LESSON6
Text and Context
Connections
(Formulating
Evaluative
Statements)
Subject Objectives
At the end of this lesson, students should be
able to:
1. define critical analysis;
2. present a robust step-by-step process of
how to write a critical analysis; and
3. formulate evaluative statement about a
text read.
Have you ever
read an article
and thought to
yourself: “I
disagree with this
writer; Ithink they
are biased”?
FORMULATING
EVALUATIVE
STATEMENTS
WRITING EVALUATIVE
STATEMENTS
THROUGH
ASSERTIONS AND
COUNTERCLAIMS
ASSERTION
 a statement used to make a
declaration or to express strong belief
on a particular topic
 a statement that claim something is
true about something
 a sentence that can be either a truth
or an opinion
These are different types of assertion:
1.Basic assertion is a statement used to express the
writer's feelings directly, beliefs, and opinions.
2.The empathic assertion- It conveys sympathy to
someone, and usually has two parts: the first
encompasses recognition of the feelings or situations of
the other person, and the second is a statement that
shows support for the other person’s viewpoint, feelings,
or rights
3.I– Language Assertion - It involves the first person pronoun
“I,” and is useful for expressing negative feelings.
Counterclaim
- The reader have rebut
claim to the writer.
THE OPPOSITION MUST RECOGNIZE THE
VALUE OF HEDGE WHEN YOU STATE YOUR
COUNTERCLAIMS.
 Hedge
A hedge is a word or phrase that minimizes
the negative impact of criticism.
 Hedge could be as Modals and
Frequency Adverbs.
Let’s analyze the following situation:
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 credentials, though, he
saw that what was lack-ing was work experience. The
credentials were impressive—a student leader, an honor
student, a volunteer in the community. He wanted to hire the
applicant, but there was something missing: work experience.
Hence, he wrote an evaluation and submitted it to his superior
for consideration:
Evaluation to the applicant
"Applicant #23 has an impressive curriculum vitae for an applicant
so young. He has an impressive academic background, with honors,
and has had leadership experience, which is important in business.
There is also experience in community outreach, which can help in
our company's corporate social responsibility thrusts.
However, the applicant lacks work experience, being a fresh
graduate. Sadly, this is a minimum requirement in our company.
Iam inclined to give the applicant a chance to work in our
company, though, albeit on a contractual or project-based
capacity. This way, he can gain work experience while utilizing his
abilities to help our company.
This is submitted for your consideration."
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
 To critically analyze means to make a
judgement about the quality of evidence and
include when it can and can’t support your
argument.
What Is a Critical Analysis Essay?
A critical analysis essay requires its writers to write a
critical evaluation of an argument. Topics can
range from analyzing a modern or historical event,
film, book, types of music, and complicated social
and political issues.
Step 1:
Critical
Reading
As a critica l reader, it
is your job to pinpoint
the author’s motives
and dissect the text
for meaning.
Understanding how
the author tries to
achieve their
purposes and gain
your trust is the whole
point of critica l
reading.
Step 2:
Critical
Analysis
Writing
Critical Writing
1. Summarize
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The way a writer organized his/her thoughts
Authority of the author/publisher
Purpose/objective of the text
Methodology
2. Write a Thesis
 Your reaction to the
source that you have
analyzed
Here is a
sample
critical
essay
outline you
may use for
your
reference:
1. Background Information: Give the reader some context; help them
understand the nature of the work.
 Information:
 Title
 Author
 Publication information
 Statement of topic and purpose
 Thesis statement: After giving the reader some context, provide your
reaction to the work in a thesis statement.
2.Summary: Demonstrate your understanding of the source, as described
in the Summary section above.
3.Critical Analysis (Interpretation and Evaluation): Here is where you finally
present your analysis of the work based on your reading and critical
evaluation.
 Talk about how the source is organized;
 Discuss the style and rhetoric of the source;
 How Effective was the source and the message;
 How was the topic treated; was the writer biased or did he do it
justice?
 Discuss how the source appealed to its target audience
ACTIVITY
Directions: Fill in the table with an evaluative statement based on the given
text or situation.
Text / Situation
Evaluative Statement
Classification
(Negative or Positive)
Example:
"If you are not so
smart, you should try
to be a teacher."
The statement is very discriminative against those
with average intelligence and teachers in general.
Negative
Every person has
something good to
add to this world.
In posting things on
social media, you must
think before you click.
Only rich people ca n
become medical
doctors.