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POSITIVE (+) overall evaluation

NEGATIVE (-) overall evaluation

Although the organization of the article is not fluid for the readers to follow, Zhang (2020) writes an effective article because she provides useful evidence, and the style of the article is impressive.

Although the style of the article is persuasive, Liu (2020) writes ineffective article because of the absence of strong evidence and fallacies in her main argument.

*** (2020) states/explains/illustrates ...show/say/talk [general main argument]

To start, *** begins/refers that ….

Then, the author asserts/elaborates/expands that ….

After that, *** continues/describes/adds that …

Finally/In the end, the author suggests/concludes ….

Main argument

* Does the author accomplish the purpose of the article?

* Is the argument effective and making any sense?

* Is the message/main idea clear?

* Readers do not need to “agree or disagree” to the topic.

* Check whether the argument itself makes sense.

Evaluative words: Logical/ clear/ persuasive/ convincing/ fallacies in the argument

Evidence

* Does the author use effective data? (statistics/research studies/interview/case studies)

* Too many? Enough evidence?

*Do the examples reflect the overall message/main argument?

(Ex: True north = too many examples/leaders’ life stories)

Sufficient/ insufficient/ enough/ not enough/ complicated/relevant/ lacks strong evidence

Organization

* Does the author overgeneralize/oversimplify the argument?

* Does the author use sub-headings?

* Is the article clearly structured/ placed/ located?

* Intro/background/body paragraph/conclusion = clear format?

Evaluative words: Clear/fluid/well-structured…

Writing style

* Does the author write with too simple/ fancy word?

* Does the author use many jargons in the article?

* Does the writing appropriate for the intended readers?

* Are there any age-related words? Culturally sensitive words?

persuasive/convincing/influential/ uses various jargons

< Review: Baoguette Vietnamese Bistro in Richmond>

· Price: reasonable +

· Service: attentive +

· Parking space: limited -

· Food: tasty +

· Overall evaluation: +

Thesis statement:

Although the parking space is limited, Baoguette is highly recommended

because of reasonable price and attentive service.

1) Limited parking space

2) Reasonable price

3) Attentive service

Overall evaluation: +

Although the article fails to provide sufficient evidence, Schaeffer (2020) writes an effective article because the style of writing is clear, and the main argument is strong enough.

Overall evaluation: -

Although the writing style is appropriate for the intended readers to read, Schaeffer (2020) writes an ineffective article because of lack of variety of evidence to support the argument and not fluid organization of the article.

POSITIVE overall evaluation

NEGATIVE overall evaluation

Para.

#1

Negative evaluation: evidence

Positive evaluation: writing style

Para. #2

Positive evaluation: writing style

Negative evaluation: evidence

Para. #3

Positive evaluation: main argument

Negative evaluation: organization

POSITIVE evaluation

NEGATIVE evaluation

Para# 1

Negative evaluation:

Although the article is effective, the author fails to provide sufficient evidence.

Positive evaluation:

Although the article is ineffective,

the writing style is appropriate for the intended readers to read.

Para

# 2

Positive evaluation:

However, the article is effective because of the clear style of writing.

Negative evaluation:

However, the article is ineffective because of lack of variety of evidence to support the argument.

Para# 3

Positive evaluation:

The article is also effective because the main argument is strong enough..

Negative evaluation:

The article is also ineffective because of

not fluid organization of the article.

Thesis statement:

Although Zhang (2020) uses an influential writing style that supports her topic, her article is ineffective because it lacks strong evidence to support her argument, and her argument is not persuasive.

Overall evaluation of the article: - ineffective

Positive evaluative criterion: writing style

Negative evaluative criteria: evidence/ / argument m. argument

Evaluation Paragraphs

1st Body paragraph Assertion:

Although the article is ineffective, Zhang (2020) uses an influential writing style that supports her topic.

2nd Body paragraph Assertion:

However , the article is ineffective because it lacks strong evidence to support her argument.

3rd Body paragraph assertion:

The author’s article is also ineffective because her argument is not persuasive.

Thesis statement:

Even though the style of writing reveals various difficult jargons in the article, Jeon (2020) writes an effective article because the main argument of the article is logical and accomplishes its purpose and the organization of the article is clear.

1. Overall evaluation of the article: + effective

2. Positive evaluative criteria: main argument/ organization

3. Negative evaluative criterion: the style of writing

Evaluation paragraphs

Para. # 1

Negative evaluation

Although Jeon (2020) writes an effective (Thesis KW) article, the style of writing (PARA KW) reveals various difficult jargons.

Para. # 2

Positive evaluation

However , the article is effective(THESIS KW) because of logical main argument (PARA KW).

Para. # 3

Positive evaluation

The article is also effective(THESIS KW) because of clear organization (PARA KW) of the article.

1. Assertion: State overall evaluation (Thesis KW) based on evaluative criteria using evaluative words (Paragraph KW).

2. Explanation: Explain your criteria in detail using specific evaluative words.

3. Evidence 1: Provide specific detail context & “direct quote” (1-3 lines) to refer to the article (citation).

4. Discussion 1: Explain how the “QUOTE” proves the overall evaluation. Focus on proving the assertion (evaluations of the criteria). (2-3sentences)

5. Evidence 2: Provide specific context and “direct quote” with a reference to the article (citation).

6. Discussion 2: Explain how the “QUOTE” proves the overall evaluation. Focus on proving the assertion (evaluations of the criteria). (2-3sentences)

7. Connection sentence: Overall evaluation + PARA KW + summarize how the paragraph proved the assertion. (1 sentence only)