An evaluation essay estimates an object, prompting the reader to
accept the writer?s point of view. Features of the evaluative essays
are very similar to those of cause and effect essays, but no
cause-effect relations are considered in evaluation essays. The
evaluation technique is widely used for dwelling upon many processes
and events: recent events, books, articles, movies, famous people and
other.
In the first paragraph of the evaluation essay, the writer
should provide the description of an evaluated object, carefully
selecting the features he is willing to disclose. As stated above, the
purpose of the evaluation essay is to persuade the reader that the
writer?s judgment is correct, and therefore each sentence should
demonstrate the writer?s competence. The writer should also provide
brief historical information about the subject of evaluation in case he
is going to evaluate a movie, book, canvas or any other subject with
peculiar historical background (this may include the author?s name, the
history of creation, the date of publication, etc.). Further, the
writer should express his opinion by formulating a definitive judgment
in the form of a thesis statement. The following paragraphs should
support and substantiate the formulated thesis refuting the possible
counterarguments. However, profound argumentation should be left for an
argumentative essay, while the evaluation essay should state the
writer?s estimation of an object in an authoritative manner.
The writer of an evaluation essay should be reasonable in his
judgments, i.e. his estimations should be based upon some objective,
universally recognized criteria. Each judgment should be supported by
evidence (example, description, statistics, opinion of other
individuals, etc.). In case the writer chooses to utilize comparisons
in his evaluation, he has to be sure that the compared objects are
equivalent. The writer should demonstrate an unbiased tone, though
remembering the necessity to formulate his own opinion. The writing
style should correspond to the object of evaluation.
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This article was posted on October 03, 2005
