EAPP REVIEWER
WITH ADDITION OF YOUR POINT OF VIEW. THAT INCLUDES
LANGUAGE – DOMINANT SYSTEM IN COMMUNICATION
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE – LANGUAGE DEMANDS FOR SCHOOL
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY – USED IN ALL ACADEMIC DESCIPLINE
TO TEACH ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE DISCIPLINE
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE – SUBDIVISION OF KNOWLEDGE THAT IS
TAUGHT AND RESEARCHED
ACADEMIC TEXT STRUCTURE
TEXT STRUCTURE – WAY OF THE AUTHOR TO ARRANGES
INFORMATION AND PROVIDES FORMAT.
ACADEMIC TEXT – CRITICAL, OBJECTIVE, SPECIALIZED TEXT
WRITTEN BY EXPERTS THAT ARE BASED ON SOLID BASIS.
ACADEMIC WRITING – STYLE USED IN FORMAL ESSAYS AND
ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COURSE.
ACADEMIC READING – READING FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE
RATHER THAN ENJOYMENT.
TYPES OF ACADEMIC WRITING
 DESCRIPTIVE – SIMPLIEST TYPE OF ACADEMIC WRITING
WITH ITS PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FACTS OR INFORMATION
(IDENTIFY, REPORT, SUMMARIZE AND DEFINE)
 ANALYTICAL – INCLUDES DESCRIPTIVE BUT ALSO REQUIRES
TO RE-ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION INTO CATEGORIES,
GROUPS, PARTS, TYPES OR RELATIONSHIP.
(ANALYSE, COMPARE, CONTRAST, REALTE, EXAMINE)
 PERSUASIVE - HAS THE FEATURES OF ANALYTICAL WRITING
ARGUMENT, RECOMMENDATION, AND INTERPRETATION
(ARGUE, EVALUATE, DISCUSS, TAKE A POSITION)
 CRITICAL – COMMON FOR RESEARCH, POST AND
UNDERGRADUATE WRITING. HAS ALL THE FEATURES OF
PERSUASIVE. EXPLAIN RESEARCHER’S INTERPRETATION AND
EVALUATE THE MERITS OF THE ARGUMENT.
(CRITIQUE, DEBATE, DISAGREE, EVALUATE)
 CLEAR STRUCTURE AND LOGICAL FLOW
ARE IMPERATIVE TO A COHESIVE TEXT.
1. THREE PART ESSAY
INTRODUCTION – CLEARLY TELL THE PEOPLE THE TOPIC
1. General Information/Background
2. Core of the introduction/Hypothesis
3. Most specific information/Scope
BODY – HEART OF THE ESSAY. WHAT IS THE TOPIC ABOUT
PROVIDING WITH DEFINITIONS AND EXPLAINATION
CONCLUSION – MIRROR IMAGE, OVERALL STATEMENT
2. IMRaD
 INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS, AND DISCUSSION
SUMMARIZING
 REDUCING TEXT TO ONE-THIRD OR ONE- QUARTER ITS
ORIGINAL SIZE, ARTICULATING AUTHOR’S MEANING AND
RETAINING MAIN IDEAS.
HAS TWO AIMS:
1. REPRODUCE OVERARCHING IDEAS, IDENTIFY GENERAL
CONCEPTS
2. EXPRESS IDEAS USING PRECISE, SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
TECHNIQUES IN SUMMARIZING
 MAIN IDEAS AND SUPPORTING IDEAS
 SOMEBODY(who) WANTED(what) BUT(problem) SO(how)
THEN(ends)
 SAAC METHOD (STATE, ASSIGN, ACTION, COMPLETE)
 5 W’s, 1H (who, what, when, where, why, how)
 FIRST, THEN, FINALLY
 GIVE ME THE GIST (SPOIL)
  FORMAL ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF A TEXT,
THESIS STATEMENT
PRODUCTION, OR PERFORMANCE EITHER SELF-CRITIQUE OR
SOMEONE’S ELSE.
 MAIN IDEA OR POINT OF AN INFORMATIONAL TEXT.
 INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE INTEGRATING JUST A FEW
PROVIDES DIRECTION OR PURPOSE. IT CAN BE AT THE
PERSONAL OPINIONS, MANY FACTS SUPPORTED BY
BEGINNING, MIDDLE OR END.
SOURCES.
 DEDUCTIVE – general to specific
 INDUCTIVE - specific to general
 EXPLICIT – without vagueness
 IMPLICIT - direct  CRITIQUE CAN BE USED TO CAREFULLY ANALYZE A VARIETY
OF WORKS SUCH AS:
 CREATIVE WORKS – NOVELS, EXHIBITS, FILM, IMAGES,
POETRY
KEY ELEMENTS FOR STRONG THESIS STATEMENT  RESEARCH – MONOGRAPHS, JOURNAL ARTICLES,
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, THEORIES
1. NOT A FACT – FACT IS IRREFUTABLE, MAKES NO  MEDIA – NEWS REPORT, FEATURE ARTICLES
ARGUMENT.
2. NOT A QUESTION – QUESTION DOES NOT EXPRESS
ONE’S CLAIM.
3. IT IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT – AVOID SAYING WHAT CRITICAL APPROACHES
WILL YOU DISCUSS.
1. FORMALISM – EMPHASIZES THE FORM OF A LITERARY
4. NOT TOO BROAD – AVOID MAKING VAGUE
WORK TO DETERMINE ITS MEANING.
5. COMPLETE SENTENCE – IT IS NOT A PHRASE
6. REQUIRES SUPPORT – FACTS AND EVIDENCE SHOULD EX. POEM (meter, figurative, deices, imagery, theme)
BE USED
7. TAKES A STAND – CLEARLY SHOW YOUR CLAIM BOOKS (setting, characters, plot)
8. ARGUABLE – DEBATABLE
MOVIES (sound effects, transition, shots)

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION (lines, colors, shapes, rhythym, texture)

OUTLINE 2. BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM – EMPHASIZE THE

IMPORTANCE OF THE AUTHOR’S LIFE AND
 MAP OF YOUR ESSAY OR A BLUEPRINT. MOST OUTLINES USE BACKGROUND
NUMBERS OR BULLET POINTS TO ARRANGE INFORMATION
 TO CATEGORIZETHE MAIN POINTS EX. HOW DID THE LIFE OF DR. JOSE RIZAL AFFECT HIS WRITTEN
 SKELETON OF YOUR ESSAY WORKS?

PARTS OF AN OUTLINE
3. HISTORICAL CRITICISM – FOCUS IN THE ERA AND
 INTRODUCTION – ATTENTION GRABBER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT HAPPEN DURING THE
 BODY – CONTENT OF THE PAPER TIME THE TEXT/MOVIE/BOOK/ART/POEM WAS
 CONCLUSION – WRAP ALL YOUR ARGUMENTS PRODUCED.

FORMAT OF AN OUTLINE EX. HOW DID JUAN LUNA’S “SPOLIARIUM” DEPICT THE
HEPPENINGS DURING THE TIME IT WAS PAINTED?
 DECIMAL OUTLINE
 ALPHANUMERIC OUTLINE
4. MARXIST CRITICISM – EMPHASIZE ON HOW POWER,
POLITICS, AND MONEY PLAY A ROLE IN LITERARY
TEXT.
FORMAT ACCORDING TO STRUCTURE
EX. IN WHAT WAY DID THE STORY/MOVIE REFLECT THE SOCIO-
 TOPIC OUTLINE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE CHARACTERS?
 SENTENCE OUTLINE

5. FEMINISM – EMPHASIZE THE ROLES, POSITION, AND

INFLUENCE OF WOMEN WITHIN LITERARY TEXT.

EX. ARE WOMEN VIEWED AS INFERIOR BEINGS IN THE MOVIE?

HOW ARE THEY PORTRAYED?

CRITIQUE PAPER
 6. READERS-RESPONSE CRITICISM – EMPHASIZE THAT
THE MEANING OF A TEXT IS DEPENDENT UPON THE
READER’S REPONSE.

EX. WHAT EMOTION DID YOU EXPERIENCE AFTER READING

THE POEM?

 TO HAVE BALANCED/OBJECTIVE REVIEW OF ANY

PIECE OF WORK, THE FOLLOWING ARE
CONSIDERED:

1. DESCRIPTION – PURE DESCRIPTION OF THE

OBJECT/EVENT.
A. ARTWORK – WHAT DO U SEE? (description
constitute of art, medium, size and scale)
B. PIECE OF WRITING – WHAT DO U SEE? (form,
structure, choice of words, length, genre)

2. ANALYSIS – FEATURES SUGGEST

A. ARTWORK – HOW DID THE ARTIST DO IT?
B. PIECE OF WRITING – HOW DID THE WRITER
WRITE IT?

3. INTERPRETATION – ESTABLISHING THE

BROADER CONTEXT FOR THIS TYPE OF ART.
A. ARTWORK – WHY DID THE ARTIST CREATE IT
AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN
B. PIECE OF WRITING – WHY DID THE WRITER
CREATE IT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

4. JUDGEMENT – GIVING IT RANK IN RELATION TO

OTHER WORK.
“IS IT A GOOD WORK?”