• A book review is a critic of a book by reader.
• It consists reader’s opinion and feeling.
• It is also a guide for the new readers.
There are four main parts of a book review:
Introduction
Characters
Summary
Evaluation
INTRODUCTION
•This part introduces your book.
•This part contains;
oTITLE
oAUTHOR
oGENRE
oSETTING
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(name of the book)
(writer)
(category)
(time and place)
INTRODUCTION SAMPLE
TITLE AND
AUTHOR
• Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone is a best-seller book by J. K. Rowling.
• The book is a fantastic story.
GENRE
SETTING
• The story takes place at a school of magic for young witches and wizards,
Hogwarts. Hogwarts is also a castle that is magically hidden in the countryside of
modern England.
CHARACTERS
• In this part reviewer talks about the main characters
and their characteristics shortly.
• You should also talk about your ideas about
characters:
• Who is your favourite character? Why?
• or
• Which character is the most important one in the story?
CHARACTERS SAMPLE
• Harry Potter
• a first year wizard
• a scar on his forehead
CHARACTERS SAMPLE
• Ron Weasley
• First year wizard
• Red-headed
• Harry’s friend
CHARACTERS SAMPLE
• Hermione Granger
• First year witch
• Clever but geeky
• Harry’s friend
CHARACTERS SAMPLE
• Lord Voldemort
• Evil wizard
• Hates Harry
• He is trying to come
back
CHARACTERS SAMPLE
• Severus Snape
• A strict proffessor of
potions
• Dislikes Harry a lot
CHARACTERS SAMPLE
• Quirinus Quirrell
• Proffessor
• Helps Voldemort
CHARACTERS SAMPLE
• My favourite character is
Severus Snape in this
book.
• He looks evil at the
beginning but he has a
good heart.
• He is also a successful
wizard.
SUMMARY
• There should be a BRIEF summary of the book.
• Don’t write dialogues or long explanations.
SUMMARY SAMPLE
• Harry discovers that he
is a famous wizard
who defeated the evil
Lord Voldemort when
Harry was a baby.
SUMMARY SAMPLE
• Harry starts his first
year at Hogwarts and
he becomes friends
with Ron and
Hermione.
SUMMARY SAMPLE
• The three friends discover that a
magical item is being guarded at
Hogwarts. They suspect that
Professor Snape is trying to steal
the treasure and give it to
Voldemort so that Voldemort
can return to power.
SUMMARY SAMPLE
• They decide to catch
him in the act. Harry,
Ron, and Hermione
combine their talents
to get past the traps
and stop the theft.
SUMMARY SAMPLE
• Harry discovers that
Voldemort has been
at Hogwarts with the
help of Professor
Quirrell who Harry
then defeats.
EVALUATION
EVALUATION
Did you like the book?
What was your
favourite part & why?
Do you recommend
the book?
Why?
Give stars or points to
the book out of 5.
Why?
EVALUATION SAMPLE
• Harry Potter and Philosopher’s
Stone is one of my favourite
books.
• My favourite part of the story is
Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s
getting past the traps.
• Because, this part shows
intelligence of three children and
the writer.
• I felt enthusiastic while I was
reading that part.
EVALUATION SAMPLE
• I recommend the book to
the people who want a
mix of fantasy and reality.
• If you watched and liked
the film, you would
admire the book.
EVALUATION SAMPLE
• I think this book
should get 5 stars
because of its
creativity.
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