LESSON 3 raws

• Evaluative Statement


  A statement that states one's sound judgment about something through writing which is supported by reasons and evidence
• How to Formulate an Evaluative Statement

  1. Begin with the positives before you point out the negatives

  2. Remember that your evaluative statement should be factual, substantial and unbiased

  3. When giving your negative feedback, it should not sound insulting on the part of the evaluate (one who is evaluated)
• Evaluative Statement


  • Assess the elements
  • Suggest a solution/s or suggestion/s on how to improve the written material being evaluated and provide justification for how these will work (considering its conventions)
• Through critical reading, we may even recognize what the meaning of the text implies ethically, socially, and politically
• Judge how well the meaning was conveyed

  Be careful in giving your feedback. Since evaluations pass judgment onto works of authors, they must be written and expressed with care and much diligence. Keep your feedback precise and concise
• Assertion is a declarative sentence that give one's belief about something else as if it is true though it may not be. It is expressed as an argument
• Four types of Assertions

  • Fact
  • Convention
  • Opinion
  • Preference
• Fact


  A statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations, or the results of research
• Convention


  A way in which something is done, similar to traditions and norms. Its truthfulness can be verified only by reference to historical precedents, laws, rules, usage, and customs
• Opinion


  A statement based on facts but is difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness. Opinions result from ambiguities; the more ambiguous a statement, the more difficult it is to verify
• Preference


  States a personal choice in which the writer is under no obligation to support or prove the truthfulness of the statement
• Counterclaims


  Claims made to rebut a previous claim. To rebut means to contradict someone's statement through a formal argument. They provide a contrasting perspective to the main argument
• Critical Reader


  • Reflect on the literal meaning of the text, what the text describes, and interpretation of the text
  • Show competence and familiarity with the writer's topic
  • Examine different perspectives and not just passively accepting the writer's claim
  • Consider the topic, and make sure you are willing to engage different viewpoints from your own
  • Clarify your personal position on the topic
• Martha is an incoming grade 11 student who desperately wants a smartphone to have access to the internet, but her father Mang Tonyo simply says "No"
• Claim


  A statement that asserts facts based on one's understanding about a particular topic or issue
• Counterclaim


  The opposite of a claim, a statement that contradicts one's claim and is usually proven and supported by both reasons and evidence
• Reason

  The part of an argument where a statement offers an explanation behind a party's claim
• Evidence

  The statement that proves the truth of a claim and generally leads to the conclusion of an argument
• Textual Evidence

  The details given by the author in order to support his/her claims. It reveals the position of the writer and makes the reading more interesting
• Ways of Presenting Textual Evidence

  • Paraphrasing
  • Summarizing
  • Referencing
  • Quoting
• it is a statement That stars one's sound judgement about something Through wating which supported by reason and evidence

  EVALUATIVE STATEMENT
• Is a declarative that gives one's belief about something else as if its true Thought it may not be It is expressed as an Argument.

  ASSERTION
• Is a statement that can be proven objectively

  FACT
• Is the way in which something is done similar to traditions and norms

  CONVENTION
• Is a statement based on facts but it's difficult to objectively verify because of uncertainly of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness

  Opinion
• States a personal choice in which writer is under no obligation

  Preference
• Are claims mades are to rebut a previous claim

  Counterclaim
• A CRITICAL READING SHOULD REFLECT ON (3)


  The literal meaning of the text

  what the text describes

  Interpretation of the text
• CLAIM


  Is a statement that asserts facts based on one's understanding
• Is just the opposite of claim

  Counterclaim
• Is a part of an argument where a statement offers a explanation behind a partys claim

  Reason
• Is a statement that provided the truth of claim and generally leads to the conclution

  EVIDENCE
• Is defined as the details given by the author in order to support his/her claims

  Textual evidence
• (4) ways of presentation

  PARAPHRASING

  REFERENCING

  SUMMARIZING

  QUOTING
• TYPES OF ASSERTION 


  FACT

  CONVENTION

  OPINION

  PREFERENCE