Prepare your BOOK REVIEW!

Monday
Prewriting/
brainstorm
Overview
Critique
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Cover,
quote,
recommendation
Finishing touches

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Tuesday

Weds.

Drafts

Drafts

20

Thursday

Friday

Revise &
Edit
Start
good
copy
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22

Good
copy

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Hand in
your
finished
brochure!
Ta da!
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Paragraph 1: OVERVIEW
Introduce the book, the
author and the genre.
Explain what the book is
about in 2 or 3 sentences.
What is the biggest
CONFLICT that the main
character(s) must solve?
Discuss important
elements of the book such
as characters, setting and
themes (main ideas or what
you can learn from it).

Paragraph 2: CRITIQUE
Give your opinion of the book
and EXPLAIN/DEFEND it.
What did you or didnt you
like about it? Why?
Refer to the strong/weak
points in the story (could be
events, characters, setting)
and the authors style of
writing

To SUMMARIZE or tell what the story is

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