Book review

Syftet med uppgiften är att utveckla kunskaper i engelska språket och kunskaper om områden och sammanhang där engelska används samt tilltro till sin förmåga att använda språket i olika situationer och för skilda syften. Genom att läsa en bok och skriva en bokrecension ges möjlighet att utveckla en allsidig kommunikativ förmåga. Denna förmåga innebär att förstå skriven engelska, att kunna formulera sig i skrift och att kunna anpassa sitt språk till olika situationer, syften och mottagare. I den kommunikativa förmågan ingår även språklig säkerhet och att kunna använda olika strategier för att stödja kommunikationen och lösa problem när språkkunskaperna inte räcker till.

Book reviews can be found in most newspappers. It's a text where a person gives their opinion on a book. There are other kinds of reviews as well, for example game and film reviews.

 

Uppgifter

Writing a book review

Take notes while you're reading so you can go back and find descriptions of the characters, settings, and certain event that affected you in som way and explain why.

Writing a book review. The outline is as follows:

HEADLINE:

Name of the book and book review

By x x x x x x

INTRODUCTION:

This includes the basics of the book, including the title, author and the date of release. You should also present a SHORT SUMMARY.

In a short summary describe shortly the main plot and important subplot in the story, including the five Ws (who, what, when, where, and why)—don’t forget!—Reveal plots, twists or the ending of the story only if they relate directly to your analysis.

ANALYSIS:

This is the body of the essay and includes your critical analysis of the story.

° Discuss the MAJOR THEMES RAISED in the story. (Themes, what is the story about? Timeless

and human issues over: Family crises, freedom, romance, drug-problems, unhappy love,

revenge, rich versus poor, social conditions and so on. )

° Give a detailed description of a certain EVENT THAT AFFECTED YOU in some way and explain

why.

° What CONFLICTS do you see?

° Then, ANALYZE THE MAIN CHARACTERS of the story, compare and contrast them.

° EXPLAIN THE MAIN IDEA of the story, the reason why it was made.

° MAIN MESSAGE: What do you think the writer wants to say with the story?

° DISCUSS whether the author achieved the goal he/she set out to achieve.

CONCLUSION:

This is where you provide a summary of the primary concepts in a new and more convincing manner, making the case for your analysis. You can also include a call-to-action that will invite the reader to read the book or avoid it entirely.