Understand how language is used to evaluate texts and how evaluations about a text can be substantiated by reference to the text and other sources
Elaborations
defending points of view in reading circle discussions (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
responding to points of view by developing and elaborating on othersâ responses (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
building a knowledge base about words of evaluation, including words to express emotional responses to texts, judgment of characters and their actions, and appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of text (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)