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Writing Guidelines

Prewriting Planning Your Book Review

Choose Your Topic 🟪 First, choose a book you want to review. You can read a mystery, an adventure story, a book about your favorite sports figure, or even a book of poems. Pick a book that you enjoyed and want to share with others.

Gather Your Thoughts 🟪 Next, answer four basic questions about the book: What is the book about? What do I like about the book? What is the book’s theme or message? Why would others like it? (See the next page for more information.)

Writing Developing Your First Draft

Share Your Thoughts  🟪 (1) In the first paragraph of your book review, give the book’s title, the author’s name, and a general idea of the subject of the book. (2) Then, in separate paragraphs, answer the first three questions: What is the book is about? What do I like about the book? What is the book’s theme or message? (3) In the last paragraph, answer the final question: Why would others like it?

Revising Improving Your Book Review