WHAT IS AREVIEW OR CRITIQUE?
A review or critique is a careful
analysis of an argument to
determine what is said, how well
the points are made, what
assumptions underlie the
argument, what issues are
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It is agenre of
academic writing
that briefly
summarizes and
critically
Critiques can beused to evaluate:
1.C reative Works- novels, exhibits,
films, shows, images, poetry;
2.Researches- monographs,
journal articles, systematic
reviews, theories; and
3.Media- news reports,
feature articles.
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Criticize- to judgeto evaluate
someone or something
Critique- the paper or essay;
the product of criticizing
Critic- the person doing the
criticism
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The body ofa critique
includes a summary of the
work and detailed evaluation.
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The purpose ofan evaluation is
to gauge the usefulness or
impact of a work in a particular
field.
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WHY DO WEWRITE CRITIQUES?
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- It helps us to develop a knowledge of the
work’s subject area or related works.
It is an understanding of the work’s
purpose, intended audience,
development of argument, structure of
evidence or creative style.
It is a recognition of the strengths and
weaknesses of the work.
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HOW TO WRITEA CRITIQUE?
It is important to have
a thorough
understanding of the
work that will be
critiqued.
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HOW TO WRITEA CRITIQUE?
Study the work under
discussion.
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HOW TO WRITEA CRITIQUE?
Make notes on key
parts of the work.
Formalist criticism
-is aschool of literary theory
that focuses on the structure
and form of a text, analyzing
its inherent features without
considering external influences
such as authorial intent or
historical context.
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GENDER CRITICISM/FEMINISM
-criticism isa form of literary
criticism that involves both feminist
and masculinist approaches as well
as queer theories. The main
difference between feminist and
gender criticism is that feminist
criticism is the literary analysis that
involves a feminist viewpoint
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Historical criticism
-is amethod of literary
analysis that examines
texts within their
historical context to
understand their
meaning and
significance.
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Reader-response criticism
-is aschool of literary theory that
focuses on the reader (or "
audience") and their experience
of a literary work, in contrast to
other schools and theories that
focus attention primarily on the
author, content, or form of the
work.
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Media criticism
- evaluatesand challenges the
practices, representations,
and roles of media
institutions, serving as a vital
tool for accountability and
social change.
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Marxist criticism
- isa literary and cultural
analysis approach that
emerged from the
economic, social, and
political theories of Karl
Marx
