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CRITIQUE/
REVIEW
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write an objective/
balanced review or
critique of a work of art,
an event or a program
( CS_E 11/12A-EAPP-Id-f-18.
5 MINUTE READING
ACTIVITY:

 Critique:
“The Necklace,” by Guy de Maupassant, is set in old
-age France, at that time wealth is very important, and social class
was even more. France that time was a city ruled by classicism, where
one had to be introduced into society no matter, their beauty, income,
or grace. The story is about a young and beautiful middle class
woman who wanted to be a part of the upper-class society through
her husband and her rich friend but ends up destroying her life in vain.
One day she received an invitation to a ball, she buys a new dress and
borrows a necklace from her friend, and after the ball she found out
that she had lost the necklace. She is not able to admit the error to the
friend who lent it, so she borrowed monies from friends, family and
loan sharks to buy a matching replacement.
While spending 10 years in poverty, toiling to repay the debt
of replacing the necklace, she bumped into an old friend and
found out that the necklace was costume jewelry.The plot
begins with a description of the protagonist, Mathilde, a
young lady born into a family with little means, and who
marries a gentleman who is employed as a clerk. The setting
of this story is late nineteenth century France. Maupassant
employs the limited omniscient narrative perspective and
utilizes third-person narration in this short story that allows
his readers an intimate look into Mathilde’s life. The narrator’s
tone in this piece is unsympathetic towards the protagonist.
Maupassant masterfully portrays the depth of emotion of this
character throughout this story especially in the scene when
her husband comes home with an invitation to the ball.
Instead of “being delighted” with the invitation, she throws it
on the table “muttering”. Maupassant continues to explain he
reaction and how she becomes “irritated” and impatient with
her husband.
 When her husband suggests she wear her theater gown to
the ball she begins to “weep”. And then “by a violent effort”
she is able to muster up the strength to “conquer her grief”
and replies to her husband in a “calm voice’’. In doing so,
Maupassant actually raises the level of disgust from his
reader towards this character. In general, the story was really
a good and interesting one. this story is a story cleverly
planned and superbly executed. I like the way the writer, Guy
de Maupassant, gave and presented the detail in the story.
The plot has a throbbing quality, a sequenced rise and fall
which success fully retain the attention of the readers until
the end. And, the reader will be surprised once he finished
reading it because it is unexpected that the ending will be
like that. The ending was really surprising and it is perfect.
Also, you will realize some things in life by reading this.
Based from the text that we have read,
try to answer the following questions:
1. What is the text all about?
2. What is the purpose/aim of this text?
3. What do you call this kind of text?
CRITIQUE
Critiques are an important rhetorical pattern in
academic writing as they present a balanced view of
things.

Critiques, however, are based not only on personal perspective

but should be grounded on actual observatioNS
A CRITIQUE IS A GENRE OF ACADEMIC WRITING THAT BRIEFLY
SUMMARIZES AND CRITICALLY EVALUATES WORKS AND CONCEPT.

CRITIQUES CAN BE USED TO CONVEY A BALANCED VIEW ON A VARIETY OF

WORKS SUCH AS CREATIVE WORKS, RESEARCH, AND EVENTPROGRAMS.
WHAT are some tips in
developing your
critique?
 tips in
developing 1. CRITIQUE
your critiqUE SHOULD PROVIDE
READERS OR
AUDIENCE AN
OVERVIEW OF A
WORK OR A
CONCEPT.
 tips in
developi 2. RELATING YOUR
ng your CRITIQUE TO GREATER
critiqUE REALITIES WILL ALSO
HELP AS YOU GROUND
YOUR CRITIQUE ON THE
WIDER SCHEME OF
THINGS.
 EXAMPLE
*WHAT SUBJECT/THEME DOES
THE MOVIE, CONCEPT, BOOK, OR
EVENT ADDRESS?

*ARE THERE QUESTIONS THAT

PEOPLE CONSTANTLY ASK THAT
THIS PARTICULAR
SUBJECT/THEME YOU ARE
REVIEWING CAN ANSWER?
 Throwback Thursday
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Direction: Think and choose one of the most unforgettable movies

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you have ever watched. Fill out the table below using the
information you gathered.

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Based on the discussion and activities, can
you say that a critique/review is important?
If your answer is YES, write a one paragraph
essay on what makes a good critique.

Grab a pen or computer and...

Happy
Writing!
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Writing the

Introduction of
a Review
 5 MINUTE READING ACTIVITY
News discourse is a rich area in language studies that has attracted
attention among scholars both old and new. Departing from merely
examining printed texts, the present era of globalized technologies
poses serious challenges for the analysis of news discourse, given that
producers of news employ different modalities to deliver their
messages. In addition, the growing mobilities of individuals
(geographical, virtual, and social) raise interesting questions on the
suitable frameworks available for researchers to fully understanding
different aspects of news discourse. Given the present scenario, this
book elucidates the challenges of studying news discourse.
 5 MINUTE READING ACTIVITY
Presented in nine chapters, the book conveniently deals with
specific aspects of the topic, giving readers a manageable
resource for study. Chapter 1 overviews the book, starting with
definitions of news discourse, then outlining the different
approaches (sociolinguistic, corpus linguistic, critical discourse
analytic, to name a few) and methods of collecting data.
Included in this section is the importance of studying discourse,
which may spark interest among beginning scholars and readers
unfamiliar with the area (Valdez, 2014).
Based from the text that we have read, try to answer the
following questions:
1. What is the topic of the text all about?
2. What can you noticed from the first paragraph?
3. With the input from the previous lesson about the
three components of an academic writing, why is the
first part of the paragraph should always provide readers
a sense of the ideas to the topic?
 Writing the Introduction
Typically, the introduction
is short (less than 10% of
the entire review).
These are tips in
crafting your
IntroductioN:
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1

NAME THE WORK BEING

REVIEWED AS WELL AS THE
DATE IT WAS CREATED AND
THE NAME OF AUTHOR OR
CREATOR
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2

DESCRIBE THE MAIN

ARGUMENT OR PURPOSE OF
THE WORK
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3

EXPLAIN THE CONTEXT IN

WHICH THE WORK WAS
CREATED.
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4

Have a concluding sentence

that signals what your
evaluation will be.
 Show-Me More
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information you gathered from sources about
the movie you picked from the group activity last
meeting, fill out the table and draft the
introduction of your review. Remember to go
back to the tips in writing an introduction.

 Thank You
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