Review

Dany Kanaan and Sofia Ibnoussina

11A
 Overview
● A review is a type of text that provides appraisal, opinions, and critics on
different types of works such as; books, movies, plays, music, and video
games.
● Reviews do not follow a specific format but usually include multiple
paragraphs that introduce the topic; discuss and criticize the work; give a
stance on the work; conclude the author’s opinion and whether they
recommend it to the audience or not.
● Many reviews include pictures of the work they are reviewing if applicable.
(E.g. Movies, Plays, Video Games)
● They are usually found on websites, magazines, and newspapers.
Overview: Textual Features
● Personal writing from the author’s perspective (1st person)
● Literary non-fiction
● Tone can range from formal to informal, depending on purpose, but are
usually opinionated (“Non-fiction Text Types”)
● Occasionally contain pictures (when reviewing; movies ,games ,plays)
Speaker
- The Speaker (Author) of a review can be anyone that has seen, read,
or listened to the work they are appraising.
- Since a review contains the author’s opinion, audiences value when
a someone that is respected for their work in a certain genre
reviews work.
- E.g If Quentin Tarantino were to write a review of a new movie, people would
value his review more than an ordinary Joe.
 Occasion
- The creation of a review is triggered after one engages
with a piece of work.
- Additionally, reviews can be found on websites,
magazines, and newspapers.
 Audience
- Reviews are meant for the general public but also specific
audiences. These include audiences that are interested in the
Author’s opinion and/or want a review and appraisal of a piece
of a work.
 Purpose

The two main purposes of a review is to give your audience

a run-down and a judgment of the piece you are
evaluating.
Subject

A review could be about a

- Book
- Movie
- Series
- Play
- Video Game
- Music
 Tone

Reviews can have different tones from persuasive to scathing. In

addition, your text can be vibrant, audacious, candid, meditative,
derogatory. The tone should be dictated by the author’s feelings
towards the type of work.
 Exemplars
Here are Two Annotated Reviews, one is of the book, Invisible Man, and the
other is a movie review on the Blackbird. Both are from known and reliable
newspapers written by authors that have a deeper understanding of the topic.
Resources

Top Tips for Writing a Review

How to Write a Movie Review

How to Write a Review-Tips and Tricks Grammarly

 Work Cited

“How to Write a Review.” Grammarly, 16 May 2019,

www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-review/.

*, Name. “5 Tips on How to Write a Review: Proofed's Writing Tips.”

Proofed, 19 Dec. 2019,
getproofed.com/writing-tips/5-tips-on-how-to-write-a-review/.

“Systematic Literature Reviews for Education and Social Sciences:

Introduction.” Library Guides, libraryguides.griffith.edu.au/c.php?g=451351.