Jeremy Dericks--12/8

Today in class we spent some time discussing the difference between implicit evaluation and explicit evaluation.  We learned that Implicit evaluation is evaluation of a text or any type of work that requires the reader to imply something based on what is said.  In other words, to evaluate implicit means that one is not evaluating the text word for word, but is looking more closely at the words and determining what is implied based on them.  That being said, explicit evaluation is simply evaluating a work based on what is actually written or what is actually said.  That is taking the true meaning word for word.  We then worked in our groups to practice these types of evaluation.
To practice, each group looked at the review "'Moana,' Brave Princess on a Voyage with a Chicken" by A.O. Scott.  In this review, each group was told to read the review out loud and then take a closer look at the text.  When taking a closer look Mr. River's asked us to highlight all of the positive things in the review in blue and all of the negative things.  We did such a good job that the review is now extremely colorful!
After we did this Mr. River's gave us time to ourselves to continue to work on our own work.  That includes the 500 page review of our first podcast that is due on friday, any reading that we have to do for the podcast on friday, or if anyone was really far ahead they had the option to start to plan for their second podcast with their mini-film club.  Mr. Rivers took time to walk around the room and answer questions.  Most students asked questions about the review because there were a lot of people who were confused about what they were reviewing.  Students had a hard time determining if they are reviewing the movies and books that their podcast talked about or if they were supposed to review the actual podcast.  The answer of course was that they were to review the actual podcast.  I think a lot of student knew that but they had a  hard time grasping the fact that they had to review their own work.