Formulating Evaluative

Statements
Prepared by: Mrs. Clare T. Siplon
In this lesson, you are expected to;

1.Formulate evaluative statements about the text

read;
2.Assertions about the content and properties of a
text read;
3.Counterclaims in response to claims made in a
text read.
The evaluative statement is a statement that you
can make to reflect your judgment and
generalization about a text you have read. You may
use evidence from the text to formulating
assertions or positive statements about the content
of a text and properties of a text you have read.
Another way to formulate evaluative statements is
by formulating counterclaims.
Assertions have different types, such as basic
assertion, emphatic assertion, and I-Language
assertion.

Counterclaims are made as a contrast to the

perspective of the argument stated.
 An employer received a curriculum vitae of an
applicant who was a fresh college graduate. The company
was looking for someone who had a college degree, work
experience, and skills. As the employer evaluated the
applicant's credentials, it was found out that he lacks work
experience. The credentials were impressive – a student
leader, an honor student, a volunteer in the community. He
wanted to hire the applicant, but something was missing,
work experience. Hence. He wrote an evaluation and
submitted it to his superior for consideration.
1. What are the qualifications the employer is looking for based on the given situation?
a. College undergraduate, National Certificate and skills
b. Work experience, National Certificate, and skills
c. College degree, work experience, and skills
d. Work experience, skills, and multilingual.

2. What was one of the qualifications failed to be achieved by the applicant?

a. Work experience
b. College degree
c. National certification
d. Computer literacy

3. If you were the employer, what would you do?

a. I would do the same that the employer did.
b. I would look for another applicant suited for the job.
c. I would hire the applicant.
d. I would refer the applicant to other companies he will be qualified.
 What can you say?

Draw a Conclusion about the Employer and the

Applicant
Evaluative statements express one's judgment and generalizations about
a text that you have read.

One can articulate evaluative statements through assertions and

counterclaims.

After reading a certain text, a reader can create positive statements

about the content and the properties of the text. These statements may
be declared emphatically as if it is to be understood as a fact. These are
called assertions.

Usually, a text contains a claim which suggests an idea to the reader. In

turn, the reader may have an opposing argument than the writer, which
is called a counterclaim.
These are the 3 different types of Assertion:
1. Basic assertion is a statement used to express the writer's feelings directly,
beliefs, and opinions. This is generally used in writing formal papers like thesis
and dissertation.

2. The empathic assertion is a statement used to express empathy or understand

the literary author's feelings and emotions. This generally consists of two parts;
the first part recognizes the situation or even the character's feelings on the text,
and; the second part is where the writer states his stand about the situation.

3. I-Language assertion – is a statement used to express feelings and preference

of the writer. It focuses on using the pronoun "I" if the author wants to express
negative feelings and opinions, which can be best used in writing a reflection
paper.
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