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REACTION
PAPER
REVIEW
CRITIQUE
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the
learners should be able to:
Write an objective/balance
review/critique of a work of
art, an event or a program.
Apply the principles of
writing effective reviews
and critiques.
Use appropriate critical
approaches in writing a
critique.
Beside the definition of a reaction
paper, many scholars find it hard to
understand its meaning even though
they come across this paper a few
times in their career. It is true that for
every action there is always a reaction
and the same does apply to reading.
When you are asked to write a
reaction paper, you should not take it
as being difficult at all because the
examiner is just trying to test your

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ability to review the work of other
authors and give personal opinions
that are sensitive to the subject.
A reaction paper is mainly
based on response towards
certain deeds in a story.
Before getting to the
reaction paper, one has to
analyze the subject under
investigation and acquire all
the useful information

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before providing a critique
on the matter.
The key thing in writing a reaction
paper is giving an opinion on a subject
and supporting your statement
relevantly to the satisfaction of whoever
would be reading your work. Let the
reader be convinced that you are right
and go by your opinion on the matter. A
reaction paper usually has two
audiences, the first audience is the
readers of your work and the second
one is the referees who choose the
appropriate articles to post. In most

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cases, reaction papers might be used in
the future for references by other
authors, and therefore you should come
up with clear content.
 MOTIVATION
Have you ever tried watching reaction videos?
How does it affect your own point of view?

Reaction videos are videos in which people

react to events. In particular, videos showing
the emotional reactions of people viewing
television series episodes, film trailers and
music videos are numerous and popular on
video hosting services such as YouTube. Let’s
watch reaction video and movie review clips
from YouTube.
 MOTIVATION

Guide Questions:

1. Did the reactors highlight significant

aspects of the commercial and movie?
2. Are the reviews persuasive enough?

(15 minutes)
REACTION PAPER

vs.

CRITIQUE PAPER

vs.

REVIEW PAPER
 REACTION PAPER
- a written response to a book, article,
movie, or other media form. It involves
the writer's thoughts and feelings
about the work and an analysis of its
themes, characters, and other
elements.
purpose: to help the writer reflect
on and critically evaluate the work
and to communicate their insights
and opinions to others.
 CRITIQUE PAPER
- contain a summary and a critical
analysis of a source or concept.
Basically, these papers lead to a careful
analysis of a variety of works like:
Research Papers – published journal
articles, scientific reports, and
general reviews
Media – news reports and
periodicals
Creative Works – paintings, poems,
songs, and novels
 REVIEW PAPER
- a thorough, analytical examination of
previously published literature. It does
not report original research.
- Review articles generally summarize
the existing literature on a topic in an
attempt to explain the current state of
understanding on the topic.
main objective: to evaluate the
existing data or results, which can be
done through analysis, modeling,
classification, comparison, and
summary
PERFORMANCE
TASK
MINOR
 USING SOCIAL MEDIA
Imagine yourself building up your
own Facebook page as a
blogger/vlogger.
Your main focus is to create and
share blogs/vlogs of your own
reactions, reviews or critiques
about the most recent topics.
Remember to specify which
critical approach in writing a
critique you used.
Share your blogs/vlogs through
Facebook.
1. Write a 250-word critique
about a latest design, craft
objects, furniture, or fashion
designs. (ex: origami,
aesthetic, gaming chair,
plant pots, Korean style
fashion) OR
about a graphic design
communication material (ex:
poster, billboard or
commercial)
PERFORMANCE
TASK
MAJOR
2. Create a 3 to 5-minute
REACTION VIDEO from
the following
classifications of art. You
are free to choose one (1).
Following are some
specific examples:
a.Performance Arts, Music Video,
Play, Dance, Sports, etc.
(ex: Ang Huling El Bimbo, Basketball,
Futsal)
b.Film or Series
(ex: King the Land, Batang Quiapo, A
Very Good Girl, )
c.Religious or community festival
(Ex: Coco Festival, Traslacion: Black
Nazarene, Pasyon or Pabasa)
d.Artwork
(ex: Mona Lisa, The Starry Night, The
Last Supper)