Critiquing a Literary Selection Based on

Various Approach:

formalist
approach
Lesson Objectives

01 02 03
The students should be The students should be The students should be
able to defined critics, able to explain the able to apply their
critiques, critiques, elements of the short knowledge in a formalist
formalist, formalist story using formalist approach.
critism. approach.
definition of terms

critic critique critical

A report of something such
A person whose job is saying that someone or
as a political situation or
to give an opinion about something is bad or
system, or a person's work
books, movies, or music or ideas, that examines it wrong.
and theatre and provides a judgment,
performances. especially a negative one.
 What is a
FORMALIST
APPROACH?
Formalist approach to literature focuses on
modes, genres, discourse and forms.

Formalist critics believe that all information

essential to the interpretation of the literary work
itself.
 formalist approach focused

genres discourse
a style, especially in the arts, that involves the use of language to communicate
a particular set of characteristics. in speech or writing

modes
forms mode is an unspecific critical term usually
Form is a term that means the style in designating a broad but identifiable kind of
which a text is written literary method, mood, or manner that is not
tied exclusively to a particular form or genre.
 FORMALIST CRITICS ARE
INTERESTED IN THE ELEMENTS OF
THE STORY.

1. Character
2. 01 Setting 02 03
3. The students should be
able to identify different conflict
The students should be
able to explain the
The students should be
able to apply their

4. Plot
types of discourse, such differences between
as argumentative, each type of discourse
descriptive, and and how they are used
5. narrative. Tone/Mode
in different contexts.
knowledge of discourse
to their own writing by
presenting their ideas in
an organized manner.

6. Point of View