Evaluative writing

ARTICLE

• Aims to reach a conclusion acceptable to an intelligent, unbiased reader through the logical presentation and discussion of facts and ideas.
• Presents 2 or more aspects of an issue or sides of an argument and discusses these rationally and objectively; using evidence to support the contrasting sides or alternatives.
• Uses objective style; appeals to reason not emotion; creation of an impression of balance and impartiality is essential.
• Often includes expressions of cause, consequence, opposition and concession.

1. Reporting in a critical fashion
2. Informing    
3. Evaluating   
4. Assessing
5. Should be objective - the listener/reader to make a judgement as well

REMEMBER
Introduction
Body - give facts + reasons why you think it'a a good idea and for whom
Use connectors for structure
Finally - suggest your opinion
Malgré - evaluative

If you are told to evaluate and then strongly encourage - combine the two

Article for a youth magazine evaluating the use of robots in the workforce.

 · current examples of the use of robots in the workforce and their impact on the workforce; prediction of the use of robots in the future and the impact on young people

· elements of evaluative language, such as: impersonal expressions; use of the third person; and expressions such as ‘on the one hand’, ‘on the other hand’

 · article text-type features, such as: topic; structure (introduction, body, conclusion); content, title, fictional name; register; style; and layout

· audience appropriate - readers of a youth magazine.

Article for a youth magazine, in which they had to evaluate the positives and negatives of reading ebooks as opposed to reading printed books.

· a rational and objective discussion supported with evidence about the positive and negative aspects of reading ebooks as opposed to reading printed books

· elements of evaluative language, such as: impersonal expressions; use of third person; expressions such as ‘on the one hand’, ‘on the other’...

· article text-type features such as: topic; structure (introduction, body, conclusion); content, title, author (fictional name); register; style; layout

· audience appropriate – readers of a youth magazine.

Article for the magazine Voyages describing their move to another country a year ago. In this article, students had to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of their new life, including at least two positive and two somewhat negative aspects.

WATCH TEXT-TYPE - it's not a diary entry, it's an article, don't describe events.

SHOULD analyse facts, feelings and emotions. 

INCLUDE headings, a title and an author by-line.  

DON'T USE very personal language e.g. je instead of using on - MUST use a more formal style.

Evaluative article presenting two advantages and two disadvantages of vegetable gardens.

MUST include a title, an author/by-line and a brief introduction.

SHOULD BE an objective style creating an impression of balance and impartiality.  

SHOULD INCLUDE expressions of cause, consequence, opposition and/or concession.