Reaction Paper
Introduction
 Attention-grabber, introductory sentence
 Thesis statement
Summary
 Name of author/director, title of work
(publication date, publisher)
 Informative summary of material
o Introduce main character
o Introduce main conflict
o Introduce main question
Reaction
 Main point 1, 2, 3,…
o Expectation vs reaction
o Excerpt from book/movie
Conclusion
 Demonstrate development
 Recommendable? Ideal audience
 Your rating
Critique Paper
Introduction
 Attention-grabber, introductory sentence
 Thesis statement
Summary
 Name of author/director, title of work
(publication date, publisher)
 Informative summary of material
o Introduce main character
o Introduce main conflict
o Introduce main question
Critique
 Strength vs Weakness 1, 2, 3,…
o Expectation vs reaction
o Excerpt from book/movie
o Possible solution/alteration (provide
backing evidence)
Conclusion
 Demonstrate development
 Recommendable? Ideal audience
 Your rating
Review
Heading
 Title of Reviewed book/movie
 Author/Director
 Place of publication: publisher
 Date of publication
 No.of hours/pages
Introduction
 Attention-grabber, introductory sentence
(relevant to the critical response)
 Author’s background
 Author’s previous work in the same genre
 Thesis statement
Summary
 Name of author/director, title of work
(publication date, publisher)
 Informative summary of material
o Introduce main character
o Introduce main conflict
o Introduce main question
 NO: “[This essay] is about…”, “[This book] is
the story of...”, “[This author”] writes
about...”
 NO spoiling
Critique
 Use answers based on your answers on
your preparatory questions
 Address how well the book has reached its
goal
 Compare the book to other books of the
same genre
 Address specific points that were no
convincing enough or lacked development
 Connect personal experiences that you had
in relation to the book
 Use excerpts from the book
 2/3 summary while 1/3 review
Conclusion
 Demonstrate development
 Recommendable? Ideal audience
 Your rating
Review Preparatory Questions
Narration
 Who narrated the story
 POV used (1st Person, 3rd Person Limited, 3rd
Person Omniscient )
 Was the narrator a reliable source of info? How?
Setting
 Time period & location
 How did the setting influenced the book/movie
Genre
 What genre of literature was the book/movie?
 How did it compare to other work of the same
genre
Theme
 Note the overall message
Author
 Name of author
 Discuss any previous work/s
 How did his previous work/s compare to this
work?
Plot
 Give brief summary without spoiling
Evaluation
 Did you like it? Why or why did you not?
 Would you read/watch more by this
author/director? Why or why not?
 Would you encourage others to read/watch this?
Why or why not? Who would be the ideal
audience?