What do you think?

Gianna Bevacqua, Tamia Sutherland,

Hobin Yang and Keelin Fitzsimons

Activity: Time to write your own review!

Take 5 minutes to write a paragraph

reviewing the Northeastern Dining Halls
and Meal Exchange Plans concluding
with a rating out of 5 stars.

What is a review?
Assessment of a particular [thing] by a person or a group
Reviews evaluate or make critical judgements of somethings
qualities
Reviews can be given orally or written (Trimbur 343)

Why are reviews so important?

Drive our financial decisions
Depending on the credibility of the reviewer, many readers will
trust their opinions and often even adopt it as their own
Rolling Stone is more credible than a review from a friend

To get
information

Why would I use a

review?

To get
advice from
experts

To compare
your
judgment to
a reviewers

(Trimbur 343-344)

Where can I find a review?

Newspapers
Magazines
Blogs
Scholarly journals
Websites
Television

General
Components of a
Review

Concise description
Content assessment
Summary of review,
authors view on subject

The Standard Conventions

Aims to inform and then persuade

Uses all rhetorical appeals in varying degrees
Is usually text/video based
Persona can vary wildly

Popular
Reviewers

Film: Roger
Ebert &
Rotten
Tomatoes

Games:
Metacritic

Music:
Pitchfork
Food:
Yelp

SPA ORB: How to write a review!

Summary of the Product

Points of Evaluation
Analysis
Opinion
Recommendation
Bottom Line

How to write a movie review

Movie plot overview
Acting, cinematography, etc.
Critical analysis of points
Emotions and general vibes
Watch or dont watch
5/7 Rating

There is always some

essential point about the
film that goes beyond
subjective response to
objective idea (Cohen 3)

Activity: Peer
review with
your prior
review!

Now that you know the

elements of a good review
find a partner that can review
your review and update it by
applying what you've learned
so far.

Did they include...?

Summary of the Product

Points of Evaluation
Analysis
Opinion
Recommendation
Bottom Line

Types of reviews

Design Review
Film Reviews
Food Review
Music Review
Notice Review
Product Review
Scholarly Reviews

Movie Review
Usually involves some sort of rating
Popularity of critics review based on
their credibility/reputation
Involves a review based on the
actor/actress

Movie Review
Some reviews include other review
techniques like this one:
Review includes specific type of
rating
Includes a summary and then a
review
An example of a review that leans to
the bad side

Food Review
Usually includes:

Overall experience
Background on location
Thoughts on food
Conclusion /
Recommendation

Food Review: Example

Overall Experience:
One of the most appealing things about Cassia, a year-old
restaurant here, is its pointed lack of interest in being
confrontational, as my meeting with the pig tail illustrates. The
restaurant goes out of its way to be accommodating, without doing
too much violence to the various Asian cuisines that inspire much
of the menu. (Wells)

Food Review: Example (Cont.)

Background on Location:
Hes more focused on balance than extremes. Mr. Ng owns
Cassia with his wife, Kim Ng, and another couple, Josh Loeb and
Zoe Nathan, who among other places run an impressive wine bar
nearby called Rustic Canyon. The idea of Cassia was to flesh out
the ideas Mr. Ng developed at his last restaurant, the Spice Table,
within the framework of a busy, well-oiled brasserie. (Wells)

Food Review: Example (Cont.)

Thoughts on Food:
My table of three never made it to the bottom of a bowl of
chickpeas sunk in a lush coconut yellow curry, as delicious as they
were pinched in crisp triangles of flatbread from the clay oven. I left
some of the charcuterie fried rice behind, too, even though Id kept
going back in for another taste of sweet lap cheong, pork fat and
salted fish long after Id stopped feeling hungry. (Wells)

Food Review: Example (Cont.)

Conclusion/Recommendation:
If I were to recommend one meal that captures some of the
energy in the Los Angeles dining scene right now, I might come up
with reasons not to mention Cassia. It is an outlier...And then Id
wonder if maybe I were overthinking the question. Because, while
Cassia is not the epitome of any particular trend, most of the food
coming out of its kitchen is just really delicious. (Wells)

Food Review in
Review
Accommodating
Mr. Ng developed ideas at
previous restaurant
Mixed taste reviews
Not epitome of any trend
but mostly good food

Example: Cassia Restaurant (CA)

Food
Reviews: A
Quick Note

Looking at the finer details:

They are stories
The how and what of the
experience
Many surrounding factors influence
reviewer's opinion
Most notable: sound

Product Review

The most common reasons why people look for

product reviews are:

Product reviews

to learn the pros and cons of a given

product

to find out if the product is meant for them

to find out if the product is of high quality

and easy to use

to find out about alternative solutions

to find out about other users experiences

with the product

to ultimately learn if the product is worth

buying. (Korol K)

Is a college/university a product?

Activity: Is a school a product?

Niche

Good Bad Reviews?

Good bad reviews are written:
To thoroughly express anger and disappointment
Common for products, restaurants, and movies
Example: Yelp

Bad Yelp Reviews

Societal
Implications

She is creating work that speaks to an audience that

might not receive the sort of mainstream, visually and
sonically-enticing wisdom that Bey has
perfected.(Julious)

She references her negro nose, Blues baby hair and

Afro, the Illuminati and the outright power of gaming
and simultaneously overcoming the oppressions of
capitalism. (Julious)

How Do Scholarly Reviews Differ?

Reviews that assess the contribution of new books to a field of
study
Scholars/researchers reviews literature in their field to conduct
their own intellectual projects and the significance of their
work (Trimbur )
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Activity: Time to Debate!

Works Cited
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N.d. Formation Hashtag Black Lives Matter T-Shirt (Formation). Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
N.d. 35 Great Writing Animated Gifs. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
N.d. Posts Tagged "review" 16 Apr. 2011. Web. 3 Oct. 2016.

Works Cited (cont.)

N.d. 1 Aug. 2012. Web. 3 Oct. 2016.
N.d. The United States of College Football. 17 June 2012. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
N.d. The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Young-Adult Fiction Authors. The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2013. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
N.d. Miss Tan Chiak's Food Reviews at Jem. JEM, 2 Apr. 2014. Web. 3 Oct. 2016.
N.d. The 10 Best Fancy Restaurant Burgers in Houston. Houston Press, 16 Mar. 2016. Web. 5 Oct. 2016.
N.d. The Glossies: All the February 2016 Magazine Covers We Loved and Hated. 21 Jan. 2016. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
N.d. Review: Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' Is a Dizzy, Trippy, Druggy Marvel. Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2016. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
N.d. Redbox Instant Review Online Video Streaming Service. 10 July 2016. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
N.d. 25 Best Beyonce Moments From Formation Music Video (GIFs). 06 Feb. 2016. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
"ANNIE (2014) | Movieguide | Movie Reviews for Christians." Movieguide The Family Christian Guide to Movie Reviews.
N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.
Collegehumor. "Bizarre Amazon Product Reviews." YouTube. YouTube, 04 Aug. 2015. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

Works Cited (cont.)

"Book Reviews." The Writing Center at UNCChapel Hill Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.
Cohen, Ralph A. READING AND WRITING MOVIE REVIEWS IN FRESHMAN ENGLISH. JSTOR, n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.
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Julious, Britt. ""Formation" by Beyonc Review | Pitchfork." Beyonc Formation. N.p., 07 Feb. 2016. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
K, Karol. "How to Write a Must-Read Product Review." How to Write a Must-read Product Review. N.p., 20 Nov. 2012.
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Penguinz0. "Suicide Squad Review." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Aug. 2016. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.
Travers, Peter. "'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' Review: Tim Burton Returns." Rolling Stone. N.p., 29 Sept.
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Trimbur, John. Call to Write, Brief. 6th ed. Place of Publication Not Identified: Longman, 2013. Print.

Works Cited (cont.)

Wagstaff, Keith. "How to Write the Perfect Bad Yelp Review." How to Write the Perfect Bad Yelp Review. GQ, 06 Jan.
2016. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.
Wells, Peter. "Our Restaurant Critic Goes National. First Stop: California." The New York Times. The New York Times, 6
Sept. 2016. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.

To Do
Hobin:

research conventions and rhetoric of reviews (half done)

find out time range for video (<5 mins)

Incorporate how to write a movie review into slide (scholarly article)

Gianna:

look in textbook for page #s and cite slides

Upload final version - Monday morning

Tamia:

Fix title slide (books and movie images as well)

Add textbook to works cited

Societal Implications
Keelin:

Send hw to Christen with questions

Figure out how to show examples within food review

Incorporate scholarly source into food review

Everyone:

Time own slides and put time in notes section under slide (by Saturday night latest)

IN TEXT CITATIONS!!!

Transitions

Go over your specific slides!

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Maybe more pictures (only if you think its necessary- dont overkill)

Better title?

Prompting question for debate? (Make sure you read hw article)