Reading & Writing

(SHS – Core Subject)

Second Semester
Quarter 4- Week 3
Unified Learning Activity Sheets (ULAS)
WRITTEN TEXT BASED ON ITS
PROPERTIES
(BOOK REVIEW OR ARTICLE CRITIQUE
AND LITERATURE REVIEW)
 Writer:
LYCA R. JALOP
Nasipit National High School-
Main Campus
Agusan Del Norte Division

Creative Writing -Senior

High School Grade 11
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Written Text Based On Its Properties
(Book Review Or Article Critique And Literature Review)

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(Reading and Writing Skills Quarter 4 Week 3)

WRITTEN TEXT BASED ON ITS PROPERTIES

(BOOK REVIEW OR ARTICLE CRITIQUE AND LITERATURE REVIEW)

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC)

Identify the unique features of and requirements in composing texts that are useful
across disciplines:
a. Book Review or Article Critique
b. Literature Review

Learning Objective:

Identify the unique features of and requirements in composing texts that are useful
across disciplines (EN11/12RWS-IVdg-12.)
● Book Review or Article Critique (EN11/12RWS-IVdg-12.1)

● Literature Review (EN11/12RWS-IVdg-12.2)

- Time Allotment: 4 hours/1week

Key Concepts
- Reading and Writing in Context textbook for Senior High School.

BOOK REVIEW OR ARTICLE CRITIQUE

A book review is a written work on specific ideas from the defined source. In
particular, people read books and write reviews on the strengths or weakness of some
aspects of the work. Since writing requires the understanding of the source and claims
of the author or authors, people should know about the main characteristics, style,
and structure of the paper. Basically, the book review must be a well-written and well-
organized paper that analyzes the source and helps the readers to understand the
ideas. Then, the style must be formal and academic to be clear with the readers.
Moreover, the structure of the paper must represent the logical work on the source.
ELEMENTS OF A BOOK REVIEW

As with any of the genres of writing that we teach our students, a book review can be
helpfully explained in terms of criteria. While there is much to the ‘art’ of writing, there
is also, thankfully, a lot of the nuts and bolts that can be listed too. Have students
consider the following elements prior to writing:

● Title: Often, the title of the book review will correspond to the title of the text
itself, but there may also be some examination of the title’s relevance. How does it fit
into the

purpose of the work as a whole? Does it convey a message, or reveal larger themes
explored within the work?

● Author: Within the book review there may be some discussion of who the author
is and what they have written before, especially if it relates to the current work being
reviewed. If the author has received any awards or prizes, this may also be mentioned
within the body of the review.

● Genre: A book review will identify the genre that the book belongs to, whether
fiction or nonfiction, poetry, romance, science-fiction, history etc. The genre will likely
tie-in too with who the intended audience for the book is and what the overall purpose
of the work is.

● Book Jacket / Cover: Often a book’s cover will contain artwork that is worthy of
comment. It may contain interesting details related to the text that contribute to, or
detract from, the work as a whole.

● Structure: The book’s structure will often be heavily informed by the genre it is
in. Does it contain a preface from a guest editor, table of contents, index, glossary,
etc? For example, Is it written in sections or chapters? While all these details may not
make it into the review itself, taking a look at how the book is structured may reveal
some interesting aspects.

● Publisher and Price: A book review will usually contain details of who publishes
the book and its cost. A review will often provide details of where the book is available
too.

BOOK REVIEW KEY ELEMENTS

As students read and engage with the work they will review, they will develop a sense
of the shape their review will take. Encourage students to take notes during the
reading of the work that will help them in writing the summary that will form an
essential part of their review. Aspects of the book they may wish to take notes on in
a work of fiction may include:

●     Characters: Who are the main characters? What are their motivations? Are they
convincingly drawn? Or they empathetic characters?

●     Themes: What are the main themes of the work? Are there recurring motifs in the
work? Is the exploration of the themes deep or surface only?

●     Style: What are the key aspects of the writer’s style? How does it fit into the wider
literary world?

●     Plot: What is the story’s main catalyst? What happens in the rising action? What
are the story’s subplots? 
Examples of literary fiction book reviews
Kirkus Reviews reviews Ralph Ellison’s The Invisible Man:

An extremely powerful story of a young Southern Negro, from his late high school days
through three years of college to his life in Harlem.

His early training prepared him for a life of humility before white men, but through
injustices- large and small, he came to realize that he was an "invisible man". People
saw in him only a reflection of their preconceived ideas of what he was, denied his
individuality, and ultimately did not see him at all. This theme, which has implications
far beyond the obvious racial parallel, is skillfully handled. The incidents of the story
are wholly absorbing. The boy's dismissal from college because of an innocent mistake,
his shocked reaction to the anonymity of the North and to Harlem, his nightmare
experiences on a one-day job in a paint factory and in the hospital, his lightning success
as the Harlem leader of a communistic organization known as the Brotherhood, his
involvement in black versus white and black versus black clashes and his disillusion
and understanding of his invisibility- all climax naturally in scenes of violence and riot,
followed by a retreat which is both literal and figurative. Parts of this experience may
have been told before, but never with such freshness, intensity and power.

This is Ellison's first novel, but he has complete control of his story and his style. Watch
it.

Examples of genre fiction book reviews

Karlyn P reviews Nora Roberts’ Dark Witch, a paranormal romance novel, on
Goodreads:

4 stars. Great world-building, weak romance, but still worth the read.

I hesitate to describe this book as a 'romance' novel simply because the book spent little
time actually exploring the romance between Iona and Boyle. Sure, there IS a romance
in this novel. Sprinkled throughout the book are a few scenes where Iona and Boyle
meet, chat, wink at each, flirt some more, sleep together, have a misunderstanding,
make up, and then profess their undying love. Very formulaic stuff, and all woven
around the more important parts of this book.
The meat of this book is far more focused on the story of the Dark witch and her
magically-gifted descendants living in Ireland. Despite being weak on the romance, I
really enjoyed it. I think the book is probably better for it, because the romance itself
was pretty lackluster stuff.

I absolutely plan to stick with this series as I enjoyed the world building, loved the
Ireland setting, and was intrigued by all of the secondary characters. However, If you
read Nora Roberts strictly for the romance scenes, this one might disappoint. But if you
enjoy a solid background story with some dark magic and prophesies, you might enjoy
it as much as I did.

I listened to this one on audio, and felt the narration was excellent.

ACTIVITY 1. RESEARCH TWO BOOK REVIEW EXAMPLES.

ACTIVITY 2. CONSIDER YOU ALREADY FINISH READING A BOOK, ANSWER THE

FOLLOWING BOOK REVIEW FORMAT.

Book title: Author:

This book was

about________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

My favorite character in this book was because

__________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________.

Based upon a book you have just read, share a story about yourself that is related
to an event or character that was in the book
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________

______________________________________________________.

I liked / didn't like this book because

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________

______________________________________________________.

Describe what happened at the end of the story

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________
______________________________________________________.

You should / should not read this book

because___________________________________________________________________________
_________________

______________________________________________________.

ACTIVITY 3. Multiple Choice: Literature Trivia Questions

1.What kind of hyphenation is used in the phrase "six- to eight-foot waves

A. sequential hyphenation C. suspensive hyphenation
B. successive hyphenation
2.The narrative poem Eugene Onegin, that was made into a ballet by John
Cranko, was authored by whom?
A. Jacques Brel C. Archibald MacLeish
B. Lord Byron D. Alexander Pushkin
3.Who was the author of the 1988 book, Being a Woman, Fulfilling Your
Femininity and Finding Love?
A. Dr. Joyce Brothers C. Ann Landers
B. Dr. Toni Grant D. Dr. Ruth Westheimer
4.What kind of note are you writing when you write a "bread-and-butter"
note?
A. I'm sorry C. We've moved
B. Thank you D. You're invited for dinner
5.The last letter of the Greek alphabet is what?
A. alpha C. upsilon
B. omega D. zeta
6.Charles Dickens did not write which one of the following books?
A. Barchester Towers C. Great Expectations
B. Dombey and Son D. Hard Times
7.Which author wrote the poem that begins with "When I was one-and-
twenty/I heard a wise man say"?
A. Robert Browning C. A. E. Housman
B. Lewis Carroll D. Rudyard Kipling
8.Of these four poets, which one was male.
A. Emily Dickinson C. Amy Lowell
B. Joyce Kilmer D. Alice Duer Miller
9.According to the poem The Iliad, who or what was inside the Trojan Horse?
A. Greek Soldiers C. horses
B. Trojan soldiers D. nothing
10.Where did the original Jezebel (shameless hussy) first appear?
A. the Bible C. a Shakespearean play
B. a Charles Dickens story D. a silent film
11.Who was the author of the 1978 bestseller The Ends of Power?
A. John Dean C. H. R. Haldeman
B. John Ehrlichman D. Gordon Liddy
12.Robert Herrick dedicated his poem that begins, "Gather ye rosebuds while
ye may", to whom?
A. farmers C. the king of England
B. his wife D. virgins
13.Who was Hannibal Hamlin?
A. a character in Mark Twain's The C. a vice president under Abraham
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lincoln.
B. a character on the TV series The A D. the Pied Piper" of a children's story
Team
14.Which of these titles were not a book written by Dr. Seuss?
A. The Cat in the Hat
B. The Frog in the Bog
C. Hop on Pop
D. Hunches in Bunches
15."Life is real! Life is earnest!" was the beginning of a poem written by whom?
A. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
B. Walt Whitman C. William Wordsworth

LITERATURE REVIEW

A literature review is an objective, critical summary of published research literature

relevant to a topic under consideration for research. Its purpose is to create familiarity
with current thinking and research on a particular topic, and may justify future
research into a previously overlooked or understudied area.
A typical literature review consists of the following components:

1. Introduction: Moves from general to more specific background information, giving

readers contextual knowledge on your topic. The introduction states the scope of your
literature review, includes your thesis, gives your objective, tells readers how the
review is organized, and situates your work in the existing scholarly conversation.
2. Main Body: Work together to logically discuss your synthesis and analysis of
sources. The body paragraphs support your thesis and present your overall
conclusions about your research.• Each work should be critically summarized and
evaluated for its premise, methodology, and conclusion.
3. Conclusion• Summarizes your literature review including the key themes, overall
findings, relevance of the topic to current knowledge, and future directions for
research.
4. References• Different style guides use different reference list formats.. Be sure to
carefully follow your citation style guide for reference list formatting.

Types of Literature Reviews

Argumentative Review . This form examines literature selectively in order to support

or refute an argument, deeply imbedded assumption, or philosophical problem already
established in the literature. The purpose is to develop a body of literature that
establishes a contrarian viewpoint.

Historical Review .Few things rest in isolation from historical precedent. Historical
literature reviews focus on examining research throughout a period of time, often
starting with the first time an issue, concept, theory, phenomena emerged in the
literature, then tracing its evolution within the scholarship of a discipline

Methodological Review .A review does not always focus on what someone said

[findings], but how they came about saying what they say [method of analysis].
Reviewing methods of analysis provides a framework of understanding at different
levels [i.e. those of theory, substantive fields, research approaches, and data collection
and analysis techniques].

Systematic Review .This form consists of an overview of existing evidence pertinent

to a clearly formulated research question, which uses pre-specified and standardized
methods to identify and critically appraise relevant research, and to collect, report,
and analyze data from the studies that are included in the review.

Theoretical Review .The purpose of this form is to examine the corpus of theory that
has accumulated in regard to an issue, concept, theory, phenomena. The theoretical
literature review helps to establish what theories already exist, the relationships
between them, to what degree the existing theories have been investigated, and to
develop new hypotheses to be tested.

ACTIVITY 4
RESEARCH AND GIVE ONE LITERATURE REVIEW SAMPLE

ACTIVITY5 . Multiple Choice(Choose the best answer, letter only on your paper

1.Why do you need to review the existing literature?

a) To make sure you have a long list of references
b) Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count
c) To find out what is already known about your area of interest
d) To help in your general studying
2.To read critically means:
a) Taking an opposing point of view to the ideas and opinions expressed
b) Skimming through the material because most of it is just padding
c) Evaluating what you read in terms of your own research questions
d) Being negative about something before you read it
3.Which two of the following are legitimate frameworks for setting out a
literature review:
1. Constructing inter-textual coherence
2. Deconstruction of textual coherence
3. Problematizing the situation
4. Resolving discovered problems?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 2 and 4
4.A systematic literature review is:
a) One which starts in your own library, then goes to on-line databases and, finally, to
the internet
b) A replicable, scientific and transparent process
c) One which gives equal attention to the principal contributors to the area
d) A responsible, professional process of time-management for research
5.What is self-plagiarism?
a) When a person lifts material that they have previously written and pass it off as
their own work
b) Taking about yourself too much
c) Using somebody else's work and passing it off as your own
d) An epistemological stance
6.What is the first stage of a systematic review?
a) Assess the relevance of each study to the research question(s)
b) Define the purpose and scope of the review
c) Appraise the quality of studies from the previous step
d) Survey all of the literature contained within a single library
7.What is a narrative literature review?
a) An historically-based review, starting with the earliest contributions to the field
b) A review based exclusively on stories about companies, in book and case-study form
c) A paraphrase style of reviewing which does not require referencing
d) An initial impression of the topic which you will understand more fully as you
conduct your research
8.When accessing the internet, which of these steps is the most essential?
a) Recording the full URL
b) Noting the access dates
c) Downloading material to be referenced
d) They are all equally important
9.According to the Harvard referencing convention, which is the correct
reference?
a) Bryman, A. (2012, 4e) Social Research Methods, Oxford; Oxford University Press
b) Bryman (2012, fourth edition), Oxford University Press
c) Bryman, Alan, Social Research Methods (2012: OUP)
d) Bryman, A. Social Research Methods (2012)
10.Which of the following statements about plagiarism is most accurate?
a) It is so easy to "copy and paste" from the internet that everyone does it nowadays. If
a proper reference is given, where is the harm in that?
b) How can we say for sure where our own ideas come from exactly? If we tried to give
a reference for everything we could never hope to succeed.
c) Any suggestion that we have written what another actually wrote is morally wrong.
Anyway, the whole point of a literature review is to show what we have read and what
we thought about it.
d) Plagiarism is such an awful crime that those found guilty should be obliged to wear
a scarlet "P" on their clothing.

Reflection

Reflect on what you have learned after taking up this lesson by completing the
chart below.

I thought…_________________________

● What were your thoughts or ideas about Book Review or Article Critique and
Literature Review prior to the discussion of this lesson?

I learned that…______________________

● What new or additional ideas did you learn after taking up this lesson?

● Describe and state situation where key concepts are applied in real your life
settings.

References for learners:

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https://wr1ter.com/book-review
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Fink, Arlene. Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to
Paper. Fourth edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2014.
https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/literaturereview
Fink, Arlene. Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper. 2nd
ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005; Hart, Chris. Doing a Literature Review: Releasing
the Social Science Research Imagination. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998;
Jesson, Jill. Doing Your Literature Review: Traditional and Systematic Techniques. Los
Angeles, CA: SAGE, 2011; Knopf, Jeffrey W. "Doing a Literature Review." PS: Political
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A Step-by-Step Guide for Students. 2nd ed. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE, 2012.
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Answer Key

Activity 1 LEARNER’S ANSWER MAY VARY

Activity 2 LEARNER’S ANSWER MAY VARY

Activity 3
1.C 6.B
2.C 7.D
3.C 8.A
4.B 9.A
5.A 10.C

ACTIVITY 4
1.C. suspensive hyphenation 9.A. Greek Soldiers
2.A. Jacques Brel 10.A. the Bible
3.B. Dr. Toni Grant 11.D. Gordon Liddy
4.B. Thank you 12.D. virgins
5.B. omega 13.D. the Pied Piper" of a children's
6.A. Barchester Towers story
7.C. A. E. Housman 14.B. The Frog in the Bog
8.B. Joyce Kilmer 15.A. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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