Example: Write a paragraph evaluating whether pesticides should be used on farms.
The following words can help you to write a good evaluation paragraph:
Helper Words
Criteria for Evaluation | Recommendation |
good / bad | suggest |
correct / incorrect | recommend |
moral / immoral | advise |
right / wrong | argue |
important / trivial |
Criteria
good / bad
Example: The use of pesticides such as DDT is bad for the environment.
correct / incorrect
Example: The belief that pesticides must be used is incorrect.
moral / immoral
Example: The use of pesticides to control pests is immoral because it harms the environment.
right / wrong
Example: It is wrong to use pesticides because they harm the environment.
important / trivial
Example: The issue of pesticides is an important one because it affects the environment.
Recommendation
suggest
Example: I suggest that pesticides should not be used to control pests.
recommend
Example: I recommend that pesticides should not be used
because they are harmful to the environment.
advise
Example: I would advise farmers not to use pesticides if possible.
argue
Example: I would argue that pesticides should not be used because
they harm the environment.