FORMULATE

EVALUATIVE STATEMENTS
ABOUT A TEXT READ
OBJECTIVES:

Formulates assertions about

the content and properties of a
text read
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NONE OF THE TWO
 The assertion is the
statement you give that
expresses your views in a
very direct and
concentrated form.
"Christmas is a very important and
necessary part of the school
tradition. We should not ban
expression of it in our schools.".
v Statement investing his strong belief
in it, as if it is true, though it may not be,
he is making an assertion.
v Stylistic approach or technique
involving a strong declaration, a forceful
or confident and positive statement
regarding a belief or a fact.
 Elizabeth conceals her surprise at the news of
Darcy’s plan to marry her. When Lady Catherine
objects to this marriage, as Bennets have low
connections and their marriage would ruin Darcy’s
position before his friends and society, Elizabeth
attempts to defend her family background by
asserting:
“I am a gentleman’s daughter.”
Types of Assertion

1. Basic Assertion-
simple and straightforward
statement for expressing
feelings, opinions, and beliefs.
Types of Assertion

“I wish I could have expressed

this idea earlier, because now
someone else has taken the credit.”
 “Excuse me, first I want to finish
my work, then I shall go with you.”
Types of Assertion

2. Emphatic Assertion

It conveys sympathy to someone,

and usually has two parts:
Types of Assertion

1. the first encompasses

recognition of the feelings or
situations of the other person,
2. second is a statement that shows
support for the other person’s
viewpoint, feelings, or right.
 “I understand you are busy, and me too,
but it is difficult for me to finish this project
on my own. So, I want you to help me
complete this project.”
 “I know this is making you angry and
frustrated because you have not gotten a
response yet. But I can help you by giving
you an estimate of how long it might take.”
Types of Assertion

3. Escalating Assertion
It occurs when someone is not
able to give a response to a
person’s basic assertions, and
therefore that person becomes
firm about him or her
Types of Assertion

“If you do not finish this work by

6:00 tonight, I will engage the
services of another worker.”

 “I really want to finish this point

before you start yours.”
Types of Assertion
4. Language Assertion

Ø It involves the first

person pronoun “I,” and is useful
for expressing negative feelings.
Ø Constructively lays emphasis on
a person’s feelings of anger
“When you speak harshly, I cannot work
with you because I feel annoyed.
Therefore, I want you to speak nicely
and then assign me a task.”
“When I don’t get enough sleep, it
affects my nerves and I feel irritated.
Therefore, I try to go to bed earlier.”
Function of Assertion

v Let readers to feel that they should not

disagree or dispute what they read or
hear; rather, they should accept the idea
or notion as an indisputable fact.
v Best approaches for writers to express
their personal feelings, beliefs, and ideas
in a direct way.