Understanding Critique Papers: A Genre of Academic Writing, Slides of English

Download Understanding Critique Papers: A Genre of Academic Writing and more Slides English in PDF only on Docsity! slid e sm a n ia .co m ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES slid e sm a n ia .co m WHAT IS CRITIQUE PAPER?�- Is a genre of academic writing. �-briefly and critically summarizes and evaluates a work or concept. �-used to carefully analyze a variety of works. slid e sm a n ia .co m WHAT IS CRITIQUE PAPER?�- uses a formal, academic writing style and has clear structure. �- it’s a Body contain the summary of the subject and the detailed evaluation about it. slid e sm a n ia .co m WHY MAKE CRITIQUES? slid e sm a n ia .co m PURPOSE OF CRITIQUE slid e sm a n ia .co m FORMALIST CRITICISM- Claims that literary works have intrinsic properties and treats each work as a distinct work of art. ELEMENTS ELEMENTS OF A STORY Characters, setting, conflict, plot, point of view slid e sm a n ia .co m Let’s review some facts. Elephants Koalas are even more lazy than cats. Dogs Elephants can sense storms. Cats Dogs can smell your feelings. Pandas Kangaroos Koalas Pandas don’t hibernate. There are more kangaroos than humans in Australia. Cats use their whiskers as feelers. Faulkner's imagery presented the setting of the story in the old south, with words such as ‘tradition”, “generation and “sort of hereditary obligation” which contributed to the old southern feel. The Story has an implausible plot that is rarely seen in the everyday sense of reality. The story started with the death of Miss Emily followed by the introduction of the conflict, the death of Miss Emily’s father, and the reason why she chose to hide herself. The rising action of the story bega as Homer Baron appeared in the story, the entrance of Miss Emily’s cousin in her room on the second day of her death and found a skeleton with a long gray hair. The escape of Tobe, Miss Emily’s servant, that no one knew and saw where he had gone completed the climax, { As you can see, in the falling action and the ending of the story... the example, it discussed slid e sm a n ia .co m READER-RESPONSE CRITICISM-claims that the reader’s role cannot be separated from the understanding of the work. slid e sm a n ia .co m READER-RESPONSE CRITICISM-criticism is focused on the message of the text. How do you feel after reading the story? What are the lessons you learned from the story? v _ ———————— ’ Example of Reader-response Criticism: 3 Idiots Film yy (Source:studymoose.com ) ...the first lesson in the movie was the pursuit of excellence through passion and not just the pursuit of success. The movie emphasized that success is just a by-product of the pursuit of excellence through continued improvement and that success should not be chased because it happens automatically in life and geared towards excellence. The film also reiterated an old adage that when one’s profession is also his hobby then passion becomes the profession which eventually leads to excellence in life. The motion picture also imparted the importance of life and showed the audience how beautiful it is. The film encouraged its audience to live life to the fullest as if it's their last day on earth because life is God's gift to man. The movie also stressed the beauty of life and that the pursuit of happiness is the “end all and be all” of living. Furthermore, the importance of making a difference to the lives of others is also highlighted in the film. slid e sm a n ia .co m FEMINIST CRITICISM -tends to reveal the patriarchal aspect of our culture. slid e sm a n ia .co m FEMINIST CRITICISM -based on how men and women were presented. slid e sm a n ia .co m Are the male characters powerful or superior in their position while the female characters are subordinate or inferior? Are male characters decides and the females are not? Question you would ask…. slid e sm a n ia .co m MARXIST CRITICISM -attempts to reveal that the ultimate source of people experience is the socio-economic system. slid e sm a n ia .co m Insert sample TH ne story also shows how the peopi/e in the upper cl make their best attempt to keep their personal life private, and away from the general knowledge of the population. Like what Miss Emily did, she stayed at home day by day, not seen by anyone, unless she was out with Homer. She wanted separation from the community. She wanted to keep her the socio-econom! The example explained c ideolo- ’ din personal life from the people gies which are presente ; viors that she locked herself in one of the attitudes and aera the rooms in their gigantic of Miss Emily, who house... the upper class, and the townspeople, from the lowe q class. slid e sm a n ia .co m 2. Mrs. Abrajano integrates film showing in her lesson. She lets her class watch the film “Seven Sundays” directed by Cathy-Garcia Molina. She then required them to submit a critique paper. What do you think is the best critical approach Mrs. Abrajano will instruct her class to use? 3. As a student, you cannot fully experience high school life without attending an Educational Tour. One of the itineraries is the National Museum of Fine Arts. As a requirement, you are tasked to critique one of the artworks you have seen in the museum. What critical approach will you use? slid e sm a n ia .co m 4. The Humanities Students Society presented a theater production. It focused on the socio- economic status in the community. As an audience, you are asked to critique the said play. What critical approach is applicable to your assignment? 5. You were instructed to critique a story about the workers of Hacienda Rhiana who were fighting for their rights. How would you criticize the story? slid e sm a n ia .co m Thank you! Do you have any questions?