Critique
 As a verb, critique means to review or examine
something critically.
 Critical- expressing or involving an analysis of
the merits and faults of a work of literature,
music, or art.
 Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined
process of actively and skillfully
conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, and/or evaluating information
gathered from, or generated by, observation,
experience, reflection, reasoning, or
communication, as a guide to belief and action.
Critical thinking checklist
 Question what you see, hear and read.
 Evaluate ideas, statements or evidence.
 Look for reasons or justifications.
 Go beyond description.
 Bring in theories or concepts to explain and
support an argument.
 Justify why you think the way you do.
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Approaches in Writing a Critique
Structuralist
Structuralist critics analyzed material by
examining underlying structures, such as
characterization or plot, and attempted to show how
these patterns were universal and could thus be used to
develop general conclusions about both individual works
and the systems from which they emerged.
Ex. How frozen and Lion King are alike.
Historical
The historical approach involves understanding
the events and experiences surrounding the composition
of the work, especially the life of the author, and using
the findings to interpret that work of literature.
Ex. Maria Clara at Ibarra (Based on the Novel
Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal)
Questions to Critique:
1. What language or elements in the work reflect
the current events of the author’s day?
2. How have these events been interpreted and
presented by the author?
3. How are these interpretations reflective of the
author’s culture?
4. Does the presentation in the work support or
condemn a particular event, or leading political
figures of its time? Can the work be seen to do
both?
5. Have any of the words in the text changed
meanings since the text was written?
Critique
 As a verb, critique means to review or examine
something critically.
 Critical- expressing or involving an analysis of
the merits and faults of a work of literature,
music, or art.
 Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined
process of actively and skillfully
conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, and/or evaluating information
gathered from, or generated by, observation,
experience, reflection, reasoning, or
communication, as a guide to belief and action.
Critical thinking checklist
 Question what you see, hear and read.
 Evaluate ideas, statements or evidence.
 Look for reasons or justifications.
 Go beyond description.
 Bring in theories or concepts to explain and
support an argument.
 Justify why you think the way you do.
Approaches in Writing a Critique
Structuralist
Structuralist critics analyzed material by
examining underlying structures, such as
characterization or plot, and attempted to show how
these patterns were universal and could thus be used to
develop general conclusions about both individual works
and the systems from which they emerged.
Ex. How frozen and Lion King are alike.
Historical
The historical approach involves understanding
the events and experiences surrounding the composition
of the work, especially the life of the author, and using
the findings to interpret that work of literature.
Ex. Maria Clara at Ibarra (Based on the Novel
Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal)
Questions to Critique:
1. What language or elements in the work
reflect the current events of the author’s
day?
2. How have these events been interpreted and
presented by the author?
3. How are these interpretations reflective of
the author’s culture?
4. Does the presentation in the work support or
condemn a particular event, or leading
political figures of its time? Can the work be
seen to do both?
5. Have any of the words in the text changed
meanings since the text was written?