English 10

Quarter 3, Lesson 3
COMPOSE AN
INDEPENDENT
CRITIQUE OF A
CHOSEN SELECTION
Task 9 QUICK WRITES
At the end of the lesson,students are
expected to:
* define critique
*recognize tips and guide on how to
critique a short story.
*compose an independent critique of a
chosen selection.
 Now, let's
get
started.
 What is critique?
A critique is a genre of academic writing
that briefly summarizes and critically
evaluates a work or concept. Critiques
can be used to carefully analyze a
variety of works such as:
CREATIVE WORKS
Example: (novels,exhibits,film,images
and poetry)
RESEACH
Example: (monographs,journal
articles,sytematic reviews and
theories)
MEDIA
Example: (news report and feature articles)
 Critiquing of a short story
Critiquing a short story usually takes the form of
an essay.It is an in-depth evaluation of the story
for the purpose of giving the reading public
insight into the story. Writing a critique requires
you to reassemble the elements in such a way
that your intended audience has a better
understanding of the story's
strengths,weaknesses, and highlights.
This is an example of critique
Tips on how to critique a short story.
In writing a critique, here are some helpful
tips:
1. Examine the prompt or assignment.
2. Read the text.
3. Do some research.
 Guide on how to critique a short story.
In writing your critique of short story, you
should use the following guide.
✓ 1. Context ✓ 4. Literary Devices
✓ 2. Author's Intention ✓ 5. Literary Techniques
✓ 3. Your reactions ✓6. Ending of the Story
 CONTEXT

What genre is it? Adventure? Science

fiction? Fantasy?Literary?
 AUTHOR'S INTENTION

What is the author trying to accomplish

with the story? If the story is meant to be
funny and isn't, or is meant to be morality
tale but doesn't pull it off, then it has failed
in at least one respect.
 YOUR REACTION

Note your reactions as you read. Either keep a

spare piece of paper with you or mark your
reactions on the margins of the text.
 LITERARY DEVICES

Figures of speech used in the story and

their purpose.
 LITERARY
TECHNIQUES

Ask yourself if these literary techniques

make the reading experience more
enjoyable or strengthen the story.
 ENDING OF THE
STORY

Decide how the ending relates both to the

story as a whole and to its beginning. Does the
ending resolve the plot and bring closure to
the crisis of the characters?
Writing Fix 1A: Work in groups of five
and write a critique of the Story of
Keesh recognizing exclusive rights. Use
the following guide in writing your
critique.
In 1/4 sheet of paper list your
group members:
Group:

Name of members:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
 In one whole sheet of paper, do this format:
Group:
Grade & Section: Date:
Writing Fix 1A: Subject:
Tittle: "CRITIQUE OF THE STORY OF KEESH "
Writing Fix 1B: Review your critique from
the previous activity (Writing Fix 1A). Go
back to the details and justify your points
by citing lines from the text. Complete the
table.
Group: Date:
Writing Fix 1B: Subject:
Statement from the Citations
Details from the text Paragraph Line
critique. Others
No. No.
For your assignment
you are going to write a
speech of goodwill.
Speeches to secure
goodwill seek to forge
new relationships
between previously
antagonistic and
unfamiliar entities.
Assignment;
Writing Fix 2: Write a speech of goodwill for
Keesh after he was made the chief of the tribe.
Take note of the building conventions.