Section outline


  • Learning outcomes:
    After successfully completing this lesson, students will be able to:
    1. Explain the purposes of writing an evaluative essay

    2. Use a set of criteria to evaluate an object/event

    3. Write an evaluative essay. 


    • 2. Establishing criteria

      Establishing a concise set of criteria to evaluate objects/events/things is important as it will prevent your essay from becoming overopinionated. The criteria you choose will vary depending on what you are evaluating. 

      2.1 Some examples


      2.1 Students' ideas for different topics

    • Cohesive Devices are words or phrases that show the relationship between paragraphs or sections of a text or speech

    • Submit your first writing draft here and be ready to evaluate your friend's essay.