The document defines a critique as a genre of academic writing that briefly and critically summarizes and evaluates a work or concept. It identifies two main components of writing a critique: 1) providing a short summary and 2) providing an evaluation. Critiques can be used to evaluate creative works, research, and media. The document also outlines four approaches to critiques: formalism, reader-response, feminism, and Marxism. Formalism focuses on the text's intrinsic properties. Reader-response examines the reader's reaction. Feminism reveals how women are portrayed. Marxism analyzes differences between social classes.
The document defines a critique as a genre of academic writing that briefly and critically summarizes and evaluates a work or concept. It identifies two main components of writing a critique: 1) providing a short summary and 2) providing an evaluation. Critiques can be used to evaluate creative works, research, and media. The document also outlines four approaches to critiques: formalism, reader-response, feminism, and Marxism. Formalism focuses on the text's intrinsic properties. Reader-response examines the reader's reaction. Feminism reveals how women are portrayed. Marxism analyzes differences between social classes.
The document defines a critique as a genre of academic writing that briefly and critically summarizes and evaluates a work or concept. It identifies two main components of writing a critique: 1) providing a short summary and 2) providing an evaluation. Critiques can be used to evaluate creative works, research, and media. The document also outlines four approaches to critiques: formalism, reader-response, feminism, and Marxism. Formalism focuses on the text's intrinsic properties. Reader-response examines the reader's reaction. Feminism reveals how women are portrayed. Marxism analyzes differences between social classes.
The document defines a critique as a genre of academic writing that briefly and critically summarizes and evaluates a work or concept. It identifies two main components of writing a critique: 1) providing a short summary and 2) providing an evaluation. Critiques can be used to evaluate creative works, research, and media. The document also outlines four approaches to critiques: formalism, reader-response, feminism, and Marxism. Formalism focuses on the text's intrinsic properties. Reader-response examines the reader's reaction. Feminism reveals how women are portrayed. Marxism analyzes differences between social classes.
work or concept. There are two things that you need to do in writing a critique paper; 1. Provide a short or brief SUMMARY 2. Provide your EVALUATION or judgment
carefully analyze a variety of works
Critiques can be used to evaluate: 1. Creative works - novels, exhibits, films, shows, images, poetry; 2. Researches - monographs, journal, articles, systematic reviews, theories; 3. Media - news reports, feature articles. 1.
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3. uses a formal, academic writing style and has a clear structure,
its Body contains the summary of
the subject and the detailed evaluation about it. Gauge the usefulness or impact of a work in a field. Creativity Message Impact also called Formalism
claims that literary works have intrinsic
properties and treats each work as a distinct work of art. Elements of a Story characters setting conflict plot point of view
Formalism is about the elements of the Text
being criticized. Formalism = Text's Form is concerned with the reviewer's reaction as an audience of a literary work
claims that the reader's role cannot be
separated from the understanding of the work.
claims that a text does not have meaning until
the reader reads and interpret it.
criticism is focused on the message of the text.
As guide questions you can ask yourself, How do you feel after reading the story? What are the lessons you learned from the story? also called Feminism focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological, and economic oppression. tends to reveal the patriarchal aspects of our culture. based on how men and women are presented As guide questions you can ask yourself; Are the male characters powerful or superior in their position while the female characters are subordinate or inferior? Are the male characters decisive and the females are not? also called Marxism. From the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
concerned with the differences between
economic classes.
attempts to reveal that the ultimate source of
people's experiences is the socio-economic system. 1. Formalism - is about the forms or the elements. 2. Reader-Response - is about your reaction as a Reader 3. Feminism - is about the Females or the Women. 4. Marxism - is about social classes.