Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Writing the
Reaction
Paper,
Review
&
Critiqu
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What are Reaction Papers,
Reviews and Critiques?
specialized forms of writing in which
a reviewer or reader evaluates a
scholarly work, a work of art, designs
and graphic designs.
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Scholarly Works
- Academic books
- Articles
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Works of Art
- Performance
art
- Play
- Dance
- Sports
- Films
- Exhibits
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Designs
- Industrial design
- Furniture
- Fashion design
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Graphic Designs
- Posters
- Billboards
- Commercials
- Digital media
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- Usually range in length from 250-750
words.
- NOT A SUMMARY but are critical
assessments, analysis and evaluation
of different works.
- Involved critical thinking skills and
recognition arguments.
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Critical
Approaches
Critiqu
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There are various ways by which you
can analyze/critique a certain
material:
- based on technical aspects
- approach to gender
- reaction as a reader
- portrayal of class struggle
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FORMALISM
FORMALISM
•claims that literary works
contain intrinsic
properties.
•understanding a text
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FORMALISM
Focus on the elements of form:
•Style
•Structure
•Tone
•Imagery
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FEMINIST CRITICISM
•presents women as
subjects of socio-political,
psychological and
economic oppression.
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Look for:
•How culture determines gender
•How gender equality and issues is
presented in the text
•How women are socially,
politically, psychologically and
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FEMINISM
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MISOGYNISM
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MISANDRIST
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Reader-
Response
Criticis
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READER-RESPONSE CRITICISM
Author Reader
MARXISM
MARXIST CRITICISM
•Concerned with the
differences between
economic classes
•Conflicts between elite and
working class
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MARXIST CRITICISM
Look for:
•Social class as represented in
the work
•Social class of the writer
•Social class of the characters
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PSYCHOANALYTIC CRITICISM
Look for:
•Unconscious mind of the
author
•Interpretation of dreams
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BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM
•Analyzes a writer’s
biography to show the
relationship of author’s life
to their works. Jens Martensson
BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM