Your Name FORMULATING EVALUATIVE

STATEMENTS ABOUT A TEXT

READ
LESSON II
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OBJECTIVES
Formulate evaluative statements
about the text read
Interpret and explain assertions of the
content and properties of academic text;
and
Write counter claims in response to
claims made in the text read.
 INTRODUCTION
Your Name A critical evaluation of a text that involves writing is
about the quality and value of something, such as a
book, article, magazine, movie, sport events,
restaurant, product and many more. Formulating an
evaluative critical response has two missions: To
summarize the source’s main idea and to respond to
the source’s main topics with reactions based on
your understanding, analysis and synthesis.
 Writing critical paper requires two (II) steps:
Critical reading and Critical writing

Your Name In doing critical reading, you need to:

• Identify the author’s thesis statement (main point)
and purpose.
• Analyze the structure of the passage by identifying
all main ideas.
• Consult the dictionary or encyclopedia to
understand material that is unfamiliar to you.
• Make an outline of the work or write the
description of it.
.
 Writing critical paper requires two (II) steps:
Critical reading and Critical writing

Your Name • Determine the purpose which could be:

o To inform with factual materials
o To persuade with appeal to reason or
emotions
o To entertain (affect people’s emotions)
 Writing critical paper requires two (II) steps:
Critical reading and Critical writing

Your Name • Evaluate the means by which the author has

accomplish his purpose:
a. If the purpose is to inform, has the material been
presented clearly and accurate, with order and
coherence?
b. If the purpose is to persuade, look for evidence,
logical reasoning , contrary to the evidence.
c. If the purpose is to entertain, determine how emotions
are affected: does it make you laugh? Cry? Angry? Why
did it affect you?
 Writing critical paper requires two (II) steps:
Critical reading and Critical writing

Your Name In doing critical writing, you need to consider the

following:
• The way a writer recognized his/her thoughts.
o Who is the intended audience?
o What are the writer’s assumptions about the audience?
o What kind of language and imagery does the author
use?
o What is meant by evaluation and judgement?
 Writing critical paper requires two (II) steps:
Critical reading and Critical writing

Your Name • Authority of the author, publisher, etc.

o Is it clear where the information comes?
o Are the authors acknowledged experts in
field? Frequently cited?
o How well expected authors and their work
related?
o Where is it published?
 Writing critical paper requires two (II) steps:
Critical reading and Critical writing

Your Name • Purpose/Objective of the text

o Is the subject controversial?
o Does the author use emotive language?
o What is the purpose of the author by writing
the subject?
o In different views on the subject area, does
the author consequently fall into one side?
 Writing critical paper requires two (II) steps:
Critical reading and Critical writing

Your Name • Methodology

o Are the methodology and sources of data used clearly
identified or explained? What evidences are presented
to support the ideas and conclusions expressed?
o Is the methodology direct or indirect? Are the
assumptions of the author consistent, logical and
justified?
o Does the research raise any unanswered questions?
 REMEMBER!!!
Your Name The purpose of critical analysis is not merely to
inform, but also to evaluate the worth, utility,
excellence, distinction, truth, validity, beauty, or
goodness of something.
As writer, you figure out the strengths and
weaknesses of the text, but also an understanding of
the text’s purpose, the intended audience and why it is
structured the way it was written based on the specific
criteria.
 REMEMBER!!!
Your Name You can express your opinions, but you should also
back them up with evidence. Your review should provide
information, interpretation, and evaluation. The
information will help your reader/audience understand the
nature of the work under analysis. The interpretation will
explain the meaning of the work, therefore requiring your
correct understanding of it. The evaluation will discuss
your opinion of the work and present valid justification
for them
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