Understanding Essay Questions: Analyse, Assess, Consider, Discuss, Evaluate

[@georgioskal8984]

2 questions: What is the difference between discuss and critically evaluate? Where should I write my opinion? Directly, after an argument?

[@DrNafisa]

*Discuss* : what are the main issues regarding the topics that are important and worth talking about? Can you look at it from the polarised (different) perspectives? What is/are the 'hot' topic(s), what's controversial? However, you need to provide support of this from the academic literature you are engaging with. *Critically evaluate* : look closely at the strengths/weakeness - how good/bad is X,Y,Z and more importantly why? What works/is working, what doesn't work/isn't working and why? Can you make an overall assessment of X's value? Again, you *must* base this on the evidence from the academic literature. Regarding your opinion, this is a good question. Unfortunately, if you are writing an undergraduate paper, your personal opinions are not really valid or required so I would refrain from inserting it within the body of your paper - you can briefly put it in your concluding paragraphs. If you are writing research papers, you have a bit more leighway for opinion, although you must be cautious not to get carried away with what you think, you still need to provide evidence of why you have this opinion, i.e. from primary sources (your own empirical study) and/or secondary sources - the literature. *When making an argument in the body of your paper, the general format should be* : 1. the point you are making 2. the evidence (from the literature) which supports this point 3. the analysis - how and why is this important (to the point you make) I hope this helps :)

[@toye5590]

Really useful, thank you.

[@lukasrauer6010]

Very good video 👍 But i have one question: What exactly is the difference between "assess" and "discuss"? From what I have heard, you read a text, give pro and contra arguments and in the end you state what you think is better or rather what side you are on. Did I misunderstand something?

[@maggyotieno2385]

Very very helpful indeed,, thank you

[@calebnyanor426]

Helpful, thank you!

[@T.Green.]

Thank you so much :)

[@T.Green.]

You are such a brilliant teacher! This was very useful, thank you so much.

[@domenicoserpi4527]

thank you

[@garethjames6722]

Thank you very much for this :). Would you be able to provide an description of the word "examine" please ?

[@sammsongole5904]

Nafisa, Your video is very clear and very educative! I have gained a great deal. But I have question: What is the difference between a "Critical Analysis Essay" and a "Critical study Essay"

[@ND-bb6ce]

I really like this video. It's so clear, concise and helpful. Thank you !

[@samulomutale1725]

Thank you for your enlightenment

[@jamiey2906]

Hi! So for analyse - when you say talk about how and why something is the way it is… we need to think of how is the nail polish pink? How is the nail polish luxurious? And the why is because of the glass , glass is biodegradable (then evidence it) How else can you explain how something is the way it is?

[@DrNafisa]

The nail polish was used as an example of how to look closely at something and examine how and why the way it is. You would obviously be looking at your own subject matter in relation to the essay title/instruction and then analyse that accordingly. So for demonstration purposes, if we look at the pink nail polish, we can analyse from a number of different angles not just one, for instance: 1. How the nail polish is designed to appeal to its consumer 2. What is the chemical composition of the nail polish itself 3. How environmentally safe/sustainable is it as a product Obviously, here Q1,2 and 3 differ in terms of the questions you would ask to analyse. Q2 and 3 may have some overlap. With Q1, you'd be asking Qs along the lines of, the packaging quality, branding, choice of language the manufacturer uses to describe the product and WHY this is important. For instance, the nail polish is pink but I think they call it Camelia, obviously this sounds more attractive for marketing purposes than Chanel simply calling it pink. In terms of the the nail polish being luxurious - this could fall into both Q1 and 2 - what elements make it so, how? What is the chemical composition, how does this make it luxurious? etc In terms of the bottle being glass - again this could be relevant to Q2 and 3 - is glass biodegradable? Yes/no - how so? Why is this important to the nail polish being environmentally/eco friendly? Yes, provide the evidence here also. Arguably, you could also explain how this relates to Q1 - how this appeals to the consumer- well many consumers now are more environmentally conscious, etc So basically, you don't just ask any Qs, you ask Qs that are RELEVANT to the analysis you are required/trying to make. It is important here to refer to your task/essay instructions and if you are unsure, discuss with your teacher. I hope this helps :)

[@was544]

Hahahha you said glastic instead of plastic

[@WinchesterBoyy]

very helpful thank you

[@samihakhondoker2456]

so useful thank you sister

[@kamogelomohuba2714]

This was helpful! Thank you!

[@rabaromer6374]

I can’t thank you enough, this video made me the way to happy for analysis in my GCSE english language

[@DrNafisa]

Glad I could help!

[@GSMOFFICIALPAGE]

❤❤❤ Thank you