How Do You Write A Book Review For School?
Whether you are in middle school, high school or college, one of your teachers is going to assign you to write a book review. Book reviews basically summarize the text that you have been assigned to read and offers your opinion of the book. Here I will give you the basic “how to” tips to write a successful book review for your school assignment. Read on to learn more. Write a statement that tells what you are reviewing in the first paragraph. This paragraph will be 4 to 5 sentences long and will list what you are reading, who wrote it, and where and when it was published. The last sentence should state your opinion of some aspect of the book. This is your Main Idea. Write a sentence that supports (or backs up) your opinion, the main idea. Use details from the book to clarify your first support point. This will be your second paragraph and should also be four to five sentences. Put your second support point in the third paragraph. Again, use as many details from the book to support your