Reaction Paper/Review

Assignment:
Bring newspapers with a sample
movie review. With a small group of
three to four members, pick out the
best review.

Create standards for writing a good

review. Share your standards in the
class.
 Share your thoughts…
Writing a reaction paper seems
not that different from a status
message in Facebook.
 Share your thoughts…
Why do people read review?
 Share your thoughts…
Why are the reviews
important?
 Share your thoughts…
How do reviews change
the way you look at a
movie, product or place?
Your judgment will help
the readers make
informed decisions as
consumers.
 “Am I going to
enjoy this
product, movie,
or experience?”
 Reaction Paper

an informed and insightful

perspective on art, popular
culture and the world

a reasoned and reasonable

response to the world
 Usual Aspects of a film
1. PLOT: Is the sequence of
events logical and
entertaining? Are there twists
and turns in the story? What
storytelling techniques were
used in the film?
 Usual Aspects of a film

2. Acting: Were the actors

and actresses in character? Are
their acting compelling? Do
they project their voices well?
 Usual Aspects of a film

3. cinematography:
Are the shots able to contribute
to the overall mood or theme of
the wishes to convey?
 Usual Aspects of a film

4. Musical score:
Does the background music
contribute to the beauty of
the story?
 Usual Aspects of a film
5. Special effects:
Were the special effects in
the movie? Were these
special effects appropriate?
Are they aesthetically
pleasing?
 Usual Aspects of a film

6. editing: Were the

scenes logically arranged?
Are there unnecessary scenes
in the movie?
 Usual Aspects of a film
7. script: Were the lines
uttered in the movie
characteristic of how people
would act in the given
context? Are the lines original
and catchy, or cliché?
 Structure
1. A witty title
2. Synopsis of the film is found in
the first paragraph.
3. The author’s general impression
is found in the second paragraph.
4. Evaluate the film using the
aspects
 Structure
5. First two points show the
strengths of the film while the third
one discusses the point of
improvement
6. The author presents his/her
overall evaluation at the last
paragraph. A recommendation may
be given.
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Title of the text:

"The Reaction Paper: A Measured
Response to the World"-
Marikit Tara Alto Uychoco
 Reaction paper
versus diary
Title of the text:
"The Reaction Paper: A Measured
Response to the World"-
Marikit Tara Alto Uychoco
 1. The world can be a chaotic
place. Often, there seems to be
no rhyme or reason in the events
that happen to us. Oftentimes,
people despair, and the modern
alienation articulated by Henry
Thoreau may be true for many----
"The mass of men lead lives of
quiet desperation."
 2. In order to make sense of the
world, people write. In order to
create a semblance of order and
understanding of one's experiences
people write. Often enough, they
write a measured response to what
has happened to them. This takes on
various forms, but for the purpose of
this textbook, the forms we will
explore are the review and the
reaction paper.
 3. Of course, some may consider a diary
entry to be a reaction paper to the world.
However, diary entries are personal in
their significance, while the reaction
paper's significance is societal. The
reaction paper is written for the
enlightenment of one's fellow human
beings; a diary entry is written for the
enlightenment of the self. Both have their
significance, however, only the reaction
paper is considered significantly valuable
for the academe.
 4. There is also a difference in form: the
reaction paper is more formal, more
descriptive, and often uses the rhetorical
devices of description and narration in
order to prove a point; while the diary
entry is less formal, less descriptive, and
does not endeavor to persuade or to make
another person understand; hence, there
is no real effort in using rhetorical
devices. Oftentimes, the diary entry is a
way to rage against petty insults and
grievances.
 5. When one reads a reaction paper, one
expects to be informed and amused.
Reaction papers help us in our everyday
decisions: from what movie we should
watch, to the clothing that we should
wear, and the causes that we should
believe in. It tells us that we are not alone
in experiencing the world, and that there
are others before us who care to tell us
what to watch out for, and how to best
experience what we are about to go
through.
 6. Modern interactions of the
reaction paper are the movie, review,
gadget review, trip advisor post, and
other travel reviews, restaurant
reviews , and essays that discuss a
social phenomenon or a common
experience. Many editorials can be
considered reaction papers, if not,
position papers. Many of them are
written in newspapers, magazines,
and weblogs.
 7. Although the modern world can be a
lonely and alienating place, the reaction
paper can reach put and tell us that we
are not alone. It helps to know that the
other person is going through the same
experience as well, and that this person
has something to tell you about how to
survive, what to avoid, and where to seek
pleasure. A reaction paper, when done
right, can help us process our own
experience, and help us see things that
we weren't able to see on on our own.
 8. In today's multimedia world, this
stretches across countries and over
territorial borders, where a
housewife from Manila can tell a
tourist from Tokyo how to best
survive Manila's hot summer. We
reach out to one another, in order to
make the world a better place, by
mapping the world for others, and
letting them know where beauty and
darkness reside.
Assignment

1. What is the
difference between a
diary entry and a
reaction paper?
Assignment

2. According to the text,

what is the importance of
the reaction paper to
society? Do you agree?
Assignment

3. Why does the

academe value the
reaction paper?
Assignment

4. What do you
think makes a
good reaction
paper?
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5. Did the text change

the way you look at
reaction paper? Why
or why not?