SHS

Applied Subject

English for Academic and

Professional Purposes

Quarter 1
Module 6: Critical Writing
 English for Academic ang Professional Purposes-SHS (Applied Subject)
Quarter 1 – Module 6: Critical Writing

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 SHS
Applied Subject

English for Academic and

Professional Purposes

Quarter 1
Module 6: Critical Writing
 Day 1
Pretest

Directions: Read the items carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following does not evaluate works?
a. Critique c. Reaction Paper
b. Review d. Project Proposal
2. Which of the following is true about a reaction paper?
a. A reaction paper is a paper that evaluates a scholarly work.
b. A reaction paper is a foundation of a proposed project.
c. A reaction paper is not applicable in evaluating an artwork.
d. A reaction paper should range not more than 100 words.
3. What is the usual length of a reaction paper, review, or a critique?
a. 100-150 words c. 200-750 words
b. 150- 200 words d. 400-1000 words
4. What approach in evaluating a reaction paper, review, or a critique concerns
with differences between economic classes and implications of a capitalist
system?
a. Reader response criticism c. Formalism
b. Marxist Criticism d. Feminism
5. What approach in evaluating a reaction paper, review, or a critique focuses on
how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological, and
economic oppression?
a. Reader-Response Criticism c. Formalism
b. Structuralism d. Feminism
6. What approach in evaluating a reaction paper, review, or a critique claims that
literary works contain intrinsic properties and treats each work as a distinct work
of art?
a. Reader response criticism c. Formalism
b. Structuralism d. Feminism
7. Which of the following is not an aspect of Formalism when criticizing a literary
work?
a. Unity in the Work
b. Author’s technique in resolving contradictions within the work
c. How culture determines gender
d. Relationship of the form to the content
8. Which of the following is not considered as an approach in writing a reaction
paper, review, and critique?
a. Psychological criticism c. Gender criticism
b. Bilingualism d. Marxist criticism
9. Andy was tasked to critique an artwork as to how imageries and symbolisms
represent economic classes. What approach should Andy use?
a. Marxist Criticism c. Gender Criticism
b. Feminism d. Formalism
10. Jam has always been an advocate in lifting women’s role in the society. He
wanted to critique a page who keeps on underestimating women. What
approach should he use?
a. Marxist Criticism c. Gender Criticism
b. Feminism d. Formalism
11. What do you call an approach in writing a reaction paper, review and critique
that is mainly concerned with the reviewer’s reaction of the work?
a. Marxist Criticism c. Gender Criticism
b. Reader response criticism d. Community Engagement
12. Why is writing a reaction paper, review, and a critique important?
a. It purely summarizes a literary work.
b. It is a way to criticize or “bash” the author of the paper.
c. It critically assesses, analyses, or evaluates different works.
d. It helps you show off on how good you are in criticizing.
13. Which of the following is not true about the structure in writing a reaction paper,
review, and critique?
a. There is no prescribed structure in writing a review, but it should not
have a conclusion.
b. There is no prescribed structure in writing a review, but the following
section are commonly present: Introduction, Description, Analysis/
Interpretation and Conclusion/Evaluation.
c. The review or personal assessment about a work being evaluated
should be around 75% of the paper.
d. Both B and C
14. In writing a critique of academic researches and articles, at least how many
percent should compose the conclusion of the paper?
a. 50% c. 78%
b. 10% d. 13%
15. Which of the following is not true in critiquing an artwork or other media?
a. Make sure to use speculative words such as evoke, create, appear,
and suggest.
b. Presume that the reader has not yet seen the material you are
reviewing.
c. Describe the material in simple terms to help your audience visualize
it.
d. Assume that the readers already saw the material you are reviewing.
 Lesson
Writing a Reaction
1 Paper, Review, and a
Critique

What I Need to Know

After going through this lesson, you are expected to:

a. define reaction paper, reviews and critiques;

b. determine different critical approaches in writing a reaction paper, review, and
a critique; and
c. write a reaction paper, reviews, and critiques.

What’s In

Direction: Write at least three ideas and concepts about outlining.

 Day 2

What’s New

Reaction Paper, a Review, and a Critique

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, exhibits)
▪ Designs (e.g., industrial designs, furniture, fashion design)
▪ Graphic designs (e.g., posters, billboards, commercials, and digital
media)

The length of a reaction paper, review, critique usually ranges from 250-750 words.
They 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. However, you should not connect the word
critique to cynicism and pessimism.

Reviewers do not simply rely on mere opinions; rather, they use both proofs and
logical reasoning to substantiate their comments. They process ideas and theories,
revisit and extend ideas in a specific field of study and present an analytical response
to a book or article.

Critical Approaches in Writing a Critique

There are multiple ways one can critique and analyze a certain material. You can
critique a material based on its technical aspects, its content, its approach to gender,
your reaction as an audience, or how it is significant to social structure and class
struggle.

1. Formalist Criticism emphasizes the form of a literary work to determine its

meaning, focusing on literary elements and how they work to create meaning.
▪ Examines a text as independent from its time period, social
setting, and author’s background. A text is an independent entity.
▪ Focuses on close readings of texts and analysis of the effects of
literary elements and techniques on the text.
Two Major Principles of Formalism
▪ A literary text exists independent of any particular reader and, in
a sense, has a fixed meaning.
▪ The greatest literary texts are “timeless” and “universal.”

Sample Formalist Technique of Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa

The distinct “literariness” in this text is determined by his usage of theme, and style
to relay the story in an easily comprehensible way. Villa’s style in writing Footnote to Youth
could be attributed and compared to the works of Anton Chekov, a legendary Russian
fictionist. Footnote to Youth, as classified by the researcher, is distinctly a Chekovian short
story due to its Chekovian point of view expressing the thought that the look of life in
literature should be in all its banality, all the tragic comedy and refuse to make judgment.
Villa refuses to condemn the characters that he made. He only narrated the actions of the
character as they are and leave them to speak for themselves. What Villa did is to bring to
light the tragic events in the story and let the reader judges the merits of the characters’
worth. Footnote to Youth could be said to portray the philosophy of realism.

Realism in literature attempts to describe life without any kind of idealization or romantic
notions wherein human life and social conditions are presented in its actual state [20].
Footnote strictly adheres on the fidelity of life and to the actuality of its representation in
the literature. The setting, the theme and the characters are all realistic and does not
exaggerate nor flaunts hyperbolic events to bridge the imagination of readers to the
meaning of the story. As to the symbolisms used in the story, the recurring cycle of Youth,
Love and Life are emphasized. In the story, it happened to Dodong and recurred to Blas.
Villa artistically stressed this cycle twice in the story. Youth is characterized in the story as
the time of fancy, immaturity, vigor, aggression, and freedom. Youth also possess this
uncanny habit of being reckless and irresponsible in their actions. Most of their doings are
mandated by the drive to be always happy and free. However, their irresponsible merriment
often constitutes with thoughtless means of actions leading to unfavorable results.

Villa had repeatedly emphasized the interconnection of Youth, Love and Life as a
cyclical occurrence. They are the elements that make up the person’s being. What one
attains in Life is a byproduct of his actions in Youth and Love.

2. Feminist Criticism is concerned with the role, position, and influence of women
in a literary text.
▪ Asserts that most “literature” throughout time has been written by
men, for men.
▪ Examines the way that the female consciousness is depicted by
both male and female writers.

Four Basic Principles of Feminist Criticism

▪ Western civilization is patriarchal.

▪ The concepts of gender are mainly cultural ideas created by
patriarchal societies.
 ▪ Patriarchal ideals pervade “literature.”
▪ Most “literature” through time has been gender-biased.

Sample Feminist Technique of Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa

Footnote to Youth mirrors the Androcentric Culture of the Filipinos which is much frowned
upon by feminism. Androcentric culture is termed as the culture “where men have access
to the world while woman have access only to the house and where the “common humanity”
of women have largely been ignored [23]. This is a culture that feminism strives to avert
advocating that women should be granted with equal opportunity and women’s rights,
interest, and issues shall be promoted. The Androcentric Culture is clearly evident
as portrayed by the two women characters in the story. Villa might be impartial in depicting
the strength and weakness of both female and male characters but the dominating figure
is still irrevocably the males, whereas, the women in this story are characterized as the
lesser persons because of the weakness that they mostly portray. To deeply acknowledge
this claim, a thorough analysis on the roles of each major characters are examined to find
out who between the male and female characters are weak or strong individuals. Dodong
is an assertive son who manipulated his father in bestowing his blessings and permission
for him to marry. Dodong’s father is portrayed as a head of the family and therefore should
be sought for guidance and wise counsel. The patriarchal schema of the story begins from
him and is immensely given prior attention due to the cyclical events that happened even
until to Dodong’s own son. As for the female counterparts, Dodong’s mother is seen only
as a silent figure whose roles alienates her from the outside world. She functions only
inside the home. Teang, Dodong’s wife is easily interpreted as the voiceless and
conforming wife representing further the restrictive role of women in the story. However,
the Androcentric culture depicted by Villa is not a solid accusation that would pin him down
in undervaluing the women’s role. His point of view is the result of traditional influences of
how Filipinos look upon women during Villa’s era in the 1930’s. This view is also apparent
in other culture during this time. Hall further summarized the condition of women in the
19th century when she wrote “The Attribute of Womanhood” by which “a woman judged
herself and was judged by her husband, her neighbors and society, could be divided into
four cardinal virtues, piety, purity, submissiveness and domesticity. Put them all together
and they spelled mother, daughter, sister, wife - woman.” As Williams [24] further
suggested that “if women were strong, physically, or mentally, she was not given the
respect that she deserved. The men at this time wanted their women meek and
undomineering because that was romantic to them.”

3. Reader-Response Criticism asserts that a great deal of meaning in a text lies

with how the reader responds to it.
▪ Focuses on the act of reading and how it affects our perception of
meaning in a text (how we feel at the beginning vs. the end)
▪ Deals more with the process of creating meaning and experiencing a
text as we read. A text is an experience, not an object.
▪ The text is a living thing that lives in the reader’s imagination.

READER + READING SITUATION + TEXT = MEANING

Two Important Ideas in Reader-Response
▪ An individual reader’s interpretation usually changes over time.
▪ Readers from different generations and different time periods interpret
texts differently.

Sample Reader response criticism Technique of Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa

Footnote to Youth accentuates the nature of teenage marriage to impress upon the youth its
entailing difficulties. The title itself bears a stern reminder about the pitfalls of an unrequited
and unplanned love to the youth who most oftentimes fall prey to the disillusion of love. The
story is very rich and vivid in its direct portrayal about a family life laden with hardships and
melancholy as a result of early marriage. It is a warning; it is a caution to the youth of today
whose rising number of pregnancy is alarmingly increasing. This story gives the reader an
overview of a married life built on flimsy dreams and youthful love. Teenage marriage is
characterized as the marriage of either a bride or groom “under 20 years old”. Footnote to Youth
tells the two unpleasant marriages in the lives of Dodong and Blas. The lines ‘he wanted to
marry, he was seventeen,” is a strong indication that Dodong married so young. On the other
hand, Dodong was confronted with a dilemma “when Blas was eighteen” and asked permission
to marry. With the similar incident that happened between father and son, the hardship in life
is not farfetched. Teenage marriage serves as a signal of the impending hardships that will
soon follow in the life ahead. The result of unwise decisions by Dodong led him to have a
regretful and unfulfilling life. “Dodong whom life had made ugly,” is Teang’s sentiment in her
kind of life as a result of her teenage marriage with Dodong. Dodong accepted this fate knowing
that he had made this fatal mistake in life, but his fears were reawakening when he realized
that Blas is about to make the same mistake that he had committed. For he knew in his heart
that “Blas was very young. The life that would follow marriage would be hard.” Dodong and
Blas sealed their fate to have an arduous life brought about by teenage marriage.

4. Marxist Criticism emphasizes economic and social conditions. It is based on

the political theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
▪ Concerned with understanding the role of power, politics, and
money in literary texts
▪ Marxist Criticism examines literature to see how it reflects
▪ The way in which dominant groups (typically, the majority) exploit
the subordinate groups (typically, the minority)
▪ The way in which people become alienated from one another
through power, money, and politics

Remember: We should always keep our focus on the text and use these critical
approaches to clarify our understanding of a text and develop an interpretation of it.
We will never look at a text STRICTLY from one standpoint or another, ignoring all
other views.
 What I can do

Directions: Complete the cluster map below using the concepts about critical
approaches in writing a reaction paper, review, and a critique. Write
keywords only.

Critical
Approaches
in Writing a
Critique
 What I have learned

Directions: Based on the lesson, come up with at least four essential points in
evaluating a work. Use the space below for your answer.
▪
▪
▪
▪

Day 3

Lesson Structures and the

2
Guidelines in Writing a
Reaction Paper, Review and
Critique

What I Need to Know

After going through this lesson, you are expected to:

a. determine the structure of a reaction paper, review, and critiques;

b. apply the guidelines in writing a reaction paper, reviews and critiques in your
own paper;
c. evaluate a movie review based on the rubrics provided; and
d. write a reaction paper, a review, or a critique.
 What’s New

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 Critiques for Academic Researches 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)

▪ Objectives or purpose
▪ Methods used (if applicable)
▪ Major findings, claims, ideas, or messages)

Review/ Critique (in no particular order or around 75% of the paper)

▪ Appropriateness of methodology to support the arguments (for books and
articles) or appropriateness of mode of presentation (other work)
▪ Theoretical soundness, coherence of ideas
▪ Sufficiency and soundness ideas of explanation in relation to other available
information and experts
▪ Other perspectives in explaining the concepts and ideas.
▪ It is best to ask the following questions during this part:
a. Does the writer explicitly state his/her thesis statement?
b. What are the assumptions (i.e, a scientific/logical/ literary
explanation without evidence) mentioned in the work? Are they
explicitly discussed?
c. What are the contributions of the work to the field where it
belongs?
d. What problems and issues are discussed or presented in the
work?
e. What kinds of information (e.g., observation, survey, statistics,
historical accounts) are presented in the work? How are they used
to support the arguments or thesis?
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

For other types of reviews, there is no prescribed structure, but these parts are
commonly seen:

Introduction
▪ Basic details about the material, such as its title, director or artist, name of
exhibition/event, and the like.
▪ Main assessment of the material (for films and performances)

Plot Summary/ Description

▪ Gist of the plot
▪ Simple description of the artwork

Analysis/Interpretation
▪ Discussion and analysis of the work (you may employ the critical approach
here)
▪ It is best to ask the following questions in this part.
a. What aspects of the work make you think it is a success or failure?
b. Were there unanswered questions or plot lines? If yes, how did they
affect the story?
c. Does the work remind you of other things you have experienced
through analogies, metaphors, or other figurative devices? How does
this contribute to the meaning?
d. How does the work relate to other ideas or events in the world and/or
in your other studies?
e. What stood out while you were watching the film or performance?

Conclusion/ Evaluation
▪ Reinforcement of the main assessment
▪ Comparison to a similar work
▪ Recommendation of the material (if you liked it)
Guidelines in Writing a Reaction Paper, Review and Critique

For articles and journals

▪ Read 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’s arguments).
▪ Report the type of analysis or mode of presentation.
▪ Suggest points for improvement of the reasoning.
▪ Point out other interpretations that the writer missed out.

For artworks and other media

▪ Use speculative verbs (evoke, create, appear, and suggest)
▪ Make sure to describe it to the reader (do not spoil key events)
▪ Describe the material in simple terms (artworks)

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?

• Did of
Sample thean
work lead you
Artwork to some realizations?
Critique
• Did the work remind you of other materials that you have read, viewed, or
listened to?

A Critique on George Seurat’s “An Afternoon at La Grande Jette” by Nicholas Orem

The painting shows a group of people standing around a beach or lake. The clothes that
the people are wearing are an older style. The skirts the women are wearing are large,
 and some of the men are wearing top hats. A man is sitting on the front left side wearing
a baseball hat and a sleeveless shirt. There is a woman and a man on the right side, who
are standing in the shade, with some animals around them, including a dog. There are a
number of people sitting around and looking at the water. Some of the women have
umbrellas, although it is not raining. Some of the people are in the shade.
The painting shows a contrast of light and dark colors. The artist creates space by having
the beach and people go back in the painting. There are no real lines in the painting
because it is painted in a pointillist style. The artist shows texture in the dresses and on
the grass.
The artist uses different color values for the clothes and on the grass to show the difference
between the shaded area and sunny area. the painting shows a realistic scene.
I think that the painting is about people gathering around outside on a nice day and looking
at the water. Maybe they are all there on a weekend day. There are lots of people in the
picture, some are sitting down and maybe having a picnic. There are some boats in the
distance on the water and maybe the they are watching a boat race.
I think that this is a good painting because the artist uses a different style to create the
image and uses a lot of different colors. The contrast between the shaded area and the
light area shows that it is a sunny day. The artist uses different colors and values and
creates a unique texture through his style of painting.

What I can do
Directions: Based on the lesson, compare, and contrast the guidelines in evaluating
a written work (journal and article) and an artwork. Use the Venn
diagram below.

Written Work Artwork

 What I have learned

Direction: Think of five keywords you can associate with the guidelines provided
in making a reaction paper, a review, or a critique. Use the graphic
organizer below.

Guidelines in Making
Reaction Paper,
Review or a Critique

Day 3

What’s More

I. Directions: Read the Movie Review on Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo by Gabriel
Borlongan. Evaluate the movie based on the criteria that follow.

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo

A Movie Review
Gabriel Borlongan
December 19, 2014

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo, a historical drama full of passion, plays

differently against other films from different genres for there must be painstaking
research involved to portray a realistic depiction of the grand narrative to the
minute details of set design and character mannerisms. Thankfully, the movie
does its job well consistently and even excels in bringing a terrific experience in
the cinema. Opening with Opening with the execution by garrotte of the
Gomburza (an acronym denoting the surnames of the Filipino priests Mariano
Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora), a grim atmosphere has been laid
out through an enriching interplay of delicate lighting, powerful score and a
succinct screenplay, giving the three priests distinct personalities in just less
than ten minutes. With the introductory scene alone, the film has already set its
standards high. The film then brings us to the present-day, in the gymnasium of
a Catholic high school with a typical scene of bullying. A graduating student with
altruistic values, as played by Daniel Padilla, steps in. It promises an interesting
storyline of parallel values but as the saying goes, “promises are meant to
broken.” Together with two other students and a curator of a museum dedicated
to Bonifacio, they uncover history through documents, to support the accuracy
of the claims the film presents. They serve not only as unnecessary narrators
but also represent the inspired youth and dedicated historians, as expendable
anchors to reality. There is not much progression with these one-shots as they
interweave and later interrupt much of the dramatic storytelling, breaking the
inertia, and blemishing an already excellent biopic. (It is the intention of the
reviewer to point this out early on so that the reader can opt to tune out these
jarring moments, hoping to bring a greater appreciation of the film.)

On a certain level, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo is a symbiotic ménage à trois

among Andres Bonifacio, played by a subdued Robin Padilla until the character
goes in fits of rage and control is lost; Gregoria ‘Oryang’ de Jesus, suited by
Vina Morales, whose story relevance grows in time; and the country, particularly
the nation’s persecuted masses. The first part cements their common love for
justice and social upheaval. Further tribulations in family affairs in the latter
sections gave their love story an alluring kind of sadness as unfortunately; this
has been Andres’s only rock in his untimely demise. For this layer alone, it
already provides a compelling drama, the beef in the burger patty. This patty
becomes heavier and juicier with the other meatier layers and astounding audio-
visual elements that gives its distinguishing flavor.

The personal and historical highlights can be arranged to three chronological

sets of discovery. Bonifacio’s active involvement in the movement stems from
his spirit grown from the seeds left by the death of the Gomburza, and a fellow
nationalist, Dr. Jose Rizal, exemplary enlivened by Jericho Rosales from line
delivery to deft hand gestures. A beautifully lighted meeting between the
imprisoned Rizal, radiating in blue hue, and Bonifacio, in orange, not only
intensifies their opposing actions and philosophies but also foreshadows the
first act’s end where Bonifacio steps up as the leader of a new movement set
on a more violent approach to freedom. The endearing cinematography is also
introduced with a uni-directional camera work zooming out from Rizal to a long
table filled by intently listening members of La Liga Filipina, an early protoypical
movement that failed to set off, signifying his influence and magnitude of his
intellect. This is contrasted near the end of the act with a circular directionless
round table discussion, stopping with Bonifacio, as he assumes responsibility,
gaining power from the trust of his peers. This kind of camera trail to display the
influence of a notable hero is again used with Aguinaldo prior to the third act as
he draws much of his power from influence by his peers, illustrating a different
Aguinaldo that is neither pure good nor demonic evil.

The first act culminates on natural daylight as the Katipunan emerges from the
shadows of the caves of Montalban, where they are not just individual sources
of light but now a force to reckon with. Interspersed with this scene, a digital
vector animation of the myth of Bernardo Carpio is played, as an homage to the
Filipino grassroots inspiration of Katipunan and also as a warning for the future
Andres to face. The pattern of light encompassing not the characters’ personas,
then progressing to break the monotonous dark atmosphere is a consistent
flawless style, repeated throughout the next two acts, with the second leading
to the iconic Sigaw sa Pugad Lawin (Cry of Pugad Lawin), which wages battles
of life and death and not just mere propaganda for the minds.

For the final act, a well-choreographed night ambush, a quasi-climax that is a

Pyrrhic victory in retrospect, gives the necessary energy for the painstakingly
emotional yet horrifying death that comes to our hero whose only mistake is
loving too much and being busy in seeking the light amidst the personal agendas
who claim to seek the same. A reverse of the setup on light and dark further
emphasizes the dreadful truth, with the reflection of the light from the moon
punctuating the ironic somber ending. The third act may have ended in the past
but its continuation in the present shows the results of the revolution. A well-
illuminated world, as opposed to the foremost gloom in the initial scenes, is a
product of the blood-drenched revolution that is not yet over. Soon after, the
narration poses a question and some insights that would again boil down to the
final scene of rising action that takes place in the heart of the revolution.

With the skillful mingling of chiaroscuro as part of its cinematography,

fascinating marriage of screenplay and drama, subtle political machinations
and societal factors trapping our forlorn hero, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo is
a layered tragic love story to the country that will always be relevant in the age
of revisionism. A good metric of this is how it is able to move individuals,
people, a nation with or without the recognition of passion more than a century
after offering an incomparable sacrifice.
Criteria:
CATEGORY Description % Your Comments
rating
Organization Information is very 20%
organized with a
well-constructed
opinion and
supporting detail.
Content The review has 20%
strong opinion that
is supported well.
Mechanics No grammatical, 10%
spelling/
punctuation errors.

II. Direction: Deepen your general evaluation from the previous activity by looking
into the elements presented in the table below.

Element In-Depth Evaluation

Good Features of the

Review

Bad features of the

Review

Revision needed
III. Directions: Choose one of the two paintings below and write a two-paragraph
critique. Your output will be graded based on the rubric that follows.

The Starry Night Planting Rice

Van Gogh Fernando Amorsolo

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 A Rubric in Evaluating an Artwork
Excellent Above Average Average Below Average
90 pts
100 pts 80 pts 70 pts

Description Makes a complete Makes a detailed Makes a detailed Descriptions are

and detailed description of description of not detailed or
description of the most of the some of the complete.
subject matter subject matter subject matter
and/or elements and/or elements and/or elements
seen in a work. seen in a work. seen in a work.
Interpretation Forms a Student identifies Student can relate Student finds it
somewhat the literal meaning how the work difficult to interpret
reasonable of the work. makes him/her the meaning of the
hypothesis about feel personally. work.
the symbolic or
metaphorical
meaning and is
able to support
this with evidence
from the work.
Evaluation Uses multiple Uses 1-2 criteria Tries to use Evaluates work as
criteria to judge to judge the aesthetic criteria good or bad based
the artwork, such artwork to judge artwork, on personal taste.
as composition, but does not apply
expression, the criteria
creativity, design, accurately.
communication of
ideas.
Analysis of Student The student The student The student
artwork demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated very
understanding of some awareness satisfactory little awareness of
design elements of basic design awareness of the basic design
using correct art elements and was design elements elements and
terminology and able to describe, and briefly made no effort to
was able to clearly discuss, and described, describe, discuss,
describe, discuss, interpret artwork. discussed, and and interpret
and interpret interpreted artwork.
artwork. artwork.
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 Day 4
Post Test

Directions: Using a separate sheet of paper, write the CAPITAL LETTER of the
correct answer for each item. Label your paper as Post Test- Module 6
in EAPP.

1. What do you call a paper that involves skills in critical thinking and recognizing
arguments?
a. Concept Paper c. Reviewer
b. Critique d. Project Proposal
2. What is the usual length of a reaction paper, review, or a critique?
a. 100-150 words c. 200-750 words
b. 150- 200 words d. 400-1000 words
3. What approach in evaluating a reaction paper, review, or a critique concerns
with the differences between economic classes and implications of a capitalist
system?
a. Reader response criticism c. Formalism
b. Marxist Criticism d. Feminism
4. What approach in evaluating a reaction paper, review, or a critique contains
intrinsic properties and treats each work as a distinct work of art?
a. Reader response criticism c. Formalism
b. Structuralism d. Feminism
5. What approach in evaluating a reaction paper, review, or a critique contends
literary works contain intrinsic properties and treats each work as a distinct work
of art?
a. Reader response criticism c. Formalism
b. Structuralism d. Feminism
6. The following are approaches in writing a reaction paper, review, and critique,
except:
a. Psychological criticism c. Bilingualism
b. Gender criticism d. Marxist criticism
7. Sharniah wanted to write a blog on the author’s background as well as the time
setting of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables, what critical approach will she use?
a. Marxist Criticism c. Gender Criticism
b. Feminism d. Formalism
8. Which of the following is true about a reaction paper?
a. A reaction paper evaluates a scholarly work only.
b. A reaction paper uses both proofs and logical reasoning to
substantiate their comments.
c. A reaction paper is not applicable in evaluating an artwork.
 d. A reaction paper should range not more than 100 words.
9. John’s favorite past time during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ)
was reading different kinds of book. One day, he was reading Nathaniel
Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. He was greatly affected as to how Hester was
being treated due to adultery, what approach in writing a critique should he use?
a. Marxist Criticism c. Gender Criticism
b. Feminism d. Formalism
10. This approach in writing a reaction paper, review and critique is mainly
concerned with the reviewer’s reaction of the work?
a. Marxist Criticism c. Gender Criticism
b. Reader response criticism d. Community Engagement
11. At least how many percent comprises the conclusion of a critique paper for
academic researches and articles?
c. 20% c. 10%
d. 13% d. 75%
12. It is a type of writing that allows the use of phrases such as “I think” and “I
believe”.
a. Thesis Paper c. Research Paper
b. Reaction Paper d. Summary
13. The text of this critical approach shows its meaning through the elements of
style, imagery, tone, and structure.
a. Marxist Criticism c. Feminism
b. Historical d. Formalism
14. Which of the following is not included in the guidelines of writing a reaction
paper for articles and journal?
a. Read, view, or listen to the work to be reviewed carefully to get the
main topic or the concept presented.
b. Relate the content of the work to what you already know about the
topic.
c. Focus on the topic itself and never how the book treats the topic.
d. Situate your review.
15. What should be considered in writing the conclusion of a reaction paper?
a. Did the work hold your interest?
b. Did the work annoy or excite you?
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
 Answer Key

Note: Other activities vary per answer. Please check basing on the rubrics.

15. d
14. b.
13. a.
12. c.
11. b.
10. b.
9. a.
8. b.
7. c.
6. c.
5. d.
4. b.
3. c.
2. a.
1. d.
PRETEST

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Barrot, Jessie S., and Philippe John Fresnillo Sipacio. Communication Today English
for Academic and Professional Purposes for Senior High School. Quezon City,
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Borlongan, Gabriel. Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo, Review. December 29,2014.

http://www.filmpolicereviews.com/reviews/bonifacio-ang-unang-pangulo

MsDavis1. (2015, October 22). SlideShare. Retrieved from

https://www.slideshare.net/MsDavis1/critical-approaches-literary-theory-power-point

Nicholas Arem Art. (2010). Retrieved from

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critique-example

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