book+review

Have you read a good book lately? Have you read a terrible book lately? Here's your chance to tell the world -- in a book review!
__How to write a good book review, step by step:__

BRAINSTORMING:
===**2. BRAINSTORM everything you LIKED about this book. What worked? Why was it good writing (quote from the book)? What was interesting about the main character, the problem, the plot? What kept you interested?**===

**3. Brainstorm everything you DIDN'T like about this book. What didn't work? What would you have done differently if you'd been the author? In what parts did you feel a little bored?**
4. NOW write a lead (a beginning) for your book review. You can hook us in a few different ways: start with "Imagine. . .", tell a story, start with a quote from the book, or ask a question.
 * WRITING:**

5. Next add a thesis statement (your argument) to the end of your lead. Examples: //"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle will keep you on the edge of your seat, even though Meg is sometimes a whiny character.// OR //"My Brother Sam is Dead", by Collier and Collier, is a thoughtful exploration of the complex effects of war in the American Revolution.//

6. NOW follow this outline for the rest of your review:


 * Book Review Outline:**

Paragraph 1 -- LEAD, with thesis statement at the end Paragraph 2 -- BRIEF summary of the book's plot (but don't give anything away!) Paragraph 3 -- YOUR opinion of the book (from your brainstorming) Paragraph 4 -- WHO you think would enjoy this book; who you think it was written for Paragraph 5 -- Conclusion -- give us advice (should we read it or not, and why?)

7. Give a draft of your book review to Ms. B.!