Review Assignment
Dr. Gingrich, AP Lang and Comp, Spring 2018
Rough Draft Due Turnitin.com by 3:59 on Friday, March 15th (no late work accepted)
2nd Draft Due Turnitin.com by 3:45 on Friday, March 22nd (10% off per day late)
Review Rubric
Turnitin.com Directions for Peer Marking
Write a review of 750 to 1000 words (these are estimates, please stop asking me if I will take points off if it is 749 words or 1001 words). A review should assess the overall quality of the subject, the specific elements of the subject, the impact of the subject on the review’s author, and recommendations of the subject for the audience.
The review should consider a subject from one of the following areas
- Art: a film, television show, book, poem, short story, music recording, video, painting, etc.
- Event or experience: vacation, meal at a restaurant, theme park, visit to a museum, play performance, music concert, etc.
- Product: smart phone application, fashion, automobile, nacho chip, video game etc
Part 1: rules for a review, approximately one page (10 points)
- Read two reviews and cite the rules (formatting, content, structure etc.) and examples for this type of review. At least 5 rules that the author (s) seems to follow. These may be listed as bulleted or number points with explanation.
- Follow the rules cited in part 1 and other general aspects
- Provide a hook and introduce the audience to topic (no more than three sentences of summary or description of the subject)
- Assess the overall quality of the subject
- Critique particular elements of the subject
- Discuss the impact/impression that the subject had on you personally
- Recommend the subject to the audience (would it appeal to different sorts of people, people of particular tastes, people who are experienced in the subject)
- Conclude with your overall evaluation of the subject and leave an impression on your audience
- At least one link should be to the subject itself
- Other links may be about related topics, other reviews, history of the subject, audience’s for the subject, background of the subject, characteristics of the subject, other works by the director, writer, singer, other products by the manufacturer etc.
General Sites for Movie Reviews and Music
Rottentomatoes
Pitchfork
Metacritic
Vulture
General Sites for Events
New York Times has theater, restaurant, and travel sections
Samples Spring 2019
1st Period
Colin Shin Super Smash Brothers
Ezi Ononuju Vocaloid Music
Jack Mruz Murakami Story Review
Libby Jones Wasteland Baby
Anna Kerber Cactus Blowup
Leah Capomaccio Quiet Place
Anvika Menon Flute
2nd Period
Sohum Honavar Legend of Zelda
Ashleigh Hobbs Marshall Mathers
Sujay Rao Orchestra
Sumil Shah Mustang
Maddie Feely Billie Eilish
Estatira Kahvazadeh The Office
Rumaisa Ayaab Romeo and Juliet
Cason Crenshaw Oak Room
Audrey Duke Baby Drive
5th Period
Luke Isler Ten
Katie Krznarich Gloss
6th Period
Cherise Kim Lana Del Ray
Caroline Dean How I Met Your Mother
Adam Schaich Spider-Man
Ariel Birnbaum Free Solo
Kabeer Chawla Captain Marvel
Ruhi Shirke Eclipse Di Luna
Student Examples
Walker Peed Ram Truck (product)
Anjnee Rana Ice Cream Restaurant (experience)
Srijita Nandy Taylor Swift Album (art)
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