Assignment+Writing+Reviews

**Assignment: Writing A Review**

 * Objective:** You will write a review of a product of your choice. Choices include a specific movie, CD, video game, website, book, concert, restaurant or electronic device.


 * Time frame:** You will have 2 class periods to complete this assignment. When you are done, you can work on important terms, blog assignments and/or re-doing your news article. (Yes, I will still accept these re-do's!)


 * Steps:**
 * 1. With a partner, read the article "How to Write a Review" that is found [|here]. In the "how to" section of your notebook, summarize, in point form, the steps in writing a review. **


 * 2. Still working in your partners, each chose a product that you would like to review.Some suggestions would be a movie, book, music album, game, gadget, website. BE SURE THAT YOUR CHOSEN PRODUCT IS SCHOOL-APPROPRIATE AS OUR THREE BELIEFS ALWAYS APPLY! **


 * 3. Each partner is to save and complete this pre-writing sheet for their own product. After you complete it, exchange your work with your partner and have him/her revise it to make sure it is thorough. **


 * 3. Using the information from your prewriting sheet, each write your own review in this format: **
 * Paragraph One - catch readers' attention, introduce product and write a thesis about your opinion of the product
 * Paragraph Two - tell what category your product is in, mention comparable/contrasting products within the category
 * Paragraphs 3 - 5 - Outline your criteria for judging this product; tell how the product measures up to each of your criteria (You may wish to rate it on a scale of 1-10, or just classify it as "high-medium-low," etc.) Be as specific as possible in giving examples and reasons why you have rated your product (e.g. describe actors, features, flavours, etc)
 * Paragraph 6 - Give your final judgment of the product and sum up.

4. Evaluation: Be sure to read the following rubric very carefully so that you do not miss any of the requirements of this assignment. When you and your partners have read over each other's work and are clear that you have both met the criteria for this assignment, fill your name out in the rubric, copy your review below it, save the document as yournamereview and submit it on Edmodo.