Checking your own review

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Checking your own review

Lay-Out

This point is easy to get, but also easy to miss. 

Structure

Does your text have all the elements listed to the side?

Does your text have clear paragraphs?

! Your work can have only 2 paragraphs if that's how you chose to organize it. 

Inhoud

Does your text contain all the elements necessary for a review?

Are they communicated clearly?

Introduction

Check your introduction. 

Can you find all these elements? 

Is any information missing?

Body Paragraphs

Do you have a clear topic sentence at the start of your paragraph?

Are your points well-explained?

Are the examples relevant?

Is there a clear focus or is the paragraph all over the place?

Conclusion

Is your conclusion not just using the exact same words and sentences as used earlier in the review?

Have you given a clear recommendation? 

Inhoud

How easy and nice is it to read your review? Does it keep the reader's attention?

Are you using linking words and other techniques to connect ideas throughout your work?

Is your language varied enough and of the appropriate register?

Formal Language

Is your language formal enough?

A review uses semi-formal language, so more informal expressions and references to yourself and your opinion are allowed. 

However, you should beware that the text does not get too informal. 

Formal Language

Highlight and improve the following words if you find them in your essay:

Gonna 

Wanna

Gotta

Dunno

Kinda 

u / U

Signal & Linking Words

Highlight or underline all the different signal/linking words you have used?

Is there enough variation or have you barely used them?

Taalgebruik

Are you spelling words correctly (especially the basic ones)?

Are you using the grammar correctly?

Are you showing you can use a great variety of grammar and sentence structures?

Are you taking risks or playing it safe?

Wide enough range of relevant vocabulary?

Levels of English

A1, A2, 

Your Level

You should be at B2/C1 levels of English when it comes to writing. 

In the next slides are a couple of articles/reviews from various levels. 

Try to see what level each work is and compare it to your own in terms of language. 

Tekst 1

Questions

What level were these texts?

How would you rank them in terms of grades?

What level were these texts?

Questions

What level were these texts?

How would you rank them in terms of grades?

What level were these texts?

Questions

What level were these texts?

How would you rank them in terms of grades?

What level were these texts?

Improving

Are there parts you can improve?

Add more difficult words or variation, different grammar or linking words?