Seventh Gradenon-Fiction

I.S. 239Ms. Favale

Seventh GradeNon-Fiction

INDEPENDENT READING

WRITE A BOOK REVIEW!

Your book review should be typed.

It should be double-spaced.

It should be written in size 12 font.

Book Review format:

Write your name, homeroom, and English ID on the first line.

Write the title and author of the book. Write the genre. Remember, a book title must be italicized.

Copy the questions. Your answers must be in correct paragraph format.

You must use examples from the book to support your ideas.

You must include a Works Cited page citing all sources used for your book review.

Choose FIVE questions from the list below. Copy the questions. Restate the question in your answer. You must write in complete sentences. Use correct paragraph format. Make sure you provide examples from the book to support your ideas.

Write a text-to-self connection you made while reading this book. Explain using examples from the book.

Write a text-to-text connection you made while reading this book. Explain using examples from the book.

Write a text-to-world connection you made while reading this book. Explain using examples from the book.

What did you like most about this book? Why? Explain using examples from the book.

Were you able to relate to anyone in the book? In what way? Explain using examples from the book and provide examples from your own experiences.

What did you like least about this book? Why? Explain using examples from the book.

Would you recommend this book to your peers? Why or why not? Explain using examples from the book.

What have you learned after reading this book? Has it broadened your perspective about a difficult issue—personal or societal? Has it introduced you to a culture in another country...or an ethnic or regional culture in your own country? Explain using examples from the book.

Did the book read like a story, a newspaper article, a report, or something else? Explain using examples from the book.

In your opinion, what special significance does the title of the book have? Explain. Explain using examples from the book.

CHECKLIST:

USE THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST TO CHECK YOUR WORK BEFORE SUBMITTING IT:

_____Is your book review typed?

_____Is it double-spaced?

_____Is it written in size 12 font?

_____Is your name, homeroom, and English ID on the first line?

_____Did you write the title and author of the book?

_____Did you include the genre?

_____Did you remember to italicize the title of the book?

_____Did you copy the questions?

_____Are your answers in correct paragraph format?

_____Did you use examples from the book to support your ideas?

_____Did you answer a total of FIVE questions?

_____Did you include a separate Works Cited page using MLA format?

_____Did you proofread your work?

Once you have answered YES to all of the questions about, you are ready to submit your work.