A. Definition
Review text is an evaluation
of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book; a
piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or
performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theatre show or
dance show.
B. Generic Structure
- Orientation : Background
information of the text.
- Evaluations : Concluding
statement : judgement, opinion, or recommendation. It can consist ot more than
one.
- Interpretative Recount :
Summary of an art works including character and plot.
- Evaluative Summation : The
last opinion consisting the appraisal or the punch line of the art works being
criticized.
C. Social Function
Review text is used to
critic the events or art works for the reader or listener, such as movies,
shows, book, and others.
D. Language Features
- Focus on specific
participants
- Present tense
- Past tense
- Evaluative words
- Related technical words
- Using adjectives
- Using compound and complex sentences
-
Using metaphor sentence
Review Text Example
CRY ME A SAD RIVER
Cry Me a
Sad River is a film with the theme of school bullying. This film was released on December 21, 2018 which was
adapted from the novel entitled Bei Shang Ni Liu Cheng He by Guo Jing Ming. The
105-minute film is directed by Luo Luo and a production from Beijing Enlight
Media. it stars Min Ren as Yi Yao, the main character and Zhu Dan Ni as Tang
Xiao Mi, the antagonist.
The film begins by showing Yi Yao's poor life.
Even to buy a new uniform she could not afford so that her friends often
ridiculed her. She lives with her mother who is angry and abusive. Her mother
was judged a naughty woman because she worked as a massager whose customers
were mostly men. One day, she finds out that she has an infectious disease and
hides it from everyone. Tang Xiao Mi, a transfer student who likes Qing Ming,
Yi Yao's best friend, thinks Qi Ming likes Yi Yao. She knows her secret and
spreads it to her friends that makes them assume negative assumptions. People
hated and even bullied Yi Yao verbally and physically. Not only that, she was
also accused of being the mastermind behind the tragedy of the murder of a
student who was liked by her best friend, Gu Sen Xiang. Gu Sen Xiang was the
twin of Gu Sen Xi, a friend who always helped Yi Yao when being bullied. They
also distrusted and turned away from Yi Yao. Can she still survive?
This film
is able to shake my emotions. I almost kept crying while watching it. The main
character's acting which is deeply immersed in her character makes me feel what
she is going through. Yi Yao was able to
show her feelings just through her gaze. Unfortunately, Qing Ming's role as Yi
Yao's best friend from childhood was very few. The directing is good. The
soundtrack, titled Like A River by Angela Zhang and GoodBye Youth by Ren Su Xi
Zai Jian Qing Chun, really depicts the feelings of each character. This film
contains a plot twist that is not boring and dialogue that contains moral
messages.
I highly recommend this film,
especially for a generation like high school students. This film builds
character and provides moral lessons for the audience. From this film we learn
that bullying is often used as a joke for fun. So, immediately watch and
prepare tissue before watching.
Reviewed by Dewincia Bara'padang/XII IBB Student of SMAN 5 Tana Toraja
Exercise: Comprehension Text
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BUNHEADS
By Sophie Flack
Source: https://youngadultbookreviews.com
Hannah
has been a dancer at an elite Ballet company for many years and was
completely fine dedicating so much of her life to it. After meeting a
musician in a restaurant, however, she began to realize how much she has
given up for her dancing and she is not even a solo dancer. Can she
accept the fact that she has dedicated herself so strongly to something she
may never reach the top at? Can she bring herself to walk away after so
many years of hard work to pursue something else she may not even like?
This
story allows readers to see what it is like to be a dancer in a ballet
company. There are numerous rehearsals, fittings, physical therapy
sessions, nutrition experts, etc. that are constantly ruling how the dancers
should live. They are simply expected to give up any kind of outside
life in order to succeed in this difficult field. Hannah is unusual in
that she begins to think about life outside of the studio and is not sure she
is up for the challenge of doing what it takes to get promoted. On the
other hand, whenever she sees other girls get promoted over her she feels
jealous and hurt. Is she meant to be a solo ballerina or merely a
background dancer? Readers interested in dancing, the arts, or romance
will enjoy this book wholeheartedly.
Adopted from: https://youngadultbookreviews.com/2012/03/
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Answer the questions below
based on the text above.
1. What is the text about?
A. Hannah’s biography.
B. The isolated life of
dancers.
C. A critique of a book
entitled Bunheads.
D. The good and bad sides of
being a dancer.
E. The synopsis of a book
entitled Bunheads.
2. What does Hannah realize
after dancing for years?
A. Dancing is useful for her.
B. She has not danced
seriously.
C. She doesn’t really like
dancing.
D. She has not reached the top
level yet.
E. She has to sacrifice many
things for the dancing.
3. “They are simply expected to
give up any kind of outside life ....” (Paragraph 2). The word “they” here
refers to ....
A. the readers
B. the dancers
C. the rehearsals
D. nutrition experts
E. physical therapy sessions
4. What does Hannah hesitate to
do?
A. Whether she could break with
her boyfriend for her dancing career or not.
B. Whether she should be a
part-time or full-time dancer.
C. Whether she should be a
dancing instructor or not.
D. Whether she should be a
dancer or an employee.
E. Whether she should quit
dancing or try to be promoted.
5. Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The dancers should stop
doing any other kinds of jobs and focus on dancing.
B. There are many things in the
book that tell us how dancers should live.
C. Hannah realizes about her
life when she meets a musician.
D. Hannah can accept it, if
other girls are promoted over her.
E. There is romance in the
book.
6. Find the language features of the text:
a. evaluative words
b. compound sentence
c. complex sentence
