Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN READING AND WRITING SKILLS

Purposeful Writing in the Disciplines and for Professions - Writing a Critique or Review

Name of Learner: ____________________________________

Grade Level: 11
____________________________________
Strand/Track: ____________________________________
Section: ____________________________________
Date: June 14-18, 2021

A. Background Information for Learners

A piece of writing has its own purpose which guides the writer to generate, develop,
organize and polish his texts. You also write because you have a purpose or reason
in writing – either because you are required by your teacher or because you choose
to write for your own personal reasons. Whatever your purposes may be, it is a must
that you know how to communicate with people in your school and with the people in
your future jobs.

B. Learning Competency with code

Identifies the unique features of and requirements in composing texts that
are useful across disciplines-EN11/12RWS-IVdg-12

C. Directions/ Instructions

1) Read through the entire text to obtain the overview of the text content.
2) Reread the text while completing the exercises in this Learning Activity Sheets.
3) Write your answers on an intermediate sheet of paper.
4) Use this Learning Activity Sheets with care. Please do not crumple the pages and
keep them away from dirty and wet surfaces.

D. Exercises / Activities

D.1 INTRODUCTION

a. What I need to Know

Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be able to:

1. Identify the functions and parts of a review

2. Explain the importance of writing a review in their lives as a SHS student
3. Compose a well-written critique about a movie they watched

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b. What’s New?

Activity 1:
Classify the given texts based on the characteristics. Examine the texts
provided and complete the table.

Samples A B
Text Title
Topic
What is the text about?
Purpose
What is the writer’s goal in
writing the text?
Audience
Who is the target reader of the
text?
Writer’s Knowledge
How much does the writer
know of the subject?
Tone
Did the writer write informal or
informal manner?
Vocabulary
List down special
vocabulary found in the text.
Grammar
List down the language features
of the text

Activity 2:
Analysis
1. What do you think are the characteristics shared in common by the text
that you examined?
2. What language features were you able to identify in the samples given to
your group?
3. Compare your sample text to those texts given to the other groups.
What are their salient differences?

D.2 DEVELOPMENT

a. What I Know?

Activity 3:

Complete the statements.

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Academic writing
is______________________________________________.

Professional writing
is____________________________________________.

Based on the given examples, the characteristics or features of academic

writing are_____________________________________________________.

Based on the given examples, the characteristics or features of professional

writing are_____________________________________________________.

Academic writing is important to me as a student because_______________.

Professional writing is important to me as a future (teacher, nurse, chef, etc.)

because______________________________________________________.

b. What’s in?
Activity 4:
Decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Write ACADEMIC
if the statement is true. If the statement is false, write PROFESSIONAL.

_________1. Examples of academic writing include business

correspondence, resume, application letter and technical-
business related reports.
_________2. A piece of writing has its own purpose.

_________3. Required writing happens on the job and in the school.

_________4. Research paper, term paper, essays, and book reviews are
examples of professional writing.
_________5. We write not only because we are required to but also
because we choose to write for our own personal reasons.

c. What is it?
Every now and then, your teachers might ask you to compose an academic
writing texts such as essays, research proposals, reaction papers and critiques.
With the tasks assigned to you, you need to be equipped with the necessary
knowledge and skills to do these correctly. Today, let us talk about composing a
critique and explore the beauty and challenge of academic writing.

What is a critique? What are the parts of a critique?

Critique – a French word which means critical assessment. Some common types
of critique include film reviews in a newspaper or book reviews in journals.

FUNCTIONS OF A REVIEW

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1. Determine what has been done already

2. Provide insights necessary to develop a logical framework into which
the topic fits
3. Provide the rationale for the hypotheses being investigated
4. Identify potentially useful methodological strategies
5. Facilitate the interpretation of the results

PARTS OF THE REVIEW

1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Summary/Synthesis
4. Conclusion
5. References

D.3 ENGAGEMENT
a. What is more?

Activity 5:
Read the given sample of Review and complete the table with the
necessary information.

What is the title of the text?

Who is the audience?
What questions are discussed in the
text?
What conclusion does the author draw
from the research?
What kind of evidence is offered in
support of his/her coclusions?

Activity 6: Analysis
1. What does the writer wish to express in the text?
2. How are the writer’s ideas organized?
3. What do you think are the possible difficulties which you may encounter
when the teacher asks you to write a critique?

D.4 ASSIMILATION

Activity 7:
What I have learned?
1. What is a critique/review?

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2. What are its functions?

3. What are its parts?

4. Why is writing a critique/review important in your life as a SHS student?

Activity 8:
What can I do? (Assessment)
Compose a 750 - 1000-word critique of the book/movie of your choice. Critique shall
be graded based on the following criteria.
Evidence of Research 50 points

Language Used (paraphrasing) 20 points

Organization of Ideas ( Use of transitional device) 20 points

Mechanics (Correct use of punctuation marks and spelling) 10 points

TOTAL 100 points

E. References for learners

Grammar and Composition Handbook, High School 1. (2000). New York:
Glencoe McGraw Hill.
Stern, Steven L. (2000). Mastering the MCAS in English Language Arts. USA:
AMSCO Publication
sample of movie critique - Bing images

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