REACTION PAPER

REVIEW PAPER
CRITIQUE PAPER
OBJECTIVES

• IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENCE

OF REACTION,
REVIEW, AND CRITIQUE
PAPER
 REACTION, REVIEW, CRITIQUE

• SIMILAR CONTENT AND FORMAT

-ARE SPECIALIZED FORMS OF WRITING IN

WHICH AN AUTHOR REVIEWS OR
EVALUATES A SUBJECT

-JUGDING

-GERE WE FINDING THE GOOD AND BAD

-PRESENT SUMMARIES AND OPINIONS

BUT WITH EVIDENCES
REACTION PAPER

A REACTION PAPER IS AN ACADEMIC

ASSIGNMENT WHERE YOU EXPRESS YOUR
THOUGHTS, OPINIONS, AND ANALYSIS ABOUT
A SPECIFIC TOPIC, OFTEN A PIECE OF
LITERATURE, FILM, ARTICLE, OR EVENT. IT
REQUIRES YOU TO CRITICALLY ENGAGE WITH
THE MATERIAL AND ARTICULATE YOUR
PERSONAL RESPONSE.
 COMMON STRUCTURE

I. INTRODUCTION TITLE OR NAME OF THE SUBJECT, AUTHOR OR CREATOR, DATE

MADE, AND OTHER BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECT.

II. BODY (HAS 2 SECTIONS)

A. SUMMARY EXPLAINS WHAT THE SUBJECT IS. IS IT A SCHOLARLY WORK? A WORK

OF ART? WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE? WHAT DOES IT CONTAIN? WHAT CAN BE SEEN
FROM IT?

B. EVALUATION PRESENTS YOUR JUDGMENT OF THE SUBJECT. HOW WELL IS THE

SUBJECT MADE? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? WHAT ARE ITS GOOD AND BAD
POINTS? IS THE WORK SIGNIFICANT? MAY USE CRITICAL APPROACHES-
FORMALISM,FEMINISM, MARXISM, AND READER RESPONSE.

III. CONCLUSION TELLS YOUR OVERALL IMPRESSION OF THE WORK. INCLUDES FINAL
JUDGMENT ON THE SUBJECT'S VALUE, SIGNIFICANCE, WORTH, OR FUTURE
IMPROVEMENTS
**DO'S:** **DON'TS:**
- **EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONS:** BE - **PLAGIARIZE:** DO NOT COPY
HONEST AND ARTICULATE YOUR SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK. ALWAYS CITE
GENUINE REACTIONS. YOUR SOURCES PROPERLY.

- **PROVIDE EVIDENCE:** SUPPORT YOUR - **BE OVERLY INFORMAL:** MAINTAIN A

REACTIONS WITH SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OR FORMAL TONE SUITABLE FOR ACADEMIC
QUOTES FROM THE MATERIAL. WRITING.

- **BE CRITICAL:** ANALYZE THE - **BE SUPERFICIAL:** AVOID SHALLOW

MATERIAL CRITICALLY, DISCUSSING BOTH OR OVERLY SIMPLISTIC REACTIONS. DIG
ITS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. DEEPER INTO THE MATERIAL.

- **USE PROPER STRUCTURE:** ORGANIZE - **USE UNSUPPORTED OPINIONS:**

YOUR PAPER WITH A CLEAR BACK UP YOUR OPINIONS WITH
INTRODUCTION, BODY, AND CONCLUSION. EVIDENCE OR REASONING.

- **PROOFREAD:** CHECK FOR - **IGNORE GUIDELINES:** FOLLOW ANY

GRAMMATICAL AND SPELLING ERRORS SPECIFIC GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY YOUR
BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR PAPER. INSTRUCTOR.
 **DIFFERENTIATING **REACTION PAPER VS. BOOK
CHARACTERISTICS REPORT:** WHILE A BOOK REPORT
SUMMARIZES THE CONTENT, A
FROM OTHER
REACTION PAPER FOCUSES ON
LITERATURE WORKS:**
YOUR RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS OF
THE MATERIAL.

**REACTION PAPER VS. **REACTION PAPER VS. ESSAY:**

REVIEW:** A REVIEW OFTEN
PROVIDES A RECOMMENDATION;
A REACTION PAPER EXPLORES
YOUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS
AND FEELINGS IN DEPTH.
UNLIKE A GENERAL ESSAY, A REACTION
PAPER IS CENTERED ON YOUR
RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC PIECE OF
CONTENT, GUIDING YOU TO ENGAGE
PERSONALLY WITH THE MATERIAL.
 - THESE ARE CRITICAL AND
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS THAT
PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS OR
INTERPRETATION OF A SUBJECT
REVIEW THROUGH THOROUGH AND
SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION OF
PAPER AVAILABLE EVIDENCE.

REVIEW PAPER IS ALWAYS

ASSOCIATED WITH THE TERM
PAPER OR A BOOK REPORT.

-IS AN OBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT
OF SOMETHING.
-FOCUSED ON HIGHLIGHTING THE
GOOD AND BAD POINTS
- GIVES AUDIENCE AN INFORMED
JUDGMENT ABOUT THE SUBJECT
- MADE BY
KNOWLEDGEABLEPEOPLE OF A
FIELD
THE PURPOSE OF A
REVIEW PAPER IS TO
SUCCINCTLY REVIEW
RECENT PROGRESS IN A
PARTICULAR TOPIC.
OVERALL, THE PAPER
SUMMARIZES THE
CURRENT STATE OF
KNOWLEDGE OF THE
TOPIC.
 CRITIQUE PAPER
A CRITIQUE IS A CAREFUL
ANALYSIS OF AN ARGUMENT TO
DETERMINE WHAT IS SAID, HOW
WELL THE POINTS ARE MADE,
WHAT ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLIE
THE ARGUMENT, WHAT ISSUES
ARE OVERLOOKED, AND WHAT
IMPLICATIONS ARE DRAWN FROM
SUCH OBSERVATIONS.
-IS THE MOST ACADEMIC AND MOST
ELEVATED EVALUATION AMONG THE
THREE
-IS MADE BY EXPERTS OF THE FIELD
-FOCUSED ON ANALYZING AND
EVALUATING THE COMPONENTS OF A
WORK
-IS USUALLY MADE TO PROVIDE
DIRECTIONS FOR FURTURE
IMPROVEMENT OF THE SUBJECTS
Thank you