LET’S

PLAY A
GAME
 ITS REACTION TIME

MECHANICS:

FORM 2 GROUPS CONSIST OF 5

MEMBERS.
THE FIRST STEP IS THE LEADER OF THE
GROUP WILL RANDOMLY DRAW AN
EVENT FROM THE CONTAINER. THE
REPORTERS WILL GIVE 30 SECONDS
EACH GROUP FOR THEM TO ACT
ACCORDING TO THE GIVEN SITUATION.
THE BEST GROUP THAT PORTRAY WILL
BE THE WINNER.
 WHAT ARE

WRITING A REACTION PAPER,

REVIEWS, AND CRITIQUES

A R E A C T I O N PA P E R , A R E V I E W, A N D A
CRITIQUE ARE SPECIALIZED FORMS OF
WRITING IN WHICH A REVIEWER OR READER
E VA L U AT E S A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G :

● a scholarly work
● a work of art
● designs
● graphic designs
REACTION PAPERS, REVIEWS,
AND CRITIQUES USUALLY
RANGE IN LENGTH FROM 250
TO 750 WORDS.
THEY ARE NOT SIMPLY SUMMARIES BUT
ARE CRITICAL ASSESSMENTS,
ANALYSES, OR EVALUATION OF
DIFFERENT WORKS
REVIEWERS DO NOT SIMPLYRELY ON MORE
OPINIONS; RATHE, THEY USE BOTH PROOFS
AND LOGICAL REASONING TO
SUBSTANTIATE THEIR COMMENTS.
CRITICAL APPROACHES
IN WRITING A CRITIQUE

YOU 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.
 FORMALISM CRITICISM
F O R M A L I S M C L A I M S T H AT L I T E R A RY
W O R K S C O N TA I N I N T R I N S I C
P R O P E R T I E S A N D T R E AT S E A C H
W O R K A S A D I S T I N C T W O R K O F A R T.

Following are the common aspects looked in formalism:

● Author’s techniques in resolving contradictions within the work.

● Central passage that sums up the entirety of the work.
● Contribution of parts and the work as a whole to its aesthetic quality.
● Relationship of the form and the content.
● Use of imagery to develop the symbols used in the work.
● Interconnectedness of various parts of the work.
● Paradox, ambiguity, and irony in the work.
● Unity in the work
 FEMINIST CRITICISM
FEMINIST CRITICISM OR FEMINISM
FOCUSES ON HOW LITERATURE PRESENTS
WOMEN AS SUBJECTS OF SOCIO- POLITICAL,
PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ECONOMIC
OPPRESSION. IT ALSO REVEALS HOW
ASPECTS OF OUR CULTURE ARE
PATRIARCHAL.

The common aspects looked into when using feminism are as follows:

● How culture determines gender.

● How gender equality ( or the lack of it) is presented in the text.
● How gender issues are presented in literary works and the other aspects of
human
production and daily life.
● How women are socially, politically, psychologically, and economically
oppressed
by patriarchy.
● How patriarchal ideology is an overpowering presence.
 READER RESPONSE
CRITICISM
READER RESPONSE CRITISICM IS CONCERNED WITH THE
REVIEWER’S REACTION AS AN AUDIENCE OF A WORK.
THIS APPROACH CLAIMS THAT THE READER’S ROLE
CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM THE UNDERSTANDING OF
THE WORK; A TEXT DOES NOT HAVE MEANING UNTIL THE
READER READS IT AND INTERPRETS IT.

The common aspects looked into when using reader response criticism are as
follows:

● 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
 MARXIST CRITICISM
MARXIST CRITISICM IS CONCERNED WITH
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ECONOMIC CLASSES
AND IMPLICATIONS OF A CAPITALIST
SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THE CONTINUING
CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE WORKING CLASS
AND ELITE.
The common aspects looked into when using marxist criticism are as following:

● Social class as represented in the work.

● Social class of the writer/creator.
● Social class of the characters.
● Conflicts and interactions between economic classes.
 STRUCTURE OF A REACTION
PAPER, REVIEW, OR CRITIQUE.

YOU 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 CRISTIQUES OF
ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS AND
ARTICLES.
INTRODUCTION ( AROUND 5% OF
THE PAPER)

● TITLE OF THE BOOK/ARTICLE/WORK

● WRITER’S NAME
● THESIS STATEMENT

SUMMARY ( AROUND 10% OF THE PAPER)

● OBJECTIVE OR PURPOSE
● METHODS USED ( IF APPLICABLE )
● MAJOR FINDINGS,CLAIMS, IDEAS, OR MESSAGES.
REVIEW/CRITIQUE ( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AND AROUND
75% OF THE PAPER)

● APPROPRIATENESS OF METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT THE

ARGUMENTS ( FOR BOOKS AND ARTICLES ) OR
APPROPRIATENESS OF MODE OF PRESENTATION ( OTHER
WORKS )
● THEORETICAL SOUNDNESS, COHERENCE OF IDEAS
● SUFFICIENCY AND SOUNDNESS OF EXPLANATION IN
RELATION TO OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATIONAND EXPERTS.
● OTHER PERSPECTIVES IN EXPLAINING THE CONCEPTS AND
IDEAS.
● IT IS BEST TO ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS DURING THIS
PART:

› DOES THE WRITER EXPLICITLY STATE HIS/HER THESIS STATEMENT?

› WHAT ARE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE WORK TO THE FIELD WHERE
IT BELONGS?
› WHAT PROBLEMS AND ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED OR PRESENTED IN THE
WORK?
CONCLUSION ( AROUND 10% OF THE PAPER )
● OVERALL IMPRESSION OF THE WORK|
● SCHOLARLY OR LITERARY VALUE OF THE REVIEWED ARTICLE,
BOOK, OR WORK
● BENEFITS FOR THE INTENDED AUDIENCE OR FIELD
● SUGGESTION FOR FUTURE DIRECTION OF RESEARCH