Write a Book Review

Did you love the book you just read? Did you think the book was a waste of time? Want to share your opinion with the rest of the students?

Now that you have finished reading your book .....

Write a paragraph or more explaining exactly what you thought of it. You do not need to give a summary of the plot. Instead, consider these points:

THE ILLUSTRATIONS

THE STORY

TO WHOM WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS? WHY?

DOES THIS BOOK DESERVE TO BE CONSIDERED A "WINNER" OR A "LOSER"? EXPLAIN WHY.

BE VERY HONEST

Make sure to include the author's name and title.

Submit your review digitally to Librarian Murphy. You just might find it posted to the OPALS card catalog for others to read.

Consider these points when writing your review:

• PLOT: plan of action; holds story together; how the story is arranged. Does it have problem/rising action/conflict/climax/falling action/conclusion?

• SETTING: Past, present, future. Is it vital to the story or just an unimportant backdrop?

• CHARACTERIZATION: What types of protagonists and antagonists? How presented? Do they change or remain unchanged?

• POINT OF VIEW: How does the reader learn what happens? Is the story told in first person, third person?

• THEME: Author's purpose in writing the story. What are the lessons to be learned about life from this story?

• STYLE: What makes the writing memorable? Full of vivid detail? How is the story arranged - chronological, flashbacks, episodic?

• FORMAT: Shape, size, design of the book

• ILLUSTRATIONS: How do they complement/extend the text?

• COMPARISONS: With other books of same topic, theme, genre, style, author, etc.

Email This

BlogThis!

Share to Twitter

Share to Facebook

Share to Pintere