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Writing a Fiction Book Review. READ THE BOOK! Immediately write down some notes! List: –Memorable scenes –Overall impression –Feelings.

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1 Writing a Fiction Book Review

2 READ THE BOOK! Immediately write down some notes! List: –Memorable scenes –Overall impression –Feelings

3 Researching the “REAL” People –Compare the characters in the book to the real life people Places –How does the setting in the book differ from the real location? Events –How accurate are the events in the book compared to the real life events?

4 BOOK REVIEW Paragraph 1 –Name of book –Major characters –Basic setting (time & place) –Type of book (comedy, drama, adventure, etc)

5 BOOK REVIEW Paragraph 2 –Summary of the book –Include only the most important events

6 BOOK REVIEW Paragraph 3 –Discuss one aspect of the writing Characters Conflict Pacing Complications Resolution Vocabulary Anything else you can think of… –Site specific example(s) from the book

7 BOOK REVIEW Paragraph 4 –Compare some aspect of the book to what really happened Setting Event People

8 BOOK REVIEW Paragraph 5 –Overall reaction to the book –Recommendations

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