ENGL 3502: 27/10/05
Reviews
1. contextualize
- style
- genre
- director
2. interpret
- plot
- issue
- theme
3. evaluate
- does the 'product' achieve its aims?
- what are the aims
* provide insight over these three (3) categories to entice readers into what you are reviewing.
* sympomatic deconstruction. latch onto and evaluate pieces of the product. dialogue/acting etc
* predictive evaluative comments; such as the longevity of the product.
* implay consensus between writer and reader. "as we know..." "awareness of..."
* read/familiarise yourself with all the other works of the author.
* posit the work within the history of its category/class. - taxonomy
* indicate your knowledge/depth/authority by making intertextual references.
1. do the research
2. who will publish the review?
3. familiarity with product - tell readership insight
4. figure out your evaluation.
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