Chapter 8: Writing to Evaluate

Genres in Conversation: Evaluative Writing

What is writing to evaluate?

What kinds of documents are used to share evaluations?

How can I write an evaluative essay?
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  • Evaluative essays
    Christina Hoff Sommers and Sally Satel, MD, Emotional Correctness

  • Media reviews
    Lindsay Zoladz, Review of Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, We the Common

  • Food reviews
    Steve Garbarino, The Crescent City’s Greatest Po’Boys

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  • PROGRESS REPORTS:
    LIFT, one LIFT 2012 Impact Report

  • RATINGS WEB SITES:
    EnviroMedia Social Marketing and the University of Oregon, Greenwashing Index

  • COMPARISON TOOLS:
    U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

  • Find a conversation and listen in

  • Conduct your evaluation

  • Prepare a draft

  • Review and improve your draft

  • * Student Essay

    Dwight Haynes, Making Better Choices: Two Approaches to Reducing College Drinking

  • * Project Ideas