WRIT 1702 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Problem Solving
WRIT 1702
February 28, 2018
Working Groups and Professional Etiquette
Expert Critics
● An academic or professional writer whose job involves reviewing and critiquing
movies/novels/art etc. ther reviews will be published (not self published) and appear
in print
● An expert critic isn’t a “youtube person”
● Casual blog or “everything wrong with” youtube video does not count.
● Use published writers
● Reputable source: Major newspapers and York sources that have been peer
reviewed/edited
Goulish
● Combine critical analysis with “passionate expression” (43) - but don’t go too far
● It’s good to be passionate about the film but do not take the joke too far
● What is your purpose as a critic?
● Should you see the film? Difference between review and criticism
○ Review: should you spend your time or money?
○ Critique: did the film work? Did it achieve what it was supposed to achieve?
● As a professional it is essential that you have enough background knowledge to
approach the film in a critical way.
● You don’t have to focus on the negative. What did you (the critic) learn? What do you
understand better? Look for the idea.
The film critic’s voice
● Write for someone who has not seen the film
● You may speak with humour, jocularity, glumness or disappointment with the
commensurate vocabulary
○ Don’t try too hard: “fly casual”! (Star Wars)
● Don’t be nasty, or settle scores with your own ideas on plot or film-making
● Be vivid, but remain professional. Use of metaphor and pun is acceptable, as is irony
and nostalgia
● Use “specialized discourse” of film criticism, but also bring what you know! View the
film through your own perspective (See: The Rain metaphor)
○ Different kinds of rain as there are different kinds of knowledge
Why Group Work?
● Collaboration produces better results
● Problem solving are more effective than individual efforts (more ideas generated)
● Knowledge and learning are shared
● Avoids teacher centred model, develops workplace skills
● Professional writers have to be able to work in groups
● Want to get along with your colleagues and get promoted?
● Be on time and ready to go; Do what you say you are going to do!
Document Summary
An academic or professional writer whose job involves reviewing and critiquing movies/novels/art etc. ther reviews will be published (not self published) and appear in print. An expert critic isn"t a youtube person . Casual blog or everything wrong with youtube video does not count. Reputable source: major newspapers and york sources that have been peer reviewed/edited. Combine critical analysis with passionate expression (43) - but don"t go too far. It"s good to be passionate about the film but do not take the joke too far. As a professional it is essential that you have enough background knowledge to approach the film in a critical way. You don"t have to focus on the negative. Write for someone who has not seen the film. You may speak with humour, jocularity, glumness or disappointment with the commensurate vocabulary. Don"t try too hard: fly casual ! (star wars) Don"t be nasty, or settle scores with your own ideas on plot or film-making.
