned with the reviewers reaction as an audience of a work. his approach
claims that the readers role cannotbe separated from the understanding of the
work- a tet does not have meaning until the reader reads it and interprets it.
#eaders are therefore not passive and distant, but are active consumers of the
material presented to them. he common aspects looked into when using reader
response criticism are as follows:

nteraction between the reader and the tet in creating meaning

he impact of the readers delivery of sounds and visuals on enhancing and
changing meaning3.
arist %riticism-
is concerned with differences between economic classes and implications of a
capitalist system, such as the continuing conflicts between the working class and
the elite. *ence, it attempts to reveal that the ultimate source of peoples
eperience is the socioeconomic system. he common aspects looked into when using
4arist criticism are as follows:

5ocial class as represented in the work

5ocial class of the writer6creator

5ocial class of the characters

/onflicts and interactions between economic classes7ote that these are not the only
critical approaches you can use. 8ther approaches in writing a critique include
postmodern criticism, post-colonial criticism, structuralism, psychological
criticism, gender criticism, ecocriticism, biographical criticism, historical
criticism, mythological criticism, and deconstructionist criticism.
S"*%"*E & A EA%"!&# PAPE, E'!EW, & %!"!)*E
+ou have to follow a logical organization and structure for your reaction paper or
review to be able to present your critical evaluation effectively.
Structure for Critiques of Academic Researches and Articles
!ntroduction 8around 9: of the paper;
o
itle of the book6article6work
o
9riters name
o
hesis 5tatement
Summar< 8Around 10: of the paper;