4. Questions to Ponder To what extent did the author succeed in making his or her purpose? To what extent do you agree with the author?
5. To what extent did the author succeed in making his or her purpose?To what extent do you agree with the author?
6. To what extent did the author succeed in making his or her purpose?To what extent do you agree with the author?
7. Begin with writing an accurate summary Locate the author’s thesis and identify the passage’s content and structure. Move on to understanding the author’s purpose.
12. Where do we find critiques? Research papers Position papers Essay exams Legal briefs Business plans and proposals Policy Briefs Book reviews
13. What questions does an informative work address? What or who is ___? How does ___ work? What is the controversy or problem about? What happened? How and why did it happen? What were the results? What are the arguments for and against____?
14. Evaluating Informative Writing Accuracy of information---trustworthy? Significance of information– so what? Fair interpretation of information-
19. Evaluate a Report Presenting Raw Data Form groups of two and search for an online report covering a study and evaluate the accuracy of information, significance and fairness of reporting.
