Creative Nonfiction Quarter 2 Lesson 1

Critiquing
Creative
Nonfiction
 Lesson
AtObjectives
the end of the lesson, the
you are expected to:

1 2 3 4
Define critique Recognize the Write an Write a mini
characteristics of Autobiography critique of a
a critique peer’s
autobiography
 Critiquing Creative
As you read, feedback and personal evaluation
areNonfiction
Before one can
being provided in a be a of
form good
a writer,
critique. While a critic is judging
one should be a voracious reader. and finding the
weakness of a written work, critique
is a systematic way of assessing and discerning
written words to improve your writing and other
fellow writers. Thus, you need to learn how to
critique to gain essential skills in reading and
writing.
 What is a
Critique?
Critique is a systematic way of analyzing written words. It came
from the French word kritikẽ, which is the ability to decide the
importance of something. It as a form of giving reaction and personal
assessment as feedback on what you read. By critiquing, you are
acquiring skills in reading and writing as well as helping fellow
writers to improve.

Peer Critique
Is the process of reviewing and providing constructive criticism of
each other’s works.
- honest, constructive, and polite assessment of the writing.
 Critique Vs.
Criticism
Critique and criticism both involve the examination and assessment of a work, but they approach this task
with different intentions.

Critique Criticism
Analysis and evaluation of a Disapproval or judgment
work about the faults of a work
• Critique looks at structure. • Criticism finds fault and what’s lacking.
• Critique finds what’s working. • Criticism condemns what it doesn’t understand.
• • Criticism is spoken with a cruel wit and sarcastic
Critique asks for clarification.
tongue.
• Critique’s voice is kind, honest, and • Criticism is negative.
objective. • Criticism looks for flaws in the work as well as the
• Critique is positive (even about what’s worker.
not working.
 How do you critique?
In critiquing, regardless of the type of creative nonfiction, consider the following:

1. Content: Consider the topic and the way the topic is developed like the clarity, its scope,
subcategories, amount and type of examples, anecdotes, evidence, etc.
2. Organization: Consider the text introduced and concluded, whether the thesis is located
in the most helpful place (direct or implied), how it is structured, whether the order or
extent of development is successful, as well as how individual paragraphs are organized
(clear topic sentences, appropriate and concrete evidence, logical organization of evidence).
3. Style: Style can refer to the overall style: whether the tone is appropriate (humorous,
serious, reflective, satirical, etc.), whether you use sufficient and appropriate variety (factual,
analytical, evaluative, reflective), whether you use sufficient creativity.
4. Correctness: Correctness refers to grammar, punctuation, and form of creative
nonfiction.
What are the steps in writing a
mini critique?
1. Annotate as you read.
2. Note the writer’s main point or
thesis statement.
3. Divide the text into sections of
thought and write a summary of
each thought in your own words
What are the parts of a mini
critique?
INTRODUCTION
Start your mini critique with sentences giving the following
information:

1.Writer’s name.
2.The title and the source if any.
3.Thesis statement.
What are the parts of a mini
critique?
SUMMARY

Summarize the author’s purpose and

main points/evidence cited that are
used for back up.
What are the parts of a mini
critique?
EVALUATION

1.Develop an understanding of the main argument or

purpose being expressed in the work.
2.Consider how the work relates to a broader issue or
context.
3. State whether the writer is successful in making
his/her point.
What are the parts of a mini
critique?
CONCLUSION
You may wrap up your creative nonfiction mini critique by
1. Stating whether you agree with the writer or what
part of the text made an impact and deep impression on
you.
2. Back up your decisions on agreeing and disagreeing or
state your reasons.
3.Give your general opinion of the work.
Process of Peer
Annotation

Critiquing
is a written conversation between you and the writer in which you
actively respond to the text.
 Elements of a Good Writing
 Coherence. It is achieved when sentences and ideas are connected
and flow together seamlessly.
 Supporting Materials. Explanations, examples, statistics, and
quotations make the ideas and information presented meaningful
and memorable for the reader.
Exposition = clarify
Argument = persuade
 Expression, Word Choice and Point-of-View. Language should
be clear, specific, accurate, and appropriate to the audience,
purpose, and material. Variety in sentence structure and length
creates emphasis.
 Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation. Your reader will notice
your spelling, grammar, or punctuation only when you make a
mistake.
 4 Steps of
Critiquing
1.Describe: Give the reader a sense of the
writer’s overall purpose and intent
2. Analyze: Examine how the structure and
language of the text convey its meaning.
3. Interpret: State the significance or
importance of each part of the text
4. Assess: Make a judgment of the work’s
worth or value
 Read and comprehend a sample mini critique of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat,
Your Turn! Pray, Love from The New York Times’ Revisiting Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘Eat, Pray,
Love’ (June 7, 2019).

In Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2006 memoir “Eat, Pray, Love,” the novelist and journalist chronicle her
journey across Italy, India, and Indonesia. Early on in “Eat, Pray, Love,” her travelogue of
spiritual seeking, the novelist and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert gives a characteristically frank
rundown of her traveling skills: tall and blond, she doesn’t blend well physically in most
places; she’s lazy about research and prone to digestive woes. “But my one mighty travel talent is
that I can make friends with anybody,” she writes. “I can make friends with the dead. … If there
isn’t anyone else around to talk to, I could probably make friends with a four-foot-tall pile of
Sheetrock.”
This is easy to believe. If a more likable writer than Gilbert is currently in print, I haven’t
found him or her. And I don’t mean this as a consolation prize, along the lines of But she’s nice. I
mean that Gilbert’s prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit, and colloquial exuberance that is
close to irresistible, and makes the reader only too glad to join the posse of friends and devotees
who have the pleasure of listening in.
 Assignment
Write an Autobiography. Do it
on your Composition
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notebook.
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