ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

QUARTER 1- WEEK 7-8

This is where you start to do critical reading and write your understanding and reaction to what you
are reading. This will help you appreciate the texts you are reading and will also develop your critical thinking
skills.
Here are the things that you are expected to learn at the end of this module:
1. identify the contents of a reaction paper, review or critique,
2. express ideas objectively, and
3. write a balanced reaction paper/ review/ critique.

REACTION PAPER is a form of paper writing in which the writer expresses his ideas and opinions about what
has been read or seen. Reaction paper is evaluated due to the writer's communication skills and only then due to the
unique ideas and the content. This paper writing may be informal, two pages long. As all essays, a reaction paper
comprises introduction, body, and conclusion. In the introduction the writers state the main premise, in a body he
expresses his ideas and in conclusion summarizes the results. The reaction paper is not a summary of the article
although information should be included
Source: https://www.bestessays.com/glossary/reaction_paper.php
You may be asked to write a reaction paper indirectly, and you have to get the intention of the examiner fast.
A good example is that you may be asked to give a critique about a certain subject, and this would constitute a
reaction paper, or to write a review about a literature book; it also falls into the same group.
Source: https://www.aresearchguide.com/write-reaction-paper.html
Despite the fact that you are writing about your reactions, thoughts and impressions, you still need to follow an
appropriate structure. So make sure to:

• Read the material carefully

Whether it is a book, article, or a film, make sure to read or watch it very carefully. Sometimes, you will
need to repeat this procedure for a couple of times.

• Mark interesting places while reading/watching

This will help you focus on the aspects that impressed you the most and come back to them after you
are
done with reading or watching.

• Write down your thought while reading/watching

Doing so, you won’t forget any important ideas that came to your head.
• Come up with a thesis statement
Use your notes to formulate a central idea you will develop in your further work. Then put it in one
sentence and make it your thesis statement.
• Compose an outline
Every time you write an academic paper, you need to make an outline. Try at least once and you will see
how helpful an outline could be!
• Construct your paper
Only when all the preparations are done, start writing a paper itself.

SOURCE: https://ozzz.org/reaction-paper/

The first part of your paper should contain information on the author and the topic. You need to write down the
main ideas and highlight the main points of the paper. You can use direct quotations if needed. Avoid your personal
opinion in this section. The second part should contain your personal thoughts on the subject. Focus on a main
problem or address all of them and describe your opinion. Explain how the material can relate to the modern world, to
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the society or separate individuals. Back your statements with sources if needed and make conclusions whether you
support the author or not.
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;
• Use various sources to make your statement more argumentative.

There are also a few tips, which will help you to avoid common mistakes. First, don’t give a summary of an
article. You should perform your personal opinion, not an overview. You should always back your ideas with
examples. However, avoid using examples, which are difficult to relate to the topic. With the help of these simple
rules, you will learn how to write a reaction paper and will be able to create an outstanding work!

Source:https://kingessays.com/reaction-paper.php, http://feldschloessel.info/cenyfig

Written Activity:
Activity 1: Reaction Please!
Take a look at this text. Is this a GOOD reaction paper?

1. Is this how one should write a reaction paper? Why?

2. What is a GOOD reaction paper?

Activity 2: Write what is Right

Summarize your understanding of what you have read by filling in the blanks. You can use
additional sheet if necessary

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 Activity 3. Read the Review
Now, that you know what a reaction paper is and how to write it, let us read a review of a movie
entitled, “Miracle in Cell No. 7” and evaluate whether it has the characteristics of a good reaction paper/movie
review or not.

Miracle in Cell No. 7: Film Review

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/miracle-cell-no-7-film-479285

A mentally handicapped single father is wrongly accused, tried and sentenced to death for the rape-
murder of an elementary school girl in Lee Hwan- Kyung’s Miracle in Cell No. 7. The miracle of the title is the
series of meetings the manhas with his daughter while in prison in the months that lead up to his execution
and the friendship she forges with his fellow inmates. Years later, the girl grows into a woman set on
exonerating her dad with their help. Oh, this is a comedy.

But then there’s the melodramatic, tragic aspect of the film that gives it its jarring tone. The prison
scenes are told in flashback as an adult Ye-sung (Park Shin-hye) addresses a court in an attempt to prove her
father’s innocence. Her biggest ally in the quest is Jang Min-hwan (Jeong Jin-young), warden at the time of
Yong-gu’s detention. In 1997 Jang is a grieving father whose experience and gut instinct tell him Yong-gu may
be innocent. He does his part by looking the other way when Ye-sung sneaks in and by raising the little girl
later on. He also digs around police records and uncovers a pattern of political prosecution, police ineptitude
and corruption that supports their claims. And Lee has a penchant for heavy-handed imagery (the hot air
balloon that gets snagged on barbed wire) and histrionics (walking the green mile) that could bear judicious
editing.
It is this odd mix of broad comedy and issue-based drama that makes Miracle so perplexing and
logic-defying. It’s hard to tell if Lee has made a social drama (legal shortcomings and cronyism make
headlines in Korea) disguised as a goofy comedy or a comedy with an undercurrent of righteous anger. Either
way, the film wouldn't work at all if it wasn’t packed with engaging performances by some of Korea’s most
reliable second-stringers. Ryu (War of the Arrows) waffles between caricature and affecting as the
handicapped Yong-gu, and Gal occasionally suffers an overabundance of cute (though she’s far more
interesting than Park), but the rest of the cast more than compensate for their shortcomings, particularly Oh
(The Thieves) and Jeong (The King and the Clown). Miracle in Cell No. 7 is one of those films you don’t want
to, one you know you shouldn’t, but you just can’t help liking.
Producer Kim Min-ki, Lee Sang-hun
Director Lee Hwan-kyung Executive producer Kim Woo-taek
Cast Ryu Seung-ryong, Gal So-won, Oh Director of Photography Kang Seung-gii
Dalsu, Production Designer Lee Hu-kyoung
Park Won-sang, Jung Man-shik, Kim Ki-cheon, Music Lee Dong-june
Kim Jung-tae, Park Shin-hye, Jeong Jin-young Costume designer Kim Na-youn
Screenwriter Lee Hwan-kyung, Yu Young-a, Editor Choi Jai-geun, Kim So-you
Kim Hwang-sung, Kim Young-seok

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 *Check your understanding of the text by answering the questions below.

1. What does the review say about the film?

2. What important qualities of the film were being mentioned in the review?
3. Explain the essence of the story in the film as stated in the review.
4. What did the review say about the genre of the film?
5. Do you think the review is good? Why

WHAT I CAN DO:

Now that you have learned how to write a reaction paper, you are ready to write your own. Write your
own review or critique about any book or movie that you would like to read or watch. Follow the guidelines
below:
1. Choose a book that you find easy to read and understand. If you prefer a movie choose one that
is rated G (General Audiences).
2. Be sure to use appropriate language, manner and critical approach. You may use the
reader-response criticism, structuralism or formalism as an approach in writing the review.
3. The language should be formal and easily understood by the general public. Use everything that
you have learned in this module.
4. You can also refer to the texts you have read. Those were very good examples and you
can use them as guide as you develop your own book or movie review.
5. Format: Arial 12 font, short bond paper size, and double spacing.

Are you ready? Start Writing! Good luck! You can use a separate sheet of paper for the draft.

REFLECTION

Prepared by:

Maria Eloisa O. Orense Rose Anne L. De La Pena

Maria Dolores E. Hernandez Abigael L. Marveda

Checked and verified by: Noted by:

LEONIDES V. KUNDANGAN ANGELICA F. OLASO

Assistant Principal II Principal III
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