Reading and Writing

Evaluates a work of fiction or non-fiction and tells a book's purpose, structure and style

• Book Review

• Critique

• Literature Review

• Segue

Answer explanation

It's not just a summary of the book but a sneak peek

HOW TO START A BOOK REVIEW?

• Specify the author, title, publishing infos

• Mention the book's theme

• Use quotes, facts and explanations of a theme

• Include background for context

• Specify the book's type/genre

You must focus on the book's major points and sources, when writing the content.

• Non-fiction books

• Fiction books

You must focus on the book's setting, plot, style, characters, themes, use of language and voice.

• Non-fiction books

• Fiction books

What do you do with the content?

• Explore issues the book raises

• Provide reactions

• Respond to the author's opinion and analyze them

• Describe the book

How do you CONCLUDE?

• Indicate how the book achieved its goal

• Relate your argument to other books & authors

• Briefly restate your thesis statements & main points

• Tie together issues raised in the review

• Relate the book to larger issues

Answer explanation

ALSO:

COMPARE & CONRAST IT TO OTHER BOOKS, WHAT THE BOOK LEFT OUT, SPECIFIC POINTS THAT ARE NOT CONVINCING AND RELATE YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

How to REVISE the draft?

• Allow time to elapse before revising

• Do not hesitate to make major revisions

• Read and look for unity, organization & logical development

• Verify quotes and check the reference's format & content

• Correct grammar and punctuation errors

A type of ACADEMIC ESSAY that examines what has already been written about a topic.

• Book Review

• Critique

• Literature Review

• Segue

Answer explanation

It's simply a collection of research papers

Match the following components of a Literature Review.

• Conclusion

• summarizes & justify findings

• Introduction

• evaluates sources chronologically/thematically

• Main Body

• Defines the topic & scope and intentional exclusions

• References

• reflect in-text citations w/ correct citations

This is where you should state your general findings

• Introduction

• Main Body

• Conclusion

• References