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The document discusses various topics related to critique papers, including the meaning of critique, examples of critique papers, and the typical structure and content of a critique paper. A critique paper briefly summarizes a work, then critically evaluates it through an introduction, summary, critical evaluation, and conclusion section. The critical evaluation assesses elements of the work and how well the creator achieved the intended purpose. [END SUMMARY]

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Writing Critique Paper

The document discusses various topics related to critique papers, including the meaning of critique, examples of critique papers, and the typical structure and content of a critique paper. A critique paper briefly summarizes a work, then critically evaluates it through an introduction, summary, critical evaluation, and conclusion section. The critical evaluation assesses elements of the work and how well the creator achieved the intended purpose. [END SUMMARY]

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• Meaning of critique

• Definition of critique paper

Writing
• What does it mean to
critique
• Examples of critique paper

Critique
• Use of critique paper
• Steps in making critique
paper

Paper
Critiqu
- Critique is a French word
ethat means “a critical
assessment: (positive,
negative, or a mixture of both).
Critiques may have various
- Is a literary technique that means
to critically evaluate a piece of
literary work, a political or
philosophy theory in detail. A
critique could be a critical essay,
an article evaluating a literary
What
critique
is a
ritique Paper
A critique paper is a genre of
academic writing that briefly
summarizes and critically evaluates a
work or concept. It is a formal
analysis and evaluation of a text ,
Content of
the
Critique or
Accurate
- It provides an accurate
description of the work being
evaluated by giving its
summary and/or background
details, like answers to basic
valuative
- It gives the writer’s overall
judgement of the work. It
makes this judgement
convincing by giving three or
more (depending on the length
Balanced
- The writer shows balance by
pointing out weaknesses of a work,
if the overall judgement is
positive, or the other way around,
by recognizing strong points of a
What
should be
included in
ntroduction
Typically, the introduction is short (less than 10 % of
the word length) and you should:
● Name the work being reviewed, the date it was
created and the name of the author/creator.
● Describe the main argument or purpose of the work.
● Explain the context in which the work was created.
● Have a concluding sentence that clues what your
evaluation of the work will be. For instance, it may
Summary
- Briefly summarise the main
points and objectively describe
how the creator portrays these
by using techniques, styles,
media, characters or symbols.
ical evaluation
- This section should give a systematic and
detailed assessment of the different elements of
the work, evaluating how well the creator was
able to achieve the purpose through these. For
example: you would assess the plot structure,
characterisation and setting of a novel. A critical
evaluation does not simply highlight negative
Examples of key critical questions that could
help your assessment include:
● Who is the creator? Is the work presented
objectively or subjectively?
● What are the aims of the work? Were the
aims achieved ?
● What techniques, styles, media were used
in the work ? Are they effective in portraying
● What types of evidence or persuasion are used ?
Has evidence been interpreted fairly?
● How is the work structured ? Does it favour a
particular interpretation or point of view? Is it
effective?
● Does the work enhance understanding of key
ideas or theories? Does the work engage (or fail
to engage) with key concepts or other works in its
onclusion
This is usually a very brief paragraph, which
includes:
● A statement indicating the overall evaluation
of the work
● A summary of the key reasons, identified
during the critical evaluation, why this
evaluation was formed.
ference list
- Include all resources cited
in your critique. Check with
your teacher for which
referencing style to use.
How to
critique
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Let’s have a
quick check up,
Here’s an example of if you really
understand our
a Critique Papepr lesson for today.
Question 1:
Which paragraph/s
is/are the Introduction?
Question 2:
Which paragraph/s is/are
the summary section?
Question 3:
Which paragraphs show the
Critical Evaluation of the
critique?
Question 4:
Which paragraph/s is/are
the conclusion of this
paper?
ANSWERS:
– If your answer is paragraph 1 , then you are correct.

– If you’re answers are paragraphs 2 and 3 , then you are


correct.

– If your answers are paragraphs 4 to 10 , then you are correct.

– If your answers are paragraphs 11 and 12 , then you are


correct.
Answers:
1.) Conclusion,
2.) Introduction,
3.) Critical Evaluation
Critical Approaches
Formalism
- Formalist Criticism emphasizes the
form of a literary work to determine its
meaning, focusing on literary elements
and how they work to create meaning.
Psychoanalytic
- Psychoanalytic Criticism emphasizes the process
of introspection, or looking into the past
experiences and latent desires, in order to
understand the rationale of human behaviour. He
identified three sections of the human psyche, namely
id, or the place of deepest secret desires of humans,
the ego , which informs human on how to act in a
socially acceptable manner, and the superego , which
Feminism
- Feminist Criticism is concerned with the
role, position, and influence of women in a
literary text . It asserts that most
“literature” throughout time has been
written by men, for men . Examines the way
that the female consciousness is depicted by
Four Basic Principles of
Feminist Criticism:
● Western civilization is patriarchal.
● The concepts of gender are mainly cultural
ideas created by patriarchal societies.
● Patriarchal ideals pervade “literature.”
Lesbian/Gay/Queer
Criticism
- Queer Criticism examines how certain
works display fear of the unknown,
especially homophobia, of the fear of the
LGBTQ community, which leads to
repression . For instance, a particular text
Marxism
- Marxist Criticism emphasizes economic and social
conditions . It examines literature to see how it reflects
the way in which dominant groups (typically, the
majority) exploit the subordinate groups (typically, the
minority) ; or the way in which people become alienated
from one another through power, money, and politics.

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