Playing with Evaluative Language: February 20, 2018

Focus: How is evaluation different from analysis?

1. Warming up with three good things and turning in your British Book Club proposals

2. Finishing the film and discussing it using the 4A's:

• What Assumptions does the documentary hold? 

• What do you Agree with in the documentary?

• What do you want to Argue with in the documentary?

• What parts of the film do you want to Aspire to?

3. Experimenting with evaluative statements

• What was the film's purpose, and how well did it achieve that purpose?

• Who is the intended audience of this documentary, and do you think the film was successful in reaching / moving that audience?

• What's the purpose of a documentary in general? Did this film represent excellence in its genre?

• Is the film a complete success, or did some aspects of it keep it from being fully satisfying?

• Would you watch another film by this director? Why or why not?

3. Perusing one example of published and student critical reviews with a focus on the intro, thesis, and set up

4. Starting to outline and draft your critical reviews

HW:

1. Finish drafting at least the first page of your critical review. 

2. Look over your vocabulary words for tomorrow's brief quiz.

3. Remember to show up for your conference, and come prepared.

4. Acquire your British Book Club book; if you're ordering it, make sure you do so tonight. You need a copy in your hands no later than Monday, Feb 26.