Review writing presentation (text features, language, structure)

Reviews are a challenging form of persuasive writing for many students.

There is a lot that goes into writing a review, and it can be hard to find
a comprehensive resource that covers all the basic elements of this type of text, include genre conventions and text features, language characteristics and typical review structure.

Well, this presentation might just be what you’re looking for!

With more than 50 slides, it provides in-depth information about various aspects of review writing.

The presentation helps student learn about:

Text features of reviews:

• Audience (typical audiences for different types of reviews)
• Purpose (why we write reviews and how they help people)
• Tailoring the review to the target audience (how to adapt the tone, content and examples in the review to different audiences)
• Register (formal, informal and neutral reviews and their characteristics)
• Subjectivity (how subjective opinions shape reviews)
• Facts and evidence (the need to corroborate opinions with verified facts and evidence)
• Audience engagement (how to get and keep the attention of the target audience)

Language of reviews:

• Descriptive language (how descriptive language helps improve the quality of the review)
• Persuasive language (how persuasive appeals and techniques help improve the quality of the review)
• Jargon and specialist terminology (when and why they may be used)
• Vivid verbs and adjectives (how they help make the review more informative and persuasive)
• Evaluative lexis (what types of evaluative lexis can be used to express opinions about the subject of the review)

Structure of reviews:

• Typical review structure (title, introduction, evaluation and analysis, conclusion, rating)
• Title (what is its purpose and what techniques to use to achieve that purpose)
• Introduction (key elements of the introduction and their purpose)
• Evaluation and analysis (key elements in the main part and their purpose:
• Conclusion (the purpose and form of a well-written conclusion

Learning about these various elements of review writing helps prepare students for their future academic studies and career by helping them develop critical thinking skills, research and communication skills and opinion formation. These skills are crucial for their future careers as they help them form informed opinions based on solid research and articulate them in a clear and persuasive manner.