Approaches

to
Literature
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MIDTERM EXAM:
CRITIQUE PAPER
WORLD LITERATURE

PHILIPPINE LITERATURE Criticize the novel:

Criticize the novel: PolSci.

How much Land Does a Man
Sa Tabi ng Bangin by Jose Maria Need? By Leo Tolstoy
Rivera

BSTM -
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
 Formalist Criticism
-this approach examines a text as a self
contained object

-does not concern itself with

biographical information of the author,
historical events outside of the story,
mythological patterns, etc.
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Formalist Criticism
-examines the form of the work as a whole, the form of
each individual part of the text
>scenes/plot >point of view
>characters >symbols
>settings >theme

**analyze it in terms of what you actually observe**

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Formalist Criticism
Consider:
>Did a particular aspect (literary element) of the novel
make an impact on me?
>What relationships between the various parts of the
novel and literary elements do I see?
>What lesson did the author want me to learn from
reading this novel?
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Big concept
Bring the attention of your audience over a key
concept using icons or illustrations
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PLOT
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A. Exposition (Paragraph Form)

1. CHARACTERS (describe each character based on their role on the

movie/story)

Protagonist:
T’Challa – the Black Panther, King of the African Nation of
Wakanda
Nakia – former lover of T’Challa
Okoye – general of Wakanda
Agent Ross – member of Central Intelligence Agency
Zuri – sister of T’Challa
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Antagonist:
N’Jadaka/Killmonger – cousin of T’Challa,
Ulysses Klaue – allied of Killmonger, smugler and gangster
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PLOT
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PLOT
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SETTING
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SETTING
Yellow
Is the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of
visible light, yellow is found between green and orange.
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SETTING
Yellow
Is the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of
visible light, yellow is found between green and orange.
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GENRE
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SETTING
Yellow
Is the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of
visible light, yellow is found between green and orange.
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THEME
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SETTING
Yellow
Is the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of
visible light, yellow is found between green and orange.
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SETTING
Yellow
Is the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of
visible light, yellow is found between green and orange.
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POINT OF
VIEW
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POINT OF
VIEW
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SYMBOLS
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SYMBOLS
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Create a critique paper of the novel. (Essay form)

Instruction:
1. Criticize the novel using formalist approach.
2. Answer the following questions:
a. How did it help you as a student?
b. What did you learn from the novel?
3. Follow the format:
Font Style: Arial Spacing: 1.5
Font Size: 12 Paragraph: Justified
4. Post it in Google Classroom as pdf.