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Day 2 — Evaluation can be direct or impliedYear 9 English · T1 W1–2 · Day 2 lesson

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Year 9 / English / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02

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Goal/materials: notice direct evaluation and indirect positioning; Cards A/B, highlight strips.

Notice, 3: Compare “chaos” with Card B's “possible features”. Which directly judges? Key: chaos.
Model, 5: “Ruined gives a negative verdict. Always overgeneralises. Card B's calm list can also position a reader favourably toward a plan even without saying ‘good’; we still ask what it omits.” Do not treat neutral tone as automatic truth.
Guide, 7: Sort five snippets: chaos, adults-only, possible shade, will be ruined, no final decision. Key: direct negative evaluation first/fourth, exclusion proposal second, descriptive/uncertain third/fifth. Accept well-reasoned overlap in effect.
Try, 7: Learner annotates two exact words and explains their likely effect on a reader without repeating the stereotype as a fact. Offer word bank: predicts, excludes, qualifies, proposes.
Check, 3: “Can a calm tone still leave important questions out?” Key: yes; Card B lacks use, cost and access audit. Next: compare source content columns, not tone alone.

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