Resensie | How to write a review | Afrikaans FAL

[0:07]Hoe om 'n resensie te skryf. How to write a review? Hoekom skryf ons 'n resensie? Why do we write a review? To describe a product to people that might be interested in the product, to tell people about a product. To analyze a product, is it good, is it bad, does it work, is it worth the money? And to encourage people to go out and buy the product and use the product. Waaroor sal ons 'n resensie skryf? For Afrikaans assessment, you will be asked to write a review about a film, a movie, a book, or a restaurant. Something very popular being reviewed in magazines and websites is music, music albums. But there are many other things being reviewed everyday. You can Google anything and you will get a review, telling you if it's good, if it's bad, does it work? Should you spend your money or should you rather save your money? Things like gadgets, cars, games, makeup, beauty, and hair products, baby products, and toys. Anything you can think of. Think of YouTubers, they are reviewing products on their channels daily. They are just not writing it down or typing it, but they are doing it orally. And let's look at the important things that they tell us when they do these reviews. The name of the product. We need to know the name of the product to go and look for it, to go and search for it, to go and buy it. What does this product do? Does it cover your under-eye circles? Does it plump your lips? What does it do? The features with noting of this product. Is it full coverage? Is it HD? Does it have a high shutter speed? And then the voordele, the advantages. What makes it great? What is good about it? And then they will spill the tea and say this is not good. And then they will recommend it, usually promoting a discount code as well. Now, if you need to write a review about a movie, there are important things you need to mention in your review. Let's look at these important things: The title, the director, the actors acting in the movie. Some people will go and watch a movie purely because their favorite actors are acting in it. The genre of the movie. Then you need to talk about the storyline, explain a bit of the storyline without spoiling it, of course. Do not tell people that the dog dies at the end. The audience, who will enjoy this movie? Now you're going a bit deeper with the technical aspects. Commenting on the camera, the camera shots, the camera angles. Be impressed by it. The acting, is the acting good or not? The scenery, the setting. Maybe the setting, the scenery was beautifully, it was, it was shot in a beautiful part of the country, or the setting was really created beautifully. The music. Maybe the music of the movie was, was beautiful. Maybe the tension was created perfectly by the score of the movie. Score meaning the music. And then do you recommend it? Did you like it or not? And then where people can go and watch the movie. Now, 'n boek resensie. What do we need to include in a book review? The title, the name of the author, the publisher, the publishing house, the genre of this book. Where is the story set? Where does it take place? Is it in Pretoria? Is it in another country? And then the timeframe or the era. The characters. You need to mention the characters. And then again, talk a little bit about the storyline without spoiling it, of course. Did you like it? Did you enjoy it? Do you recommend it? And if you recommend it, who would also enjoy this? And then where can people buy this book and at what price? When you write your assessment, you need to keep the word count in mind. Having four or five paragraphs depend on your word count. Usually you do not have a lot of words to write your review, so you need to include only the important elements. I'm now going to show you how to write your review and what elements you include in what paragraphs. Remember, this all depends on your word count. You might have four paragraphs, you might have five if you have more words to play with. If it is a film, you can mention the title, the director, the genre, the audience who will enjoy it and the actors acting in this movie. If it's a book, the author, where the story set, where does it take place, and the time frame, the era. This is all about the background. In short, you're going to explain about the background. Paragraaf two will be all about the plot and action. So, what characters, what are they doing? So the storyline without spoiling it, without giving the ending away. Plot and action. Paragraaf three, it's now all about the technical aspects. You're going to comment on the music, the camera work. The scenery, the setting, and the acting. Did you enjoy it? Did you not enjoy it? The technical aspects. Paragraaf four, now you are concluding it, and you are giving a recommendation. Do you approve? And for the movie, where can you go and watch it? And you might also want to mention if there's an age restriction. And if it's a book, the selling price and where people can buy it. This is your impression and your conclusion. Now, this is just a short summary. Please remember to keep your notes next to you when you write your review. Good luck!