Learning Goals:

• Choose a variety of books which challenge my thinking when reading independently.

• Identify at least one important idea and justify why it is important.

• Identify several ideas, discuss the author's stance or purpose, and understand the relationships in text.

Book Reviews

A book review's purpose is to help people decide whether or not the book would interest them enough to read it. Reviews are a sneak peek at a book, not a summary. Like wonderful smells wafting from a kitchen, book reviews lure readers to want to taste the book themselves.

A book review is a short piece of writing that tells others your opinion of a book.

Book reviews are important because:

• They help others decide if they might enjoy a book

• They help writers improve their work

• They encourage a love of reading