EAPP Reviewer For 2nd Quarter PDF
EAPP Reviewer For 2nd Quarter PDF
EAPP Reviewer For 2nd Quarter PDF
Critique Paper- is objectively done after reviewing a masterpiece to emphasize both the salient features and
inadequacies of the material.
The Approaches in Writing a Critique Paper
1. Formalist Criticism- regards literature as “a unique form of human knowledge that needs to be examined
on its own terms.
2. Gender Criticism- examines how sexual identity influences the creation of the literary text.
a. Masculinist Approach- desires to work on men’s issues.
b. Feminist Criticism- attempts to correct the imbalance of sexes by analyzing and combating the
patriarchal attitudes that have dominated western thought.
3. Psychological Criticism- criticizes in which method, the concept, or the form of the material is influenced
by psychoanalysis.
4. Sociological Criticism- evaluates a literary piece in the cultural, economic, and the political context.
a. Marxist Criticism- example of sociological criticism that highlights the economic
5. Moral and Philosophical Approach- focuses on themes, views of the world, morality, philosophies of the
author.
6. Mythological Criticism- emphasizes “the recurrent universal patterns underlying most literary works.”