EAPP REVIEWER

by Patricia Danielle C. Guanlao, 12-Romulo

L1 – REVIEW PAPER 1. Are there parts that don’t make sense?

2. Are certain characters more important
than others?
A REVIEW PAPER requires the writer to provide
3. What is the relationship between the
an overview of the work, analyze its strengths
movie’s plot and its settings?
and weaknesses, and offer recommendations for
improvements. 2. FORM refers to all of the aesthetic and/or
formal elements that make a story into a movie.
A review paper usually ranges the length
It can be broken down into several categories:
from 250-750 words.
- Cinematography
The review should be objective and
- Lighting
unbiased, and the writer should use
- Sound
evidence to support their opinions.
- Editing
- Costumes, Props, and Sets

MOVIE REVIEW A format of a movie review must have…

1. An introductory paragraph that tells the

A MOVIE REVIEW is also known as a film review. reader what movie you’re reviewing.
It is a concise evaluation of a film’s content and 2. A paragraph that summarizes the movie.
formal elements. 3. Several body paragraphs that explore
significant formal elements and how they
It considers not just what a film means,
relate to the content.
but how it means.
4. A concluding paragraph that discusses
To write a movie review, there are two your overall reaction to the film and
components: content and form. whether or not you would recommend it
to others.
1. CONTENT includes its plot, characters, and 5. Citations wherein you will provide a
settings. You will need to determine the main citation of the film and any secondary
plot points of the film and how the film’s story sources that you consulted while writing.
works overall.
 of the work in question, rather than
L2 – CRITIQUE PAPER adopting a linguistic approach.

2. FEMINISM is concerned with the ways in which

CRITIQUE means “to evaluate.”
the text reinforces or undermines the economic,
It is a genre of academic writing that political, social, and psychological oppression of
briefly summarizes and critically women.
evaluates a work or concept.
This looks at how aspects of our culture
Writing a critique helps us… are inherently patriarchal (male
dominated) and aims to expose misogyny
- develop a knowledge of the work’s in writing about women, which can take
subject area. explicit and implicit forms.
- an understanding of the work’s
purpose, intended audience, Feminist criticism is also concerned with
development of argument, and less obvious forms of marginalization and
structure of evidence or creative its ultimate goal is to change the world by
style. promoting gender equality.
- a recognition of the strengths and
weaknesses of the work.

It is important to remember that a critical

HOW TO WRITE A CRITIQUE?
evaluation does not simply highlight negative
impressions. Before you start writing, it is important to have a
thorough understanding of the work that will be
It should deconstruct the work and critiqued. Here are the tips:
identify its strengths and weaknesses,
while examining the work and evaluate its 1. Study the work under discussion.
success in light of its purpose. 2. Take notes on the key parts of the work.
3. Develop an understanding of the main
argument or purpose being expressed in
the work.
APPROACHES IN CRITIQUING
4. Consider how the work relates to a
broader issue or context.
1. FORMALISM is a critical approach in which the
text under discussion is considered primarily in
the meaning and the implications of the words.
L3 – SURVEY
In practice, the critics have been very
responsible to the meaning and themes
A SURVEY is a method of gathering information - Second, identify the target population
using relevant questions from a sample of who will be responding to the questions.
people with the aim of understanding - The type of questions will depend on the
populations as a whole. procedure to be used in administering the
survey instrument.
They provide a critical source of data and
insights for everyone engaged in the Example:
information economy, from business to Area of information: Climate Change
media, to government and academics. Target population: Senior high school
students
Procedure for administration: Mail
TYPES OF SURVEY questionnaire and self-administered by
the respondent.

1. STATUS SURVEY is a type of survey or

assessment used to gather information about
the current state or condition of a particular HOW TO DESIGN A SURVEY
subject, project, area, or entity.
1. Self-Administered Questionnaire
Its goal is to provide insights into the
present circumstances, facilitating better - The respondent reads the instructions
decision-making, monitoring progress, and writes/marks the answer on the given
and identifying areas needing attention or form.
improvement.
2. Interview Schedule
Examples: election surveys and
- The researcher will read out the
voter’s preferences, post-event
questions and the respondent will
feedback, and educational
answer. The researcher records the
institutions.
answers of the respondent.
2. SURVEY RESEARCH utilizes several research - It can be done through phone or face to
procedures to obtain the needed information. face.

The data collected from surveys is then PARTS OF A SURVEY INSTRUMENT:

statistically analyzed to draw meaningful
- Introduction – to explain the purpose of
research conclusions.
the survey.
- First, decide the topic or the area of - Part I - Personal information about the
information in which the questions will be respondent such as age, sex, marital
formulated. status, etc.
 - Part II - Content items that deal with the is happening around them and other
opinions and attitudes as well as behavior people.
of the respondent towards a certain
RESEARCH OBSERVATION is a systematic data
issue.
collected approach.
CONSTRUCTING THE ITEMS
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION involves an
- The items must be clear and concise and intensive interaction between the
must be prepared by clear instructions researcher and the participants.
and explanations.
NON-PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION is
1. Open-ended questions
when the researcher does not participate
- This is often used for face-to-face
in the activities of the group being
interviews or phone interviews.
observed.
- The researcher can make follow-up
questions to the main question in order to HOW TO CONDUCT A RESEARCH
gather more information. OBSERVATION…
2. Multiple choice items
- This is appropriate for self-administered 1. Define your objective. What do you want
questionnaires which can be mailed or to observe and why?
sent to the respondent. 2. Establishing recording methods.
3. Likert-scale items 3. Develop questions and techniques.
- This is appropriate for self-administered 4. Observe and take notes.
questions. 5. Analyze behaviors and inferences.
- The respondents are asked to indicate
their position on a continuum.
- It’s instructed in a way that the
respondents can assess their degree of
agreement or disagreement on a certain
statement on a scale of 1-5 with narrative
descriptions.

L4 – OBSERVATION PAPER

OBSERVATION REPORT provides information.

In news reports, they usually describe

what they are seeing or hearing and what