Independent Reading / Book Review

Independent Reading/Book Reviews

Students are required to read a book every four weeks.
The books are free choice, though it should be a quality book appropriate for school reading.

READ
When reading a book students should add the book to their "currently reading" chart on Google Docs.

REVIEW
  1. Your book review should have FOUR paragraphs.
    1. 1st paragraph: The novel TITLE by AUTHOR is about...[WRITE A PARAGRAPH THAT INTRODUCES THE MAIN CHARACTER, SETTING, AND CONFLICT. HOW AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS BOOK?]
    2. 2nd paragraph: The story begins with CHARACTER...[WRITE AN 8-10 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH THAT SUMMARIZES THE PLOT WITHOUT SPOILERS]
    3. 3rd paragraph: CHARACTER learns... Along the way, he/she has to deal with...[WRITE AN 7-8 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS THE MAIN IDEAS AND THEMES THAT COME UP IN THE BOOK].
    4. 4th paragraph: Overall, I thought the book was...[WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE BOOK AND WHO ELSE WOULD LIKE THE BOOK].



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