Evaluating ideas about a writer's craft | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Match the skill up to its definition.

• analyse

• unpick a text, identify patterns

• evaluate

• make sense of something

• understand

• critically examine and make judgements

Answer explanation

Evaluation means judging the value or quality of something.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How can you show that you are critically examining something?

• ask questions

• immediately accept what people tell you

• conduct your own research

Answer explanation

Being critical can show our independent thought.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of these is an evaluative statement?

• The text is set in WW2.

• The text successfully evokes sympathy in the reader.

• The word "shrill" creates a nervous effect.

Answer explanation

Evaluative adverbs enable us to show our judgement of something.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Order the skills from least to most complex.

• analyse

• understand

• evaluate

• create

Answer explanation

Once you have analysed a text, you have unpicked it and looked for patterns. This then allows you to evaluate the writer's craft.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which word shows that we have formed a positive evaluation of something?

• effectively

• barely

• unsatisfactorily

Answer explanation

These are examples of evaluative adverbs/adjectives that demonstrate we have made a judgement about something.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why is it important to be able to evaluate?

• It shows you are an independent thinker.

• It shows you are a dependent thinker.

• It shows you are creative.

Answer explanation

Being an independent thinker is important as it shows you can form your own ideas and defend them confidently. This adds to your credibility.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6