Chapter 11 of The Call to Write has
very useful information on writing reviews. The most helpful information that I
have attained from this chapter is the topic of Planning. The part that I
focused the most on was considering the relation between
description and evaluation. This part helped me the most because I was never
sure if I was adding too much information and not evaluating and reviewing it
as much as I should. From this paragraph and from the peer editing in class I realized
that very few people know too much about the show that I am reviewing. In The
Call to Write, it says that if the audience doesn't have much knowledge on
the subject being reviewed more detail of what the show is about should be
given. Chapter 11 also talks about how evaluation and description go hand in
hand and without one of them the review wouldn't really be a review. A
description and commentary are provided about the Slumdog Millionaire, “Jamal earns a living as a chai-wallah, who
after a series of exhilarating and unnerving adventures has landed on the
television game show and it is one of the most upbeat stories about living in
hell imaginable”(Dargis 366) . This demonstrates the main topic about giving information
first and then reviewing it.
I read a review about the television show “The
Walking Dead” on the New York Post. This review does a good job at following
the tip that there should be a description of the show based on how well the
audience knows it and an evaluation of how good the show was. This review informs
the audience what happened in the previous season to help the reader understand
what had happened. The reviewer talks about each part of the premiere of season
5 and gave a small review on each part. He also gave critical reviews on the
parts that he doesn't like and praised the good parts. This review was easy to
read and understand because of how the reviewer organized his ideas. The
information that can be taken from this review is that your audience should
know what the review is about before just jumping into the evaluation part.
http://nypost.com/2014/10/10/walking-dead-makes-confident-return-with-season-5-premiere/
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| This review is about a zombie apocalypse show |
I agree with your thoughts on the chapter. I had troubles with needed and non-needed information to add in my review as well. The chapter helped me address those issues. I have never really watched "The Walking Dead" but the review you gave was very descriptive. The review gave us important information on the previous season and what makes the upcoming fifth season better.
ReplyDeleteI also had trouble with knowing what information I needed to add to better help my audience understand the review I was doing. I felt the chapter was helpful to me, as well as the review you posted on The Walking Dead. I love that show, good choice.
ReplyDeleteThe Review you found was a good choice. I liked how descriptive it was. I also liked how there was information on the past season so you have a refresher of what happened.
ReplyDeleteIt was cool that you read a review over the walking dead because i love the walking dead so it was interesting seeing another incite to the show. I also thought the review was well wrote and very descriptive.
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