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    This document provides guidelines and instructions for students to write an original review of a creative work as a writing assignment. Students are instructed to experience a novel work in one of several categories such as books, movies, music or art. They then must write a review under 500 words asserting an opinion on the work and supporting it with evidence. The review will be published for other students to read. The document provides a five-step writing process including brainstorming a topic, experiencing and taking notes on it, drafting the review, revising with peer feedback, and finally publishing the review. A rubric is also included to assess the reviews.

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    This document provides guidelines and instructions for students to write an original review of a creative work as a writing assignment. Students are instructed to experience a novel work in one of several categories such as books, movies, music or art. They then must write a review under 500 words asserting an opinion on the work and supporting it with evidence. The review will be published for other students to read. The document provides a five-step writing process including brainstorming a topic, experiencing and taking notes on it, drafting the review, revising with peer feedback, and finally publishing the review. A rubric is also included to assess the reviews.

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    This document provides guidelines and instructions for students to write an original review of a creative work as a writing assignment. Students are instructed to experience a novel work in one of several categories such as books, movies, music or art. They then must write a review under 500 words asserting an opinion on the work and supporting it with evidence. The review will be published for other students to read. The document provides a five-step writing process including brainstorming a topic, experiencing and taking notes on it, drafting the review, revising with peer feedback, and finally publishing the review. A rubric is also included to assess the reviews.

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    Cultural Criticism: Review Assignment

    To the critic, the work of art is simply a suggestion


    for a new work of his own. Oscar Wilde
    Do you have strong opinions about music, art, fashion, theater or books? Are you
    a cinephile or foodie? For this assignment, you will become a critic and write an
    original review. What can you choose? Anything that fits into a category of
    creative expression from architecture to video games as long as it is new to
    you. Stretch your cultural imagination by going to see a local art, museum, design
    or fashion show; explore a building; watch a movie or TV show or dance
    performance or play; listen to an album; read a book; play a game or eat in a
    restaurant that is novel and interesting to you. Experience whatever you choose
    with an open mind and an eye for detail, and then put your experience into
    words.
    Review something that fits into one of these categories of creative
    expression:
    books
    TV shows
    restaurants
    video games
    fashion
    technology
    music
    architecture
    museums
    movies
    dance
    public spaces
    theater
    art
    performances
    2. Be concise. The review must be 500 words or less, not including the title.
    3. Assert an opinion and back it up. A review is not simply a plot summary
    or description. State an opinion and support it with detail and evidence that
    makes your case. Argumentation tasks ask student writers to take a position and
    provide a convincing set of reasons for that position. For this review, your
    interpretation and judgment of the work in question will be your claim, and you
    will back it up with textual evidence gathered from the work itself, other experts,
    and the sources your select from your research.
    4. Know your audience. Top reviews will be published on our class website,
    with a potential audience that includes a broad cross-section of people. But be
    sure to take into account who the target audience for the creative work is as well.
    For example, if you are reviewing a video game intended for 10-year-old girls,
    aim to write a review that will be useful for 10-year-old girls (and their parents).
    5. Use appropriate and engaging language, and give context. Provide
    history and background to help your readers better understand the item under
    review.
    6. Whatever you choose, it should be new to you. That doesnt mean it
    cant be a classic work that has been around for decades just that it should be a
    fresh experience for you.

    The Writing Process


    Step 1 | Brainstorming: What do you want to review?
    Finding the right subject to review is essential. Pick something that you feel
    strongly about, and that you will be able to experience in person if possible.
    CONSIDER: What are the categories that interest you most from the list on the
    first page of the assignment? What can you choose for this project whether a
    movie, a concert, a show, a local restaurant or art exhibit, a book youd like to
    read or a game youd like to play that you would both enjoy and know you can
    experience in person? Which of these do you think other students would most
    enjoy reading about? What recent creative work have you had a strong reaction to
    in the past, either positive or negative?
    Step 2 | Experiencing and Taking Notes: What Is Your Reaction and
    Why?
    Once you choose their subjects, you need to experience it as a critic. The job of
    the reviewer is to get both the experience and the ideas into words and into
    proportion. In some ways, a review is the same as reporting: The facts have to be
    correct and presented in a coherent way. And in some ways, a review is very
    different from reporting: Your subjective experience and your reactions
    intellectual, emotional, visceral are a big part of it. Take notes, concentrating
    on the details you notice. Write down as much you can without note-taking
    getting in the way of the experience itself.
    Step 3 | Writing a Draft: How do you get started?
    There is no specific formula for writing a review and thats what makes a good
    review so interesting to read. Think about your audience firstAsk: 1) Who am I
    writing this for? and 2) Who is the movie, video game, etc. that Im reviewing
    made for? 3) What will they already know about the genre and the individual
    work? 4) How can you express your passion and have fun with the form?
    When youre writing a review, you should think of it as a literary form. Literary
    criticism is an old and storied literary genre in itself. You should feel that you can
    be creative. You can make your sentences start with unexpected words. You can
    make short paragraphs. You can create lists in there if you want. You can really
    play around with the form to express your own passions, opinions and
    perceptions.
    Step 4 | Revising and Editing: How can I make review as informative
    and entertaining as possible?
    We will be peer editing in class. Peer editors should consider: Did the writer
    describe too little or give away too much? Did they assert an opinion clearly and
    provide details to support it? Use the rubric above to help you revise.
    Step 5 | Publishing: How can you share your opinions with the world?
    A review should have an audience beyond a teacher. Carefully edited and
    composed reviews will be published on our class website.

    REVIEW ASSESSMENT
    Distinguished Proficient Developing Struggling
    (4)
    (3)
    (2)
    (1)
    CATEGORIES
    Opinion: Review communicates your subjective
    experience and your reactions (intellectual,
    emotional and visceral) in a clear and engaging
    way. Claim and supporting claims are presented
    and supported with evidence and analysis.
    Attention to Detail: Review presents relevant
    and accurate details from the creative work
    coherently. Relevant contextual information is
    discussed and used to support an analysis of the
    work.
    Audience: Review is written for a broad crosssection of people and takes into account for
    whom the creative work is intended.
    Language: Review has a strong voice and
    engages the reader. It uses language, style and
    tone appropriate to its purpose and features
    correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
    Guidelines: Review follows all guidelines,
    including a maximum word count of 500 words
    and addresses a category of creative work
    Total: ____ / 20

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