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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL

PURPOSES
Critical Approaches in Writing a Critique
Name of Learner: ______________________________________
Grade Level: 11/12____________________________________
Strand/Track: ACADEMIC/TVL_______________________
Section: ______________________________________

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Date: ___________ _ (Introduction to Development)
____________ (Engagement to Assimilation)

A. Background Information for Learners

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The lesson is about critical approaches in writing a critique. It involves activities
which can help the students to interpret and understand literary works.
B. Learning Competency with code
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Uses appropriate critical approaches in writing a critique such as formalism, feminism,
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etc. (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Idf-18)
C. Directions/ Instructions
After going through with this unit, you are expected to:
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1. Read and follow each direction carefully.

2. Accomplish each activity for the mastery of competency.
3. Use the Learning Activity Sheets with care.
4. Record your points in each activity
5. Always aim to get at least 80% of the total number of given items.
6. If you have questions, contact your teacher through messenger or text
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D. Exercises / Activities
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DAY 1
D.1 INTRODUCTION

a. What I need to Know

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

1. define critique:
2. identify the various approaches in writing a critique
3. criticize the texts using the different approaches of criticism
4. uses appropriate critical approaches in writing a critique such as
formalism, feminism, etc.
b. What’s New?

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Activity 1: “Say Something”

Directions: Take a look at this picture and give at least five (5) points that you can see in the
picture.

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2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________
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D.2 DEVELOPMENT
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a. What I Know?

Activity 2: “Let’s See”

Directions: Let us check your prior knowledge about this lesson. Choose the letter of
the best answer.
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____1. Which critical approach focuses on "objectively" evaluating the text, identifying its
underlying form? It may study, for example, a text's use of metaphor, or symbolism.
A. Historicism B. Media Criticism C. Formalism D. Reader-response
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____2. Which critical approach focuses on understanding texts by viewing texts in the context
of other texts?
A. Feminism B. Historicism C. Marxist D. Reader-response
____3. Which critical approach focuses on each reader's personal reactions to a text?
A. Marxist B. Feminism C. Historicism D. Reader-response
____4. What approach to literary criticism requires the critic to know about the author's life
and times?
A. Mimetic B. Historical C. Formalist D. All of these
____5. One of the disadvantages of this school of criticism is that it tends to make readings
too subjective.
A. Reader Response Criticism B. Formalist Criticism
C. Historical Criticism D. These are all equally subjective
____6. Which critical approach focuses on understanding ways gender roles are reflected or
contradicted by texts?

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A. Marxist B. Feminism C. Historicism D. Reader-response

____7. Michael Foucault was the major practitioner of this school of criticism.
A. Deconstructionism B. Mimetic Criticism
C. Structuralism D. Formalist Criticism
____8. Which critical approach focuses on ways texts reflect, reinforce, or challenge the
effects of class, power relations, and social roles?
A. Marxist B. Feminism C. Historicism D. Reader-response
____9. A critic of Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserv'd" wishes to know why the play's

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conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed
in a sympathetic light. She examines the author's life and times and discovers that there are
obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely
a _________ critic.
A. psychological B. historical C. feminist D. tory

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____10. One of the potential disadvantages of this approach to literature is that it can reduce
meaning to a certain time frame, rather than making it universal throughout the ages.
A. Historical B. Feminist
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b. What’s In

Activity 3: “Fill Me In”

Directions: Complete the words by filling out the blanks with the missing letters.
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1. A__ PR__ACH
2. CR__TI__ISM
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3. R__SE__RCH
4. L__TE__AT__RE
5. C__ITI__UE
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Activity 4: “My Word Meaning”
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Directions: Think about the words you unlocked and give the meaning of these words
using your dictionary.
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WORD MY WORD MEANING

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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C. What is It ? “Read Me”

Directions: Read the given lecture attached entitled “What is Critique?” to have a better
understanding about the topic. (What is a [Link])

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DAY 2

D.3 ENGAGEMENT

a. What is more?

Activity 5: “Happy or Sad?

Directions: Draw a smiling face ☺ if the statement is true and a sad face  , if the
statement is false.

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______ 1. A review or reaction paper involves higher order thinking skills.
______ 2. A reaction paper, review and critique generally used the same organization of
ideas.
______ 3. A review must always be organized using a structure.
______ 4. Feminist criticism relates to conflicts between ideas.

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______ 5. Marxist criticism involves the analysis of the intrinsic features of a text.
______ 6. More than half of a review or critique should be devoted to the summary.
______ 7. The name of an author and title of the reviewed article are placed at the end of a
review or critique.
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______ 8. The reviewer’s overall impression of the material being reviewed should be placed
in the introduction.
______ 9. When writing a review, reaction paper, or critique, only one perspective should be
used.
______ 10. Writing a reaction paper, review or critique is exclusive for scholars.
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b. What can I do?
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Activity 6: “Complete Me”

Directions: Summarize what you have read by completing the table below.

Approaches in Literary
Criticism Definition Technique in Writing
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1. Historical This approach “seeks to

understand a literary work by Historical critics try to understand
investigating the social, cultural, the effect of a literary work upon its
and intellectual context that original readers.
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produced.

2. Gender Criticism

3. Feminist Criticism

4. Formalism

5. Sociological

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6. Structuralism

7. Reader- Response Criticism

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D.4 ASSIMILATION

a. What I have learned?

Activity 7: “Let’s think about it”

Directions: Answer the following questions.

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1. How are you going to define critique?
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2. What are the functions of critique?

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3. It answers the question how the story reflect the attitudes and beliefs of the time in
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which it was written or set?

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4. What is the key goal of historical criticism?

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5. What are the things to be considered before writing a critique?

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b. Assessment / What I can show?
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Activity 8: “Choose Me”

Directions: Answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of the best answer.

___1. Which of the following is NOT true about the reaction paper?
A. It may include the main purpose of the event.
B. It conveys incisive insights into its analysis of events.
C. It is mainly written to communicate a fair assessment.
D. It purely expresses one’s opinions on certain issues and concerns.
___2. Which of the following is needed to make objective assessment?
A. Facts b. Objectives c. Assessments d. Personal Views
___3. Why should we cite specific source?
A. It makes the reaction paper reliable.
B. It makes the paper more substantial.

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C. It is an additional creative part of the paper.

D. It can attract many readers to read your paper.
___4. Which critical approach is based on an individual reader’s interpretation of the text that usually
changes over time?
A. Marxist b. Feminism c. Historicism d. Reader-Response
___5. Which critical approach focuses on understanding the role of power, politics, and money in
literary texts?
A. Marxist b. Feminism c. Historicism d. Reader-Response

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Activity 9: “Let’s do it”

Directions: Read the poem at least twice and write a critique (300 to 500 words) using the
appropriate critical approach.

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DEAD STARS (for Paz Marquez Benitez)
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If I still think of her today

Why didn’t I tell her long ago?
I could have saved all wondering
For I’d have peace if I did know.
If I had learned of metaphors
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Before I wondered ’bout the stars
Would I have written verses then
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And worshipped Venus instead of Mars?

If I had found my tongue could rhyme
Would I have shown a face sans mask,
A heart unsure? But woe is me–
I’ll never know, I didn’t ask.
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E. Guide Questions

Activity 10: “Share it”

Directions: Respond to the following guide questions.

1. What is the difference between opinion and critique?

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2. Why is it important to understand the different approaches in writing a critique?

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F. Rubrics AN
BEGINNING (1) DEVELOPING (3) STRONG (5)

INTRODUCTION Introduction is missing one Introduction contains most Introduction contains all
or more of the following of the requirements: - requirements: -an engaging
requirements -hook, - hook, -name of poem, - hook, -name of poem, -name
name of poem, -name of name of poet, -a brief of poet, -a brief summary, -
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poet, -a brief summary, - summary, -thesis thesis (interpretation), -key
thesis (interpretation), - (interpretation), -key elements
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key elements elements

BODY The essay does not explain The essay explains with The essay thoroughly explains
PARAGRAPH the elements that have some inconsistency, the why the element may have
been used by the poet, or elements that have been been used by the author, or
what the element gave to used by the author, or what the element gave to the
ANALYSIS OF the poem clearly. It is not what the element gave to poem. It is clear that the
KEY ELEMENTS clear that the student the poem. It is fairly clear student understands the
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understands the that the student definition of the elements

definitions of the elements understands the definition discussed and is able to apply
discussed and is not able of the elements discussed their knowledge to the poem.
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to apply their knowledge and is able to apply their

to the poem. knowledge to the poem.
CONCLUSION Conclusion is missing one Conclusion contains most Conclusion contains all
or more of the of the required elements: - required elements: -Restated
requirements: -restated restated thesis -summary thesis -summary of main
thesis -summary of main of main points -relates points -relate poem to
points -relates poem to poem to broader themes broader themes in life
broader themes in life in life
STYLE Shows basic awareness of Shows awareness of Shows strong awareness of
audience, simplistic word audience, control of voice, audience, control of voice,
choice, some variety of some variety in sentence variety in sentence structure,
sentence structure, and structure and word choice, precise word choice, and
limited use of transitions and some smooth smooth transitions
transitions

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CONVENTIONS May have errors in May have a few errors in Generally free from errors in
grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, mechanics,
mechanics, and other mechanics, and other and other conventions of
conventions; these errors conventions; these errors written English
may cause some confusion do not cause confusion
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G. Reflection

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You have learned the following important points in this lesson:
1. One must use appropriate language for a specific discipline.
2. It is important to raise legitimate, contrary views in an appropriate manner.
3. There are different critical approaches that you can apply when making a critique and you
need also to apply the appropriate critical approach in your critique.

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What I want to say about the lesson:
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What I found out:
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H. References
Books
Barrot, Jessie and Sipacio, Philippe John. Communicate Today English for Academic &
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Professional Purposes for Senior High School. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc., 2016.
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Cruz, Rosalina, Laurel, Ma. Milagros, and Lucero, Adelaida. English for Academic and
Professional Purposes Reader Learner’s Material. Quezon City. Department of Education.
2016

Electronic Sources
[Link]
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[Link]
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ANSWER KEY

Activity 1:
Answers may vary

Activity 2:
1. C

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2. B
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. B

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7. C
8. A
9. B
10. A
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Activity 3:
1. Approach
2. Criticism
3. Research
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4. Literature
5. Critique
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Activity 4:

WORD MY WORD MEANING

1. Approach way of dealing something

2. Criticism analysis and judgement of a literary work

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3. Research systematic investigation

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4. Literature Collection of written and oral works

5. Critique Detailed analysis and assessment of

something

Activity 5:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 

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8. 
9. 
10. 

Activity 6:
Approaches in Literary Definition Technique in Writing
Criticism
This approach “seeks to Historical critics try to

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[Link] understand a literary work by understand the effect of a
investigating the social, cultural, literary work upon its original
and intellectual context that readers.
produced.
2. Gender Criticism This approach “examines how This includes a number of

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sexual identity influences the called - approaches, including
creation and reception of literary the so “masculinist” approach
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central feminism precept that
the patriarchal attitudes that
have dominated western
thought have resulted,
consciously or unconsciously, in
literature “full of produced’ -
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unexamined ‘male
assumptions.”
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3. Feminist Criticism Often focuses on female It tended to examine images of

characters who have been women and concepts of the
neglected in previous criticism. feminine in myth and literature;
Feminist critics attempt to uses the psychological,
correct or supplement what they archetypal and sociological
regard as a predominantly approaches
male-dominated critical
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perspective.
4. Formalism This approach regards literature A primary goal for formalist
as “a unique form of human critics is to determine how
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knowledge that needs to be elements of form (style,

examined on its own terms.” structure, tone, imagery, etc.)
work together with text’s content
to shape its effects upon
readers.
5. Sociological Focuses on man’s relationship It tended to identify the
to others in society, politics, relationship between the
religion and business. characters and their society.
Relate the story address
societal issues, such as race,
gender, and class
6. Structuralism It is focused on how human It tended to offer a single unified
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social, cultural and would embrace all discipline

psychological structures. .The essence of structuralism is
the belief that “things cannot be
understood in isolation, they
have to be seen in the context
of larger structures which
contain them.

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7. Reader- Response This approach takes a It attempts “to describe what
Criticism fundamental tenet that happens in the reader’s mind
“literature” exists not as an while interpreting a text” and

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artifact upon a printed page but reflects that reading, like writing,
as a transaction between the is a creative process.
physical text and the mind of a
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reader.

Activity 7:
1. Careful analysis of an argument to determine what is said, how well the
points are made, what assumptions underlie the argument.
2. To introduce the author/work
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Contribute to better understanding of work
Make a study on art and its “making”
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3. Historical criticism
4. Understand the effect of a literary work upon its original readers
5. Study the work
Make notes on key parts of the work
Develop an understanding of the main argument or purpose being expressed
Consider how the work relates to a broader issue context
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Activity 8:
1. D
2. A
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3. A
4. D
5. A

Activity 9: The student’s output will be graded with the use of rubrics

Activity 10:
1. Answers may vary
2. Answers may vary

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