Book+Review+Review


 * Novel One Project: Book Review Review Assignment **

A book review is both a description and an evaluation of a book and should focus on the purpose, contents, and authority. Include and label each of the following sections in your review:

 What is important about the author and/or historical context in relation to the book? (think about the Harper Lee example)
 * Brief Authorial/Historical Background [25 pts] **

 Title: What does it suggest? Is it appropriate? Does it add meaning?  Tone of the book: Refer to tone words. Provide examples from  the text to prove your point.  Purpose: Why did he/she write it? Was it effective? Why or why not?  Rhetorical devices: Diction, detail, imagery, figurative language,  structure, etc.
 * Rhetorical Style Analysis [50 pts] **

 Provide your own critique of at least 2 reviews with MLA citations. The reviews need to be divergent in some way.  >Find a negative and positive review of your book **OR**  >Find a well-written and poorly written review **OR**  >Find a review that focuses on one area/point and  another that focuses on another **OR** <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> >Find a logical and an illogical review of your book. Label <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> these reviews with a brief explanation regarding how they <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> differ.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Published Reviews [50 pts] **

<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> Were there any benefits of reading the book? Did you learn any lessons? <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> Were you able to make any personal connections with the content or the author?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Importance of the Book [25 pts] **

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