Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III - CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SAN JOSE CITY
Unified Learning Assessment Tool in
ENGLISH 10
Quarter: 3 Weeks: 5 & 6
Name: _________________________ Score: _____________
Section: _________________________ Date: _____________
MELC 5: Composing an Independent Critique of a Chosen Selection
MELC 6: Critiquing a Literary Selection Based on Structuralism and Formalism Approach
LESSON: Composing a Critique and Structuralism and Formalism Approach in Writing
Critiques
I. CONTENT
A. Directions: Rearrange the steps in pre-writing a critique. Write the letters from A -
E (A being the first and E being the last) to arrange the following steps
chronologically. Write your answers on the space provided before each number.
_____ 1. Develop an understanding of the main argument or purpose being
expressed in the work.
_____ 2. Consider how the work relates to a broader issue or context.
_____ 3. Review the ideas and their flow in the text.
_____ 4. Study the work under discussion.
_____ 5. Verify claims of the work.
B. Directions: Identify the appropriate approach to be used in critiquing a literary piece.
Choose your answer from the words in the box and write it on the space provided
before each number. Note that answers may be repeated.
A. Structuralism Approach B. Formalism Approach
____ 1. What approach in critiquing literary pieces is used when the significance of
each word within a text is determined by internal as well as external
factors?
____ 2. What approach is used when you want to analyze, interpret, or evaluate the
inherent features of a text in a more critical way?
____ 3. What approach is used to study the historical, biographical and cultural
contexts of a literary piece?
____ 4. What approach is used to critique a literary piece where it includes only
grammar and syntax?
____ 5. What approach is used to analyze literature according to devices unique to
literary works and focused on the “literariness” of a text.
II. PERFORMANCE
Directions: Write a Critique of a chosen selection from the given list of short fiction.
Carefully analyze your chosen fiction story and write a critique using either a
Structuralist or Formalist approach in writing. Use another sheet of paper for your
critique. Please be guided by the rubric below.
a. "The Bet" by Chekov – Ref. HRW p. 209 and
https://www.acschools.org/cms/lib/PA01916405/Centricity/Domain/399/The
%20Bet.pdf
b. "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Marquez: Ref - HRW p. 222 and
https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~cinichol/CreativeWriting/323/MarquezManwith
Wings.htm
CRITERIA 10 8 6 4
There is one
There is one
clear, well-
clear, well- There is one
focused topic.
focused topic. topic. The topic and
Main ideas are
Main ideas are Main ideas are main ideas are
clear and are
clear but are not somewhat not clear; and,
Focus & well supported
well supported by clear; and, with 6 or more
Mechanics by detailed and
detailed with 3 or 5 errors in
accurate
information; and, errors in writing
information;
with 1-2 errors in writing conventions.
and, with no
writing conventions.
error in writing
conventions.
conventions.
Organization The introduction The introduction The There is no
is inviting, states the main introduction clear
states the main topic and states the introduction,
topic, and provides an main topic. A structure, or
provides an overview of the conclusion is conclusion.
overview of the critique. A included.
critique. conclusion is
Information is included.
relevant and
presented in a
logical order.
The conclusion
is strong.
