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| − | + | ==[http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/bookrev.html Steps for Writing a Good Book/Play Review]== | |
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| − | 1. Introduce the subject, scope, and type of | + | Also see ''Green Line Klasse 11/12, page 271 f.''<br> |
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| + | '''1. Introduce the subject, scope, and type of the work''' | ||
* Identify the work by author, title, year it was first published | * Identify the work by author, title, year it was first published | ||
* Specify the type of book/play (fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, drama, comedy …). | * Specify the type of book/play (fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, drama, comedy …). | ||
* Mention the works's theme. | * Mention the works's theme. | ||
| − | * Sometimes some background information is necessary to enable reader(s) to place the work into a specific context. For example, you might want to describe the general problem the book addresses, the situation in which it was written ... | + | * Sometimes some background information is necessary to enable reader(s) to place the work into a specific context. For example, you might want to describe the general problem the book addresses, the situation in which it was written ...<br> |
| − | 2. Briefly summarize the content | + | '''2. Briefly summarize the content''' |
* Nonfiction: overview, incl. paraphrases and quotations, of the book's thesis and primary arguments. | * Nonfiction: overview, incl. paraphrases and quotations, of the book's thesis and primary arguments. | ||
| − | * Fiction: brief review of story line, without giving away anything lessening the suspense for readers. | + | * Fiction: brief review of story line, without giving away anything lessening the suspense for readers.<br> |
| − | 3. Provide your reactions to the book/play | + | '''3. Provide your reactions to the book/play''' |
* Describe you reading experience (e.g. Expectations - were they fulfilled or not? ...) '''OR''' | * Describe you reading experience (e.g. Expectations - were they fulfilled or not? ...) '''OR''' | ||
:Describe your experience watching the performance of the play : actors, stage, costumes, music, atmosphere, treatment of original text in production. | :Describe your experience watching the performance of the play : actors, stage, costumes, music, atmosphere, treatment of original text in production. | ||
| − | * Describe the work: Is it interesting, memorable, entertaining, instructive, disturbing, ...? What character, moment in the play is most important? Why? | + | * Describe the work: Is it interesting, memorable, entertaining, instructive, disturbing, ...? What character, moment in the book/play is most important? Why? |
| − | * Respond to the author's opinions: What do you agree with? What do you disagree with? Why? | + | * Respond to the author's opinions/views/depiction of events: What do you agree with? What do you disagree with? Why? |
| − | * Explore issues the book raises: What possibilities are suggested/what matters left out? What would you rather have expected? Explain! | + | * Explore issues the book/play raises: What possibilities are suggested/what matters left out? What would you rather have expected? Explain! |
| − | * Relate the book to larger issues: How did | + | * Relate the book/play to larger issues: How did it book affect you? How have your opinions about the topic changed? How is the book/play related to your own experiences or personal agenda.<br> |
| − | 4. Conclude by summarizing your ideas | + | '''4. Conclude by summarizing your ideas'''<br> |
| − | Close with a direct comment on the book, and tie together issues raised in the review. If you like, you can offer advice for potential readers. | + | Close with a direct comment on the book/play, and tie together issues raised in the review. If you like, you can offer advice for potential readers. |
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| − | + | <sup>Written by Maria Escales for LEO and the Write Place, St. Cloud State University. It may be copied for educational purposes only. | |
| − | + | With additions by Joerg Thelenberg</sup> | |
Aktuelle Version vom 8. Juni 2018, 05:57 Uhr
Steps for Writing a Good Book/Play Review
Also see Green Line Klasse 11/12, page 271 f.
1. Introduce the subject, scope, and type of the work
- Identify the work by author, title, year it was first published
- Specify the type of book/play (fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, drama, comedy …).
- Mention the works's theme.
- Sometimes some background information is necessary to enable reader(s) to place the work into a specific context. For example, you might want to describe the general problem the book addresses, the situation in which it was written ...
2. Briefly summarize the content
- Nonfiction: overview, incl. paraphrases and quotations, of the book's thesis and primary arguments.
- Fiction: brief review of story line, without giving away anything lessening the suspense for readers.
3. Provide your reactions to the book/play
- Describe you reading experience (e.g. Expectations - were they fulfilled or not? ...) OR
- Describe your experience watching the performance of the play : actors, stage, costumes, music, atmosphere, treatment of original text in production.
- Describe the work: Is it interesting, memorable, entertaining, instructive, disturbing, ...? What character, moment in the book/play is most important? Why?
- Respond to the author's opinions/views/depiction of events: What do you agree with? What do you disagree with? Why?
- Explore issues the book/play raises: What possibilities are suggested/what matters left out? What would you rather have expected? Explain!
- Relate the book/play to larger issues: How did it book affect you? How have your opinions about the topic changed? How is the book/play related to your own experiences or personal agenda.
4. Conclude by summarizing your ideas
Close with a direct comment on the book/play, and tie together issues raised in the review. If you like, you can offer advice for potential readers.
Written by Maria Escales for LEO and the Write Place, St. Cloud State University. It may be copied for educational purposes only. With additions by Joerg Thelenberg
