1. Try the skill
A reviewer praises a playground as ‘a place where children of every ability can join in’. Which value is foregrounded? Cite evidence.
AC9E10LA02 • Homework
That language used to evaluate, implicitly or explicitly reveals an homework
Use this printable homework sheet for written working, application and reflection alongside the online learning activities.
Open practiceSkillrHub · AC9E10LA02 · Year 10
Infer values from evaluative language
Name: __________________________ Date: ______________
Explain your choices using evidence from the example. Give reasons where requested.
Use the first two questions in class and the last two for homework or independent practice.
2. Try the skill
A review calls a building ‘beautifully untouched by fashion’. How could this reveal a value?
3. Apply and explain
Write two short evaluations of a fictional school garden: one prioritising food production and the other biodiversity. Use wording that reveals each priority.
4. Apply and explain
Explain why different evaluations of the same garden need not mean one writer has misunderstood the facts.
Check answers and explanations
Answer guide · AC9E10LA02
- Inclusion or accessibility, supported by ‘every ability’ and ‘join in’.
- It can suggest valuing enduring design or tradition over changing trends. The adverb ‘beautifully’ makes the approval explicit.
- For example, ‘Every bed produces a dependable harvest’ values productivity; ‘The untidy edges shelter a remarkable variety of insects’ values habitat diversity.
- The writers may notice the same features but weigh them differently because their priorities differ. Factual claims still require checking.
If help is needed: Do not infer a person's whole worldview from a single word. Tie a limited interpretation to the exact evaluative wording and its context.