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Literature Analysis
Objective:
- Analyze a reading selection to include Introduction, Summary, Analysis, and Personal Response.
Directions:
- Identify books from the suggested reading list located at the end of the lesson below that interest you, or choose books of your own.
- Most of the books may be found at the local library or online. If you are not able to locate a book from this list you may choose your own but you must message Lesson Help in the Message Center to receive approval for your book choice.
- Choose from a variety of genres. (e.g., fiction and non-fiction)
- Use the book review format below
- Submit only one book review for each link provided in the course.
If you have questions message Lesson Help in the Message Center.
Book Review Format
Book reports and book reviews are similar. Book reports tend to be a little more descriptive (What is this book about?) and book reviews are usually more persuasive (Why a reader should or shouldn't read this book). Both offer a combination of summary and commentary.
Introduction: 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 (fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction)
A brief (1-2 sentences) introduction to the book and your review.
Summary: There are two main sections for this part.
1. What is the book about?
2. What is the author's purpose? (persuade, inform, entertain?
3. What is your opinion of the book?
4. Summarize:
Fiction:
1. Provide brief descriptions of the setting, the point of view (who tells the story), the protagonist, and other major characters. If there is a distinct mood or tone, discuss that as well.
2. Give a concise plot summary including the sequence of major events, the climax, and the resolution.
3. Discuss the use of literary devices such as similes, metaphors, imagery, foreshadowing, or personification.
Non-fiction:
1. Provide a general overview of the author's topic, main points, and argument. What is the thesis? What are the important conclusions?
2. Don't try to summarize each chapter or every angle. Choose the chapters or sections that are most significant and interesting to you.
Analysis: In this section, you can write about your own opinions, but be sure that you explain and support your opinions with examples.
Answer these questions:
1. Did the author achieve his or her purpose? How so? Provide examples.
2. Is the writing effective, powerful, difficult, or beautiful? How so? Provide examples.
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the book? Be specific.
4. For non-fiction, what are the author's qualifications to write about the subject? Do you agree with the author's arguments and conclusions? Why or why not?
5. What is your overall response to the book? Did you find it interesting, moving, or dull? Explain why.
6. Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not?
Personal Response:
- Briefly conclude your review by pulling your thoughts together. How did it affect you, personally?
Suggested Reading List: Grades 9-12
The Real Question, Adrian Fogelin
Solomon, Marilyn B. Shaw 870L
The Yearling, Marjorie K. Rawlings 750L
We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success, Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, and Sharon Draper 860L
The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros 870L
Money Hungry, Sharon Flake 650
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak 730L
The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway 940L
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft, Thor Heyerdahl 1310L
Monster, Walter Dean Myers 670L
Taken, Edward Bloor 640L
Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S, Cynthia Barnett
Southern Comforts: Rooted in a Florida Place, Sudye Cauthen
Looking for the New Deal, Elna C. Green
Breaking Point, Alex Flinn 410L
Night, Elie Wiesel 590L
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury890L
All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque 830L
A Separate Peace, John Knowles 1110L
Whispers from the Bay, John Tkac
Imaginary Enemy, Julie Gonzalez
The First Hollywood Florida and the Golden Age of Silent Filmmaking, Shawn Bean
The New Deal in South Florida, John Stuart & John Stack, Eds.
Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators: More Stories about Real Florida, Jeff Klinkenberg Silent Spring, Rachel Carson 1340L
The Everglades, River of Grass, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
A Land Remembered, Patrick D. Smith
In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Álvarez 910L
Florida Cowboys, Carlton Ward Jr. 810L
The Great Wide Sea, M. H. Herlong
When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead 750L
November Blues, Sharon Draper
Replacing Dad, Shelley Frazer Mickle
Alligator Bayou, Donna Jo Napoli HL430L
Marcelo in the Real World, Francisco Stork
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland, Sally M. Walker NC1140L
The Trouble With Panthers, William Culyer Hall
Cookie & Me, Mary Jane Ryals
The Shakespeare Stealer, Gary Blackwood 840L
