Day 17 Evaluative Language
Learning Objectives:
·
Identify strength and
appropriacy of academic evaluative vocabulary
·
Identify purpose and
language used in hedging
·
Practice both evaluative
and hedging language
Part I: Introduction
Lesson Objectives and Format
Slide 1-2.Today’s
lecture PPT will cover the following five parts:
Part I: Review Major
Objectives and Components of the Summary Critique assignment
Part II: Negative and Neutral
Language + Worksheet practice
Part III: Evaluative Language+
Worksheet practice
Part IV: Read to recognize evaluative
Language in context
Part V: Sample Conclusion
[5-10 min] Part II: Review Summary
Critique Assignment 9:30-9:40
Slides 1-6
review the basic components to the Summary Critique Assignment. We will very briefly
review this. To reinforce this, we will also briefly go over a SUMMARY CRITIQUE
SAMPLE OUTLINE as it can be a useful guide in creating your paper.
*Option- Analysis of Book Review?
Table 20 Adjectives of Praise and Blame among Historians, Sociologists, and Physicists in Britain and the United States
Good Work
|
Average Work
|
Poor Work
| |
Humanities
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Scholarly
Original
|
Sound
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Thin
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Social Sciences
|
Perceptive
Rigorous
|
Scholarly
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Anecdotal
|
Physics
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Elegant
Economical
|
Accurate
|
Sloppy
|
[15 min] Part III: Negative
and Neutral Language + Worksheet practice 9:40-9:55
Slide 7. Work together to
complete Parts I-II. Be prepared to share your answers with the class. If you’re
group finishes early, they can move on to PART III.
[15 min] Part IV:
Evaluative Language+ Worksheet practice 9:55-10:10
Slides 8-13.
In this next part, you are asked to try and practice using this vocabulary to use
the language on research on plagiarizing, motivation, and study habits. Use the
verbs or adjectives from Part I-II to critique. Be prepared to share your
answers. After completion of this part, we will practice writing Unreal Conditions
on the Handout.
[15 min] Part V-VI: Read
to recognize evaluative Language in context 10:10-10:25
Slides 14-21. Let’s take a look at some
sample critique writing in context. This introduction is actually a critique of
a critique! Underline all the critique language being use and box the reporting
verbs.
*Might skip introduction as it could be confusing being a critique of a critique
*Might skip introduction as it could be confusing being a critique of a critique
Now, read the conclusion. What is the author trying to do in these two
parts? In what ways can this conclusion be made stronger?
[20-30 min] Part VII: Evaluative Language Practice 10:25-10:50
In this last part of
today’s class I will have your work in pairs to practice using this vocabulary.
Using the vocabulary covered today in class, complete the three sections of the
Evaluative Language Practice. Be prepared to show your sentences with the
class.
*Option to use a shared
GOOGLE DOC for this activity
Homework:
Continue to work on your
Critiques. Look to syllabus to see when first drafts are due.
SHARED GOOGLE DOC
Supplemental Materials:
Negative-Nuetral TEACHER KEY
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