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Raise both of your hands and say

HOORAY if the statement is
correct, otherwise cross your hands
and say HEP-HEP.
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Literary criticism is the comparison, analysis,
interpretation, and/or evaluation of works of
literature. Literary criticism is essentially an
opinion, supported by evidence, relating to
theme, style, setting or historical or political
context.
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2. In writing literary critique,
one must look into his
personal emotion and views.
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3. There are two literary
critique approaches, which are
the formalist and Marxist.
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Quarter 3- Week 6
ENGLISH

10 Writing a Balanced
Review/ Reaction
Paper/Critique
MELC:
Writes an objective/
balanced review or
critique of a work of art,
an event or a program.
(CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Id-f-18)
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1. distinguish the characteristics of a

good review/reaction paper/critique;
2. identify the various approaches in
writing a critique;
3. evaluate texts using the appropriate
critical approaches; and,
4. write a balanced Critique paper
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Activity
Directions: Arrange the
jumbled letters to form
the correct word.
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CRITIQUE
QTICRIUE
Critical analysis.
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STMAROLI
MORALIST
judges literary
works, according to
moral principles.
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FISTEMNI
FEMINIST
examines the text in the context
of recognizing women’s
knowledge in literary concepts,
and in terms of valuing their
experiences.
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TERICHISOT
analyzes literary text by using
historical events and evidences, that
include information about the
author’s life, historical and social
circumstances.
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READER-RESPONSE
SERPSONE FR

Typically revolves around the

phenomena ‘Respond to Reading’. It
identifies the reader as a significant
and active agent who is responsible
to impart the real meaning of the
text by interpreting it.
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CRITICAL
APPROACHE
S
1. Moralist- is concerned with content and FR
values. The approach is as old as literature
itself, for literature is a traditional mode of
imparting morality, philosophy, and religion.
The concern in moralism is not only to
discover meaning but also to determine
whether works of literature are both true
and significant.
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What lesson did you learn from the story?

2. Historical Criticism- posits that FR
every literary work is the product of its
time and its world. Focus on the era
and significant events that happened
during the time the text/ movie/ book/
art/ poem was produced.
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How did Dr. Jose
Rizal show the
hardships and
triumph during the
Filipino revolution, in
his work, ‘Noli Me
Tangere’?
3. Feminism- emphasizes on the FR

roles, positions, and influences of

women within literary texts. Focus
on how women are portrayed in a
certain literary work, in arts, in
commercials, in movie, etc.
 1. What elements of feminism are FR
present in the six short stories?
2. What struggles are experienced by
these women characters in terms of:
economic inequality; social
discrimination; political power; and
psychological oppression?
3. What are the causes of their
struggles?
4. What courses of action do the
Gilda Cordero- women take to triumph over their
Fernando (1962) struggles?
6. Reader-response criticism - emphasizes FR
that the meaning of a text is dependent upon
the reader’s response to it. Focus on the
meaning you created while reading a text,
watching a movie or looking at a certain
object. It focuses on your personal
connection with and understanding of the
subject of your review.
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What is your interpretation of the painting?

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What emotion did you
experience after reading the
poem, Reverse Creation?
Compose a literary critique using
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the different approaches

The Dead Stars by Paz

Marquez Benitez
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If you were already engaged
but suddenly fell in love with
another, who are you going to
choose?
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What moral did you learn
from the story?
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Let’s
Answer
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Directions: Read and analyze
the statements below. Write
TRUE if the statement is correct
and FALSE if it is incorrect.
Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.
__________1. Biographical criticism positsFR
that every literary work is the product of its
time and its world.
__________2. Formalism examines texts out
of the context of their time period, social
setting, and author’s background.
__________3. Marxist criticism focuses on
the act of reading and how it affects readers’
perceptions of a text.
__________4. Historical criticism examines how FR
literary texts reflect the ideas, beliefs, and
attitudes of the time in which they were created.
__________5. Biographical criticism states that
understanding an author’s background can help
readers interpret a text.
__________6. Marxist criticism focuses
understanding how power, politics, and money
play a role in arts, texts, movies, etc..
__________7. Formalism reveals how FR
aspects of our culture are patriarchal,
i.e., how our culture views men as
superior and women as inferior.
__________8. Feminism emphasizes on
the form or structure of an object, and
elements of a written work to determine
its underlying meaning.
__________9. Reader-response criticism FR
argues that the meaning of a text is
dependent upon the reader’s response to it.
__________10. Historical criticism
emphasizes the importance of the
author/artist’s life and background into
account when analyzing a text or an object.
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Let’s
Check
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__________1. Biographical criticism positsFR
that every literary work is the product of its
time and its world.
T
__________2. Formalism examines texts out
of the context of their time period, social
setting, and author’s background.
F
__________3. Marxist criticism focuses on
the act of reading and how it affects readers’
perceptions of a text.
__________4.
T Historical criticism examines how
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literary texts reflect the ideas, beliefs, and
attitudes of the time in which they were created.
__________5. Biographical criticism states that
understanding
T an author’s background can help
readers interpret a text.
__________6. Marxist criticism focuses
T
understanding how power, politics, and money
play a role in arts, texts, movies, etc..
__________7. Formalism reveals how FR
aspects of our culture are patriarchal,
i.e., how our culture views men as
superior and women as inferior.
__________8. Feminism emphasizes on
the form or structure of an object, and
elements of a written work to determine
its underlying meaning.
__________9.
T Reader-response criticism FR
argues that the meaning of a text is
dependent upon the reader’s response to it.
__________10. Historical criticism
emphasizes
F the importance of the
author/artist’s life and background into
account when analyzing a text or an object.
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Let’s
Answer
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1. The word critique is NOT the
same as:
A. review
B. analysis
C. assessment
D. appraisal
2. It is an in-depth evaluation of the FR

story for the purpose of giving the

reading public insight into the story.
A. Critiquing
B. Ending of the story
C. Organizing
D. Elements
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3. The following are guides in
writing a critique except ONE.
A. grammar
B. content
C. literary devices
D. author’s intention
4. Below are ways on how to write a critique.
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Which one is NOT applicable?
A. Study the work under discussion.
B. Don’t make notes on key parts of the
work.
C. Develop an understanding of the main
argument.
D. Consider how the work relates to a
broader issue.
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5. Speech is an example of:
A. a literary text
B. an essay
C. a drama
D. a myth
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Let’s
Check
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1. The word critique is NOT the
same as:
A. review
B. analysis
C. assessment
D.
D appraisal
2. It is an in-depth evaluation of the FR

story for the purpose of giving the

reading public insight into the story.
A. Critiquing
B.
A Ending of the story
C. Organizing
D. Elements
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3. The following are guides in
writing a critique except ONE.
A. grammar
A
B. content
C. literary devices
D. author’s intention
4. Below are ways on how to write a critique.
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Which one is NOT applicable?
A. Study the work under discussion.
B
B. Don’t make notes on key parts of the
work.
C. Develop an understanding of the main
argument.
D. Consider how the work relates to a
broader issue.
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5. Speech is an example of:
A.
A a literary text
B. an essay
C. a drama
D. a myth
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