23 Writing Book Reviews

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Prewriting Reading Writing Process

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Writing Project Reading

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Page 169 from All Write

Writing Guidelines: Book Reviews

The next two pages provide guidelines for writing a book review. Page 169 addresses the prewriting step, starting with choosing a topic. Inform students that they should review a book that they have recently read and that they have strong feelings about. If they must first read a book, remember that English Language Learners are usually two or more years behind their counterparts in their reading abilities. Help these students to choose appropriate texts to read and review.

Model using a collection sheet to develop a topic that you identified from page 168 before you have students work on their own.

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

LAFS.6.RL.1.1

TEKS Standard:

110.22.b.6.C, 110.22.b.7

NE ELA Standard:

LA 6.1.6.d

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Page 170 from All Write

Writing, Revising, and Editing

After reviewing “Writing the First Draft,” model writing a first draft for your students. At this time, you may also want share with them the model on page 171. Then have them develop their own first drafts.

Also model revising and editing for students before you have them complete these two steps on their own. Refer students to page 54 for an editing checklist to help them with this step.

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Editing Checklist.docx

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

LAFS.6.W.1.2

TEKS Standard:

110.22.b.10, 110.22.b.11.B

NE ELA Standard:

LA 6.2.1.b, LA 6.2.2, LA 6.2.2.a

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Page 171 from All Write

Sample Focused Review

Consider providing additional background information about Hellen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan before you address the sample review. Then ask for a volunteer to read the review. Use the side notes as a basic guide during your discussion of the text.

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Reading Writing

Page 172 from All Write

Writing a Summary Report

Read and discuss the explanation of a summary report at the top of page 172. Then ask for a volunteer to read the sample report. During your discussion of the report, point out how each of the six summary questions are answered. Model writing one of these reports before you have students try one on their own.

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

LAFS.6.RL.1.2

TEKS Standard:

110.22.b.7.A

NE ELA Standard:

LA 6.1.6.d

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