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REACTION PAPER,

REVIEW, CRITIQUE
A REACTION PAPER, A REVIEW, AND A CRITIQUE ARE
SPECIALIZED FORMS OF WRITING IN WHICH A REVIEWER
OR READER EVALUATES ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

A SCHOLARLY WORK (E.G., ACADEMIC BOOKS AND


ARTICLES)
A WORK OF ART (E.G., PERFORMANCE ART, PLAY,
DANCE, SPORTS, FILM, EXHIBITS)
DESIGNS (E.G., INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS, FURNITURE, FASHION
DESIGN)
GRAPHIC DESIGNS (E.G., POSTERS, BILLBOARDS,
COMMERCIALS, AND DIGITAL MEDIA)
A REACTION PAPER IS AN INFORMED AND
INSIGHTFUL PERSPECTIVE ON ART,
POPULAR CULTURE, AND THE WORLD.

A REACTION PAPER IS A TASK THAT


REQUIRES A STUDENT TO ANALYZE
INFORMATION AND GIVE COMMENTS ON
A CERTAIN TEXT OR MEDIA.
ACCORDING TO LAIN
MACKENZIE (2004) THAT GIVING
A CRITIQUE IS NOT CRITICISM BUT
TO REPORT AN OPINION AND
PROVIDE REASONS.
REACTION PAPERS USUALLY RANGE IN
LENGTH FROM 200 TO 750 WORDS. THEY
ARE NOT SIMPLY SUMMARIES BUT ARE
CRITICAL ASSESSMENTS, ANALYSES, OR
EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT WORKS. AS
ADVANCED FORMS OF WRITING, THEY
INVOLVE YOUR SKILLS IN CRITICAL
THINKING AND RECOGNIZING
ARGUMENTS.
REVIEWERS DO NOT SIMPLY RELY ON
MERE OPINIONS; RATHER THEY USE
BOTH PROOFS AND LOGICAL
REASONING TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR
COMMENTS. HOWEVER, YOU CAN
FORM OPINIONS BASED ON FACTS.
A REACTION PAPER REQUIRES THE
WRITER TO ANALYZE A TEXT, THEN
DEVELOP A COMMENTARY
RELATED TO IT. IT IS A POPULAR
ACADEMIC ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE
IT REQUIRES THOUGHTFUL READING,
RESEARCH, AND WRITING.
A REACTION PAPER IS A WRITTEN
DISCOURSE WHICH EXPRESS THE WRITER’S
REACTION TO A CERTAIN PIECE OF
WRITING OR A RESPONSE TO AN EVENT,
INCIDENT, ETC. EVEN IF IT IS PRIMARILY
SUBJECTIVE BECAUSE IT MANIFESTS THE
WRITER’S IDEAS AND EMOTIONS
REGARDING A CERTAIN THING, IT IS STILL
OBJECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON FACTS.
THE PURPOSE OF A REACTION PAPER
ASSIGNMENT IS TO FOCUS YOUR
THINKING ON A TOPIC AFTER A CLOSE
EXAMINATION OF THE SOURCE
MATERIAL. REACTION OR RESPONSE
PAPERS ARE ASSIGNED SO THAT AFTER
READING A TEXT, YOU WILL THINK
CAREFULLY ABOUT WHAT YOU FEEL OR
THINK ABOUT THE TEXT.
WHEN YOU WRITE A RESPONSE PAPER,
YOU NEED TO EVALUATE THE TEXT'S
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES,
ALONG WITH IF AND HOW WELL THE
TEXT ACCOMPLISHES ITS OBJECTIVE. A
REACTION PAPER IS NOT JUST A
PAPER WHERE YOU EXPRESS YOUR
OPINION.
THESE PAPERS REQUIRE A CLOSE
READING OF THE TEXT THAT GOES
BEYOND THE SURFACE MEANING.
YOU MUST RESPOND TO IMPLIED
IDEAS, AND ELABORATE, EVALUATE,
AND ANALYZE THE AUTHOR'S
PURPOSE AND MAIN POINTS.
REACTIONS REQUIRE CLOSE READING OF THE
TEXT YOU ARE REACTING TO. LIKE REVIEWS,
REACTIONS GO BEYOND THE LITERAL
CONTENT OF THE TEXT, REQUIRING THAT YOU
BRING TO THE TEXT MEANING NOT EXPLICITLY
STATED, TO ELABORATE ON OR EXPLORE THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THE AUTHOR’S IDEAS. YOUR
REACTIONS MAY INCLUDE YOUR SUBJECTIVE
INTERPRETATIONS; YOU MAY EVEN USE THE
FIRST-PERSON NARRATOR “I.”
 ALSO CALLED RESPONSE PAPER
 THE REACTION PAPER IS CONSIDERED
SIGNIFICANTLY VALUABLE FOR THE
ACADEME
 THE REACTION PAPER INVOLVES
CONSIDERABLE THOUGHT AND
DELIBERATION
 A WELL-WRITTEN REACTION PAPER
SHOULD SING WITH THE RIGHT WORDS AND
THE RIGHT INSIGHTS
 THE REACTION PAPER’S SIGNIFICANCE IS
SOCIETAL. IT MUST HAVE SOCIETAL
RELEVANCE/SOCIAL VALUE.
 THE REACTION PAPER IS WRITTEN FOR THE
ENLIGHTENMENT OF ONE’S FELLOW HUMAN
BEINGS.
 THE REACTION PAPER IS FORMAL AND
DESCRIPTIVE IN FORM.
 WHEN ONE READS A REACTION PAPER,
ONE EXPECTS TO BE INFORMED AND AMUSED.
 REACTION PAPERS HELP US IN OUR EVERYDAY
DECISIONS (MOVIE REVIEWS, GADGET REVIEWS,
TRAVEL REVIEWS, RESTAURANT REVIEWS,
CLOTHING REVIEWS, ETC.)
 IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO USE IRONY, SARCASM,
OR SATIRE IN A REACTION PAPER.
 MANY EDITORIALS CAN BE CONSIDERED
REACTION PAPERS. MANY OF THEM ARE
WRITTEN IN NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND
WEBLOGS/BLOGS.
 A REACTION IS A THOUGHTFUL
CONSIDERATION AFTER READING AND
REREADING SEVERAL TIMES. YOU MAY
NEED TO REREAD THE TEXT MULTIPLE TIMES.

 IN MANY CASES, YOU CAN USE THE


FIRST-PERSON "I" WHILE WRITING
REACTION PAPERS.
WRITING A REACTION PAPER CAN BE QUITE A CHALLENGING
TASK, SO MANY STUDENTS USE EXAMPLES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
ITS STRUCTURE AND KEY FEATURES. HERE ARE A FEW
RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WILL HELP YOU COMPLETE AN
OUTSTANDING REACTION PAPER:

• READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAREFULLY AND HIGHLIGHT


THE MAIN IDEAS AND POINTS YOU WANT TO DISCUSS;

• DESCRIBE YOUR POINT OF VIEW AND BACK IT WITH


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF NEEDED. USE VIVID EXAMPLES;
• USEVARIOUS SOURCES TO MAKE YOUR STATEMENT MORE
ARGUMENTATIVE.
STRUCTURE OF REACTION
PAPERS
YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW A LOGICAL
ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE FOR
YOUR REACTION PAPER OR REVIEW
TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT YOUR
CRITICAL EVALUATION EFFECTIVELY.
INTRODUCTION (AROUND 5% OF
THE PAPER)

 TITLE OF THE
BOOK/ARTICLE/WORK
 WRITER’S NAME
 THESIS STATEMENT
SUMMARY (AROUND 10% OF THE
PAPER)

 OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE
 MAJOR FINDINGS, CLAIMS, IDEAS,
OR MESSAGES
 SIMPLE DESCRIPTION OF THE
ARTWORK (FOR OTHER TYPES OF
REVIEWS)
REVIEW/CRITIQUE [ANALYSIS/INTERPRETATION]
(AROUND 75% OF THE PAPER)

 METHODOLOGY
 COHERENCE OF IDEAS
 WHAT ASPECTS OF THE WORK MAKE YOU THINK
IT IS A SUCCESS OR FAILURE? (FOR OTHER TYPES
OF REVIEWS)
 WHAT STOOD OUT WHILE YOU WERE
WATCHING THE FILM OR THE PERFORMANCE?
(FOR OTHER TYPES OF REVIEWS)
THE BODY IS CRUCIAL AND
SHOULD CONTAIN A THOROUGH
ANALYSIS OF THE OBTAINED
DATA.
CONCLUSION (AROUND 10% OF THE
PAPER)

 OVERALL IMPRESSION OF THE WORK


 BENEFITS FOR THE INTENDED
AUDIENCE OR FIELD
 RECOMMENDATION/SUGGESTION OF
THE MATERIAL (IF YOU LIKED IT) (FOR
OTHER TYPES OF REVIEWS)
ON A GENERAL NOTE, YOUR REACTION
PAPER’S CONCLUSION MAY FOCUS ON
THE FOLLOWING IDEAS:

 DID THE WORK HOLD YOUR INTEREST?


 DID THE WORK ANNOY OR EXCITE YOU?
 DID THE WORK LEAD YOU TO SOME
REALIZATIONS?
WRITING A REACTION PAPER
CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE, BUT
AT THE SAME TIME IT WILL HELP
YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR
ANALYTICAL SKILLS AND SHARE
YOUR OPINION WITH THE
WORLD!
REVIEWS ALLOW A CONSUMER TO
SHARE THEIR OPINION OF A PRODUCT
OR SERVICE, AND OTHERS CAN GLEAN
INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW TO
MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT TO TRY OUT THE
PRODUCT OR SERVICE.
REACTION PAPER AND DIARY

REACTION PAPER DIARY

• MORE FORMAL • LESS FORMAL


• MORE DESCRIPTIVE • LESS DESCRIPTIVE
• RHETORICAL • DOES NOT
DEVICES PERSUADE OTHERS
TO UNDERSTAND
REACTION PAPER AND DIARY

REACTION PAPER DIARY


• ENLIGHTENMENT OF • ENLIGHTENMENT OF
ONE’S FELLOW ONE’S SELF
BEINGS
REACTION PAPER AND DIARY

REACTION PAPER DIARY


• ENLIGHTENMENT OF • ENLIGHTENMENT OF
ONE’S FELLOW ONE’S SELF
BEINGS

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