How-to-Write-A-Book-Report

BookReportJulieLeeBookreportscanhelp:---improvetheirreadingcomprehension---enhancetheirabilitytoanalyzethestoryandthecharactersThreemajorparts:I.Informationaboutthewriter:---hisname,---thebookshehaspublished,---theyearsofhisbirthanddeath,---thepublisherofthebook.Cautions:a.includingsomehistoricalandsocialbackgroundtowhichthebookisrelatedb.byreadingsomereferencematerials,suchas:---biographiesofthewriter---historiesoftheperiodinwhichthebookwaswritten2.Asummaryofthebookunderdiscussion---asummaryofthebook(thestoryandmaincharacters)---somecommentsonthebook(personalinterpretationofthemeaningofthebook)Cautions:a.concise,clearandeasytounderstandb.subjectiveandcenteringonthemajorthemeofthebookc.thetenseofthebookreportdependingonthesubjectmatterofthebook---anoveloraplayorasciencefiction,---thepresenttense---nonfictionsuchashistorybooks---thepasttenseis3.thecomment---mostimportantalla.toevaluatethebookaccordingtotheauthor’sownpersonalinterpretationb.todiscussthemeritsanddemeritsofthebook,thesocialand/orhistoricalsignificanceofthebookc.---competentenoughtodiscussthewritingstyleoftheauthor,heorsheshouldfeelfreetodosoBookReportFormatI.TitleII.IntroductoryParagraph---Thefirstsentence---stateforwhichinstructorandclassthebook-report---beingwritten---Thesecondsentence---statethetitleofthebookandtheauthor'sname---Thethirdsentences---tellhowmanypagesofthebook&thenameofthepublisher---Thefourthsentence---statebasicbibliographicinformationaboutthebookBibliographicinformation:---theauthorandtitle---whatcompanypublishedthebook,---whatyearitwaspublishedin---anyotherrelevantinformationa.theeditionb.ifthebookhasbeentranslated,simplifiedorabridged(Fromcopyrightpageandthebackofthetitlepage)Thenextsentence---statethereason(s)youdecidedtoreadthisbookTypicalreasonsmightbe:olikingtheauthorolikingthistypeofbook(i.e.mystery,western,adventureorromance,etc.)orecommendedthebooktoyouoonarequiredreadinglistolikingthecoverAttention:Thesereasons---nothavetobecomplex▲Mostpeoplechoosethebooksbecausetheyliketheauthororsomebodyrecommendedittothem.Ifyouchosethebookbecauseyouliketheauthor,thenstatewhyyoulikethatauthor.Anoptionalsentence---ifthecover(backcover)ofthebookofferinganyadditionalinformationthenaddasentencewiththatinformationoWasthebookabestseller?oArethereXmillioncopiesinprint?oDiditwinanymajorawards?III.MainCharacter(s)ParagraphThefirstsentence:---statewhothemaincharacterorcharactersofthebook,andwhytheyareimportant---ReferringtothispersonorthesepersonsastheMainCharacterorMainCharactersatleastacomplexsentence---neededforthis,andprobablymorethanonesentenceIV.OtherCharactersParagraph---composingatleastonesentenceforeachoftheotherprominentorimportantcharactersinthebook---statingthenameofeachoftheotherimportantcharacters,andthekeyrolethateachoneplaysinthebook---listingeachoffiveorsixprominentcharactersandstatingtheirroleinthebookwillgiveyouagoodsizedparagraphV.PlotSummaryParagraphthemainpointstocover:---thetypeofbook(Mystery,Western,etc.)theplaceorcountrythatthebooksetinthetimeperiodthatthebooksetin(e.g.:19thcentury,thepresent,ancientRome,the23rdcentury)---otherimportantphysicallocations,like:ships,airplanes,houses,orbuildings---othernotableattributesofthebook(Wasitviolent,scary,fastpaced,etc.).Whatisthemaincharactertryingtodo?Whatistheoutcomeofthebook?etc.★Makesure---coverallofthemajorpartsoftheplotVI.PersonalImpressionsandConclusionParagraph---Simplytalkaboutwhatyoulikedordidnotlikeaboutthebook---Usethisparagraphasyourconclusiona.summarizingyouroverallimpressionsofthebookb.bringingthereporttoacloseDosoby:---StartingwithasentencethatstatesthatyouarenowwritingaconclusionForexample:Myfinalthoughtson'AFineBalance'arethatitisafascinatingbookbutIamnotentirelysureifIcompletelyunderstoodthethematicmessageofthebook.---Restatingyourreasonswhyyoulikedand/ordislikedthebookusingdifferentwords.a.writingtwosentencesthattalkaboutthebooksgoodpointsandweakpointsb.writingasentenceortwoaboutwhatyoulearnedfromthebookc.closingwithasentencethatstateswhetheryouwouldrecommendthebooktoothersTypically,yourbookreport---notexceedingtwodouble-spacedpages,---somewherebetween600and800wordsinlength,---insize12font---UsingeitherTimesNewRoman,Ariel,orVerdanascriptTHEEND