Tuesday, March 10, 2020
How to Choose Critique Essay Topics
How to Choose Critique Essay TopicsWhen writing a critique essay, you need to be sure to choose topics that are written about by your peers in the academic community. This means that if you have an essay that is written about personal issues, such as rejection, anger, or loneliness, you should not write about political topics such as the economy, religion, politics, or even politics in general.Academic students are always subject to peer pressure, and if you try to be too controversial or too negative, your peers will make fun of you, call you names, and try to embarrass you into doing something that is unhealthy. You don't want to do that! If you do something in the name of self-improvement that is going to hurt others, you can find yourself on the other side of that same wall at the next office party!You have to avoid having topics that have been heavily criticized in the critical study and writing circles. I learned this the hard way. The writer that went against the grain for his college course on Shakespeare, wrote a major critique of his professor's book, and went so far as to print it out for use in class, learned the hard way.One of the more common topics that are problematic is one that tries to get into the politics of current events. Your friends will ridicule you for discussing current events, and you may get the odd phone call about how a certain politician is a fraud. You shouldn't be discussing current events or talking about them in the context of your student's education.If you need to write a critique of a published book or editor's article, you should use caution and look for the best critiques that have been written for these topics. This might seem like a tall order, but if you know where to look, you will find that there are plenty of highly recommended critiques out there.There are different ways to determine which critiques are the best. However, I prefer the most effective way, which involves determining which ones seem to fall in line with your thesis. And with this being the case, you need to find ways to understand the concepts that will be addressed, and what they mean to you and your students.Most importantly, the critical study of the topics should begin a creative process in the student. It is not about marking an assignment, and it is not about picking apart a book and arguing for its merits. Instead, it is a way for you to explore the world outside of the classroom and provide a fresh perspective for the student.Of course, you cannot expect your students to provide great critiques all of the time. What you need to remember is that it is their essays that you are writing. They have the ability to be very creative and they should feel comfortable when writing the critique.
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