How to Write a Non-Fiction Book Review
Introduction (half the review)
Here you want to provide basic information about the book, and a sense of what your report will be about. You should include:
Title (underlined)/Author
Publication Information: Publisher, year, number of pages
Genre
A brief introduction to the book and the report/review.
Explain the author's purpose and/or the main themes of the book. Then you can summarize and share some of the more interesting facts.
Don't try to summarize each chapter or every angle. Choose the ones that are most significant and interesting to you.
Analysis and Evaluation (the other half of the review)
In this section you analyze or critique the book. You can write about your own opinions; just be sure that you explain and support them with examples. Some questions you might want to consider:
Did the author achieve his or her purpose?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the book?
What are the author's qualifications to write about the subject? Do you agree with the author's arguments and conclusions?
What is your overall response to the book? Did you find it interesting, moving, dull?
Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not?
Conclusion
Briefly conclude by pulling your thoughts together. You may want to say what impression the book left you with, or emphasize what you want your reader to know about it.
Making A Poster: Poster rubric
Scale is 1-4 with 4 being the highest score in each category. Required elements include a time-line of important events/discoveries about the non-fiction topic written about.
Required Elements
The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information. 4 pts.
All required elements are included on the poster. 3 pts.
All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster. 2 pts.
Several required elements were missing. 1 pts.
Labels
All items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled with labels that can be read from at least 3 ft. away. 4 pts.
Almost all items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled with labels that can be read from at least 3 ft. away. 3 pts.
Many items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled with labels that can be read from at least 3 ft. away. 2 pts.
Labels are too small to view OR no important items were labeled. 1 pts.
Graphics - Relevance
All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. 4 pts.
All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. Some borrowed graphics have a source citation. 3 pts.
All graphics relate to the topic. One or two borrowed graphics have a source citation. 2 pts.
Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation. 1 pts.
Attractiveness
The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. 4 pts.
The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.3 pts.
The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. 2 pts.
The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. 1 pts.
Grammar
There are no grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster. 4 pts.
There are 1-2 grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster. 3 pts.
There are 3-4 grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster. 2 pts.
There are more than 4 grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster. 1 pts.
