Writing Book Reviews
Book Review Questions Answered on this Page:
1 What is a Book Review?
2 What Are Other Forms of Review Writing?
3 How Often Do I Need to Write a Book Review in English Class?
4 Where Can I Get Help Writing My Book Review?
5 How Do I Submit My Book Review to FindMeABook.com?
6 How Do I Post My Book Review to FindMeABook.com?
7 In Addition to Posting My Review, What is My Other Job?
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1 What is a Book Review?
In short, a book review is a written work that summarizes the plot of a book without revealing too much and then discusses non-plot aspects of the book, such as themes. A book review is an almost even mix of plot summarization and commentary (opinion) on the story and the writing.
2 What Are Other Forms of Review Writing?
Other forms of review writing you're probably already familiar with include music and movie reviews. Below are a few web sites to get you thinking about review writing:
3 How Often Do I Need to Write a Book Review in English Class?
Usually you'll need to produce an original book review about every seven weeks throughout the school year. For the most part, we read fiction in ninth grade, but you can always make a deal with Mr. Stratton if you'd like to read something from a different genre.
You must read and review at least two books from our classroom library this year.
Here are the book review due dates for the year:
Friday, September 24
Friday, November 5
Friday, December 17
Friday, January 28
Friday, March 11
Friday, April 22
Friday, June 3
4 Where Can I Get Help Writing My Book Review?
If you need help writing your book review, you can refer to these resources:
5 How Do I Submit My Book Review to FindMeABook.com?
• For starters, follow the guidelines for the book review heading below. It's worth 2 points of the possible 20.
Title of Book
Genre of Book
Author’s First and Last Name
Reviewer’s First and Last Name
Rated ? out of 5 Stars |
• Rate Yourself
based on the book review rubric. Make changes if necessary. Remember that you need to score at least 17.5/20 to be published on FindMeABook.com.
• If you are an honors student, you have been (will be) given a username and password to access FindMeABook.com and upload your own book review. Although you may not find that you have access to WordPress.com's administrative pages at school, you will likely have no trouble accessing them at home, so you're welcome to do your posting there.
For more exact details regarding the posting of your book review, check out the following section:
6 How Do I Post My Book Review to FindMeABook.com?
No paper directions currently exist, but these three videos provide you with step-by-step directions on how to post your book review to FindMeABook.com.
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| Video No. 1 focuses on formatting and editing your review |
Video No. 2 focuses on starting a new book review post |
Video No. 3 focuses on adding an image to publishing your review |
7 In Addition to Posting My Review, What is My Other Job?
FindMeABook.com jobs change from review period to review period. Your latest job posting can be found on the small white board above the classroom library in room 230. If you're not sure how to do your job, have a chat with Mr. Stratton, or look for a video screencast below directing you in your 7-week task. |
