8th Grade Book Review Blog
Part 1 & 2- Required Elements
1st
Book Review Due 10/31/16
2nd
Book Review Due 12/14/16
50
points each
Part I:
Directions: Read a fictional novel
that is a Newbery Award or Honor book. Or you may read a fictional novel that
is on the California Department of Education Suggested Reading List. You may
also read a Classic Novel. Please okay all books with the teacher first for a
small grade. The book you choose must be at least grade level and 100 pages. Teacher will evaluate your writing and
analytical skills through out this assignment. Improving these skills will a
major focus this academic year. You
may NOT complete a book review on any books we have read together in class. You
may NOT complete a book review on a book in which you’ve already written a book
review for. Plagarism is strictly prohibited.
Assignment Format:
1.
Create
your Critical Book Review on a full sheet of paper. You may use more than one
page if necessary 2) Include the proper typed student heading on
the top left corner. 3) You must use Times New Roman font, size 12. 4) Please double-space
the paragraphs. Indent each paragraph
and have one-inch margins all around.
Book Information- Title page (please see
example)
1.
Title
(Make sure you capitalize properly, bold and italicize)
2.
Author
3.
Genre
(Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, etc..)
4.
Number
of pages
5.
Award
Type: Please note the award/book type. (Newbery Award Winner, Newbery Award
Honor, CA Suggested Reading list or Classic Novel).
6.
Picture
of the book (cut and paste from internet)
1st Paragraph: Identify the
book, author and summarize
Using your own words and complete
sentences, write a one paragraph summary of the book. Begin your summary
paragraph using the following example phrase: The novel, Joe Goes to the Zoo, by Joe Cool, is about….. Include information
in your summary from the beginning, the middle and the end of the book. Please
include ONLY the most important
details. DO NOT retell the entire story. Your summary should be 8-15 sentences
long. You may include the ending of the book if you like, but it is optional. Please
follow everything or points will be deducted.
2nd Paragraph: Please address
the following questions in your second paragraph. Use
complete sentences. Remember, you’re writing a very large paragraph of 10-15
sentences.
·
Describe
some of the good things you liked about the book. Give a brief example from the
book for EACH item you mention.
·
Describe
some of the things that you didn’t like about the book or that could be
improved? Give examples from the book. (This will be reviewed by the teacher).
·
How
did you like the end of the book? EXPLAIN
why or why not?
·
Would
you recommend this book to other readers? EXPLAIN
why or why not?
