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Unit 4 ~ Composition
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Time! Time to complete the lessons on the OLS Writing in action Level C book Pencil paper A book to review
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Lesson 1: What is a book review? (pages 56-59) Lesson 2: What do you want to say in your book review? (pages 60-61) Lesson 3: Gathering Information about the author (pages 62-63) Lesson 4: Writing a Summary of the Book (page 64) Lesson 5: Evaluating Plot, Characters, and Setting (page 65-68) Lesson 6: Outlining your review (pages 69-71) Lesson 7: Writing the Body of the Book Review (pages 72-73) Lesson 8: Writing the Intro and Conclusion (pages 74-77) Lesson 9: Editing the Book Review (pages 78-79)
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Telling someone what you think about a book. A book reviewer’s job is to tell the world their expert opinion on the book. You include what the book is about, main points, but usually they do not give away the ending. You can tell how the reviewer feels about the book, but you do not have to take that opinion as your own If you read a book review, you may want to read a few more on that book to get a feel for the book.
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Choose a book you are currently reading or have read Choose one that interests you and you can form opinions about. For our book review, choose a fiction story. A fiction story is a story that is made up. The events could happen in some cases but are not actual events!
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What is the book about? What is the main idea of the book? Who are the main characters in the book? Which character did you like the most? Would you want to read another book by the same author? Why or why not? Who would like this book? Who would NOT like it? Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
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First, gather information about the author Then, write a summary of the book. Next, start to evaluate the plot, characters, and setting Finally Write an outline of your book review. It can look like this:
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I. Introduction II. Summary of the book III. Setting o A. When and Where the story takes place o B. Brief Description of setting and your comments on it IV. Characters o A. Main Character 1 1. Appearance 2. Actions 3. Personality o B. Main Character 2 1. Appearance 2. Actions 3. Personality V. Information on the author o A. Early life o B. What else they have written VI. Conclusion o A. Who would enjoy this book? o B. My thoughts on the book
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Start by drafting the body. USE YOUR OUTLINE TO HELP Then draft the introduction and the conclusion Don’t worry too much about your grammar and spelling while you draft, you can fix those up later!
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WHEN DO I REVISE? o AFTER YOU DRAFT! o Make sure it is organized well o Make sure you made all the main points you wanted to o Check for grammar o Check for word usage o Check for punctuation and other details
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Complete Unit 4 in the OLS kmail, file share, or turn in your book review to your teacher by January 16 th. IF YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR BOOK REVIEW: o Turn in your report on time o Kmail your teacher telling them you’d like to share your book o She will send you a “Book Commercial” slide to fill out o Return the “Book Commercial” slide to her by Jan. 21 st o Come to class on the 22 nd and be prepared to share!!
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Title and Author:_____________________ Main Characters:_____________________ What is my book about? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Would I recommend this book? (two reasons why yes or no): __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________
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