Book Review
Book Review
BOOK REPORT
- COMMONLY DESCRIBES WHAT
HAPPENS IN A WORK AND FOCUSES
ON THE MAJOR PLOT, CHARACTERS,
AND MAIN IDEA OF THE BOOK
- TEND TO FOCUS ON SUMMARIZING
THE WORK THAT YOU READ; YOUR
GOAL IS TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT SAYS
AND SHOW THAT YOU READ THE BOOK
WITH CARE
BOOK REVIEW
- BOTH EVALUATION AND DESCRIPTION
OF THE BOOK
- ASKS YOU TO ANALYZE THE BOOK;
YOUR GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY THE KEY
ARGUMENTS OF THE BOOK AND HOW
THE AUTHOR SUPPORTS THESE
ARGUMENTS AS WELL AS TO
BOOK REVIEW
- EVALUATE THE BOOK’S STRENGTH
AND WEAKNESSES
FEATURES:
1. BOOK REVIEW IS A SUMMARY
OF THE CONTENT OF THE BOOK
THAT INCLUDES THE RELEVANT
DESCRIPTION OF AS WELL AS ITS
OVERALL PERSPECTIVE AND
PURPOSE
BOOK REVIEW
FEATURES:
2. BOOK REVIEW OFFERS CRITICAL
ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTENT
WHICH INCLUDES YOUR
REACTIONS TO THE WORK UNDER
REVIEW.
FEATURES:
3. BOOK REVIEW SUGGESTS
WHETHER OR NOT THE READER
WOULD APPRECIATE IT AND IF THE
BOOK IS WORTH READING
GUIDELINES:
1. WHAT IS THE MAIN ARGUMENT OF
THE BOOK?
2. WHAT IMPORTANT IDEAS WOULD
THE AUTHOR WANT YOU TO GET?
3. IS THE AUTHOR SUCCESSFUL IN
CONVEYING HIS/HER
IDEAS/ARGUMENTS TO THE READERS?
4. WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S STYLE OF
WRITING?
GUIDELINES:
5. HOW ARE CHARACTERS
DEVELOPED?
6. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE
PLOT?
7. WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS
BOOK TO A READER?
PERFORMANCE TASK (50PTS):