recap: EVALUATION ARGUMENTS are

judgments about the quality of a thing based on pre-selected criteria (standards).

Watch the episode and take notes as ... correlate what you see with how/whether it meets our pre-selected criteria for evaluating TV shows.

PLAY TV "PILOT" TEEN DRAMA

next time: we'll share our evals of the pilot based on our preselected criteria

HW:

1) write an evaluation 50 words or so on the TV pilot as a TV executive - post to blogs.

2) read "penn state buses" on Penn Statements page 53-55 for sample evaluative argument (humorous)

and:

Reminder to start working on REVISION of previous paper, which is due one week from today, on FriApr14. Guidelines for revision:

• read the essay in its entirety: how persuasive is it? why?
• do you want to change certain things? why? reflect on your thoughts about the topic and make a smoother flow to the paper.
• look at use of figurative language: are you using symbols/similes to make your points clear to your audience?
• could you use an analogy to establish a part of the argument you're making?
• consider using a brief narrative or representative example to set the scene and/or close the paper
• is there need for brief definitional arguments to explain how you're using key terms or phrases?
• is there a need to briefly say something about the "cause" of something as you bring it up in your essay?
• proofread!

IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO AN EVALUATIVE ARGUMENT INSTEAD OF REVISION, SEE ME FIRST

rew WedApr5

ff MonApr10