ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

Senior High School Department

LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

I. TOPIC : Writing Critique

II. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the discussion, the students are expected to:
a. define what a critique paper is
b. familiarize with some critical approaches use in writing a critique
c. write own critique paper
III. REFERENCE & MATERIALS
Rolando A. Bernales (ENGLISH for Academic and Professional Purposes 2018 Pg. 66-70)
https://sydney.edu.au/students/writing/types-of-academic-writing.html
https://www.saidsimple.com/content/100887

IV. Teaching Procedure/Strategies:

A. Daily Routine (Prayer, Checking of Attendance, Cleanliness of the room, etc.)

B. SIMPLE RECALL/ REVIEW
C. MOTIVATION
D. DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESSON

 The teacher will be discussing the lesson about writing a critique paper.

a. ACTIVITY

What a critique is?

 A review sometimes called a critique or an evaluative paper, critically and carefully examines
another writers work.

Writing a critique on a work helps you to develop:

1. Knowledge of the work’s subject area

2. An understanding of the work’s purpose, intended audience, development of argument,
structure of evidence or creative style.
3. Recognition of the strengths and weaknesses of the work.

Critical Approaches in Writing a Critique

1. Formalism
 It focuses on the text
 It is close reading
 The historical content, the author, or any other external contents are not
necessary in interpreting the meaning.
2. Feminist Criticism
 Focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of sociopolitical,
psychological, and economic oppression.
 It also reveals how culture views men as superior and women as inferior.
3. Reader-Response Criticism
 This approach claims that the reader’s role cannot be separated form the
understanding of the work – a text does not have meaning until the reader
reads it and interprets it.

Steps in Writing a Critique

1. Decide what to look at.

2. Decide what make things good or bad
3. Write your review or critique
It is now time to start putting your essay together.  Here's a pretty simple format you can follow:
 Introduction
o catches the reader's attention;
o identifies the thing you'll be reviewing (e.g., the title of the book or movie);
o identifies the author, star, or director, if appropriate.
 Body
o opens with a topic sentence that says what the paragraph is about;
 o has several detail sentences that prove the point you are trying to make;
o uses quotes or examples from the book or movie, if possible, to help prove your point.
 Conclusion
o *briefly* restates the main ideas of the review;
o makes a judgment about the book or movie or whatever, saying whether it is good or bad
(some reviewers give ratings, like four stars or two thumbs up);
o recommends that the reader go to the movie or read the book or buy a meal at the restaurant
(or not, if it is no good).
b. ANALYSIS
Guide Question:
1.Why we make critique?

2. In your own experience, cite daily routines/activities you usually having difficulty to
decide? Explain how you deal those difficulties?

c. ABSTRACTION

The teacher will further discuss and explain the topic.

d. ASSESSMENT
Direction: Make a critique paper about your favorite movie/book.

e. ASSIGNMENT
(Advance Reading)
Read about principles and uses of concept paper.