After reading the book try to condense the plot by using your own words to describe it.
2007-10-19 04:09:57
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answer #1
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answered by Gabi ng Lagim 7
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Take thorough and careful notes as you read the book. Use Post-it flags to mark pages that contain important passages or quotes.
Gather your reading notes and the book and have them by your side as you write your report.
Ask yourself, What would I want to know about this book?
Look through your notes and decide, based on the length of the book report and your answers to the above question, what is essential to include and what can be excluded.
State the main point of the book: Why did the author write the book? Or for fiction, give a brief plot summary.
Outline the plot or main ideas in the book or for fiction describe the story and key dramatic points.
Follow your outline as you write the report, making sure to balance the general and the specific. A good book report will both give an overview of the book's significance and convey enough details to avoid abstraction.
Summarize the overall significance of the book: What has this book contributed to the knowledge of the world? For fiction: What does this story tell us about the author's take on life's big questions?
Make sure to proofread your book report carefully before turning it in.
Type your report on a computer.
2007-10-19 11:12:56
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answered by Anonymous
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You first need to find a focus, obviously a book in this case. I would choose a book that has considerable length, and should have some elements of fiction worth reporting on. You then break it up into several different parts, to come up with points that you want to speak on in your report. This gives you the basic paragraph structure. The first should be an introduction, the next 5-8 should be concerning the events of the book in chronological progression. The last is a conclusion, restating the general theme of the book and any lessons that you have learned from reading it.
2007-10-19 11:12:34
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answered by chanelcutie. 3
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Read the book and then write about it one page at a time. A sketchy outline may help. Do you want to summarize, comment on characters or plot? Were there sections that seemed pivotal in the unfolding story for you. What did you like or not about the author's writing style? Add to this list things that come to mind when you think of telling someone about this book. Good luck..
2007-10-19 11:15:03
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answered by DrB 7
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Read the book, a second time until you understand the story. Make notes as you read the story. Write a rough draft (outline) of the report. Think about what points you want to make about the book. Are you suppose to just do a summary of the story or do you have to do an analysis of the story? Write your report, edit, rewrite, and then proofread over and over. Good Luck
2007-10-19 11:18:06
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answered by firewomen 7
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The key to writing a book report is to have read a book that you enjoyed reading. Imagine yourself, sitting in a room of friends, you have just read a GREAT book and you tell your friends all about it with great enthusiasm.
The link below gives a great "How to" on writing a book report and has a good outline to get you started.
2007-10-19 11:11:57
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answered by Nalora B 2
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Think of the book you are supposed to write the report about, then fill up three pages summarizing it.
2007-10-19 11:09:41
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answered by Jacob A 5
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You tell quite a bit of detail about the book. I'm assuming the book was a novel? If you've got a book several hundred pages long, it should be easy to shorten to three.
2007-10-19 11:09:36
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answered by gilgamesh 6
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Here is a student guide on how to write a book report.
http://www.lkwdpl.org/study/bookrep
Make sure you start with a book on a subject you like. The words will flow better.
Good Luck)
2007-10-19 11:16:10
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answered by Anonymous
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start with a summery of the book, what it's about and where the story takes place. follow that with information about the main characters and the "lesson" or "moral" of the story. finish with information on how the "moral" affects the characters in the book
If you pull out the important details of the characters and story and end with a good conclusion which gives a good summary of the "lesson" you will be fine.
2007-10-19 11:16:39
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answered by L H 4
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