PART 3: EXTENDED WRITING
BOOK REVIEW:
Write a review of a book you have recently read (in approximately 200 words) for you school
magazine. You can use these WH questions as prompts.
 What is the title?
 Who is the author and the characters?
 What happens in the book?
 Where and when does the story take place?
 How did the book make you feel?
 Why did you like/dislike the book?
 Who would you recommend the book to?
 What did you learn from the book?
“If I Never Forever Endeavor” Book Review
By ___________ (Your name)
“If I Never Forever Endeavor” written by author Holly Meade is a book about
1) _________________. The bird was in confusion and had to come up with a decision if it
would ever learn to fly or not. On one hand, he wanted to give up because of the fear of
failure, and on the other hand, he 2)_____________________. He worries that if he tries,
he may get lost in the world. That makes him want to 3)______________________.
According to me, this book would give some important message to its readers. It would
help other children to learn that 4)___________________, but sometimes when we try, we
can find things that make us happy too. And this book will help others know that mistakes are
okay and 5)_________________.
My favourite part of the book is when 6)_______________________. I also liked
this book because it gives out such a positive message about how to
7)_______________________. Reading this book 8) _____________________. It also
teaches about 9) ___________________.
I will recommend this book for children who are 3 to 8 years old. I give the book 5 stars
since I think it's important for other children to 10)____________________..
part of learning
thought that it might succeed
stay in his nest where he's safe
trying new things can be scary
a bird who has no idea how to fly
5
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3
4
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courage in life
brought a smile on my face
face their fear and go ahead in life
they finally succeed in learning to fly
overcome our fears regarding success
and failure
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8
10
6
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