Research Workshop: Writing and Presenting the Argumentative Essay, Part 1 — Cumulative exam
Question 14 • AZ-English Language Arts 11 B-CR
Allison, a very close friend of yours, is about to give a presentation to the class. You know that she has procrastinated and is not prepared, and that you will have to critique her performance afterwards. Which of the following is probably your best course of action?
Answer
A
Practice effective listening and avoid letting your personal feelings keep you from being objective.
B
Be as honest you can, but focus only on the positive to avoid hurting her feelings.
C
Give feedback to her that she didn’t care about the topic, so she knows what attitude to fix next time.
D
Offer to talk to her so she doesn’t have to hear any negative comments about her presentation.
Explanation
The best approach is to listen carefully and evaluate Allison’s presentation objectively, even though she is a close friend. This lets you give fair, useful feedback based on her actual performance. Focusing only on positive points would leave out important constructive feedback, while assuming she did not care or shielding her from criticism would not help her improve.
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