What should a book report be focused on???? ( topics??)?
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It should be focused on the main ideas of the book.  Include: main points, main characters, turning points, high climax, plot, setting
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You specified a type of book I have never read, so I will answer the general part of your question.  Please understand that a book review's main purpose, from the reader's point of view, is to give him/her enough information to answer the question, "Should I read this book?"  Generally, that means "Should I buy this book," and that means parting with their hard-earned money.  \n\nFirst, you need to decide the answer to that question (yes or no?  Thumbs up or down?), and then support your conclusion with what you write.  Give enough information about the content to let a person know whether it is something they want, but not so much that they feel they've already got the point, and don't need to read the book.\n\nI would start by reading a great many book reviews, analyzing whether they satisfy your own need for information, and decide why they are good or bad.  \n\nAlways keep the reader's point of view in mind, but you also need to have a look at the publisher's point of view.  (The publisher of the review, not the book!)  What you see in a published review is important, by the standard of getting paid for what you write.  So read first in the publications that pay well for what you should do, then read in the publications that do not pay at all for what you should NOT do!  After all, if the author could have sold to a paying publication, he/she would probably have done so.
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The first link listed is a begining guide that you can look at to get some information.\n\nThe second link listed is a list of books--some of which have a little bit about them--good to go through!
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look for the key points in each chapter when reviewing
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introduction- sound engaging. convince your reader that your topic is an issue thats worth considering. clearly and strongly state your opinion. and try not to use a passive voice when doing this.\n\nbody paragraphs- give reasons to support your opinion. try to appeal to your audience. you can appeal to common sense, logic, emotion, ethics, etc. giving evidence is also a good idea. statistics work great. and if you can show that you did soe good research, im sure your teacher will love it.\n\nconclusion- if you like, give a quick summary of your reasons. state you opinion statement. and... a "call to action" where you are calling to the reader to take action and act on your opinion. when doing this, assume your reader strongly believes and agrees with your opinion and view on the issue.
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Pick something your interested in and know about.  Otherwise, you won't care what you are writing about.  Even a non-fiction book needs to have some spark to it.
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I recommend movies with close caption.  Books that are interesting and related to topics the person finds interesting.  Make him read short perios (15 minutes), then have him wrtie a short composition about the book he was reading.  Show him what kind of sentences he is using, and compare them to the gramatical structure of the book.
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Your first paragraph should grab the reader's attention.  It should be interested and contain information about the subject to follow.  This is referred to as a "thesis."\nThis info is more for essays.\n\n"Motifs" are a great idea too.  Okay, for example, last night I was watching the Patriot, the introduction to the movie was Mel Gibson thinking about how his sin's would come back to haunt him.  After his son dies he makes reference to this again.  It has a very powerful effect.  Take note that motif's are used in literary works too.\nI would say that this is for a book.
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It depends on what class this is for.  It is always best to write about something that interests you or something that you would like to learn more about.  There are a million possible topics to choose from!
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how about a catalog of books for a library.\nyou could include all stuff that you need like\n- Name\n- Author(s)\n- Publisher\n- Year of publication\n- ISBN\n- Number of copies\n- Issued copies/available copies\n\nThe best part is, a quick search through some site like Amazon can give you a lot of authentic data on this.
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Can it be about some place you've traveled? About a person you admire? Is there any specific topic it is supposed to be focused on? My suggestion would be to pick a topic you feel sooooo familiar with and that you enjoy. A sport......a celebrity.......a place......and then go to town. If your paper is about something you love, you'll whip it out in no time. I can see you getting started and then not even realizing you've gone over 3 pages. Just be sure to pick a topic you enjoy and know a great deal about from personal experience. I hope this helps!
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You could always pull some topics from whats happening in the world today. You could also tackle topics that are controversial. I think one topic that might be interesting is "How liberal is the media".\n\nBeing that you are interested in Conservative Journalism you may want to read "Letters to a Young Conservative" by Dinesh D'Souza. You can find it at amazon.com or your local library may have it.\n\nGood luck with your endeavor!
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Title Talk: Prereading that focuses on the title of a literary text gets students thinking about the text to come. Such thinking teaches them how to generate ideas, make connections and predictions. Here is a recent example form an initial discussion of Lord of the Flies. \n\nUse Visual Aids to Improve Instruction: I copy most of the different Tools for Thought onto transparencies. Depending on the activity, I project the organizer onto the whiteboard or the overhead screen. Here you see it projected onto the whiteboard so I can model for them how to fill in the outline. I used the graphic organizer to take notes for what we were doing that day; then had my Reading Workshop students do the same so they could improve their notetaking skills. \n\nInvolve the Students in the Assessment Process: My students and I created this rubric through collaboration. They came in with their papers (Weekly Paper assignment) then got into groups. They were supposed to read through and identify the important areas of a good paper and the criteria for each category. I used the board to take notes on what they said and provide structure to the discussion. I then used these notes to create the rubric we used for the Weekly Paper. \nClassroom Connection: I am often asked what my classroom computer set up is. This is what it looks like. It is an iMac DVD edition with a T-1 Internet line and supporting connection to the overhead monitor. This meets most of our needs. Students can, for example, do work elsewhere and send it to the class computer (room82@englishcompanion.com) to print or present.\nUse the Board: Though it will not make much sense here, I wanted to include this example of my use of the board. We were discussing how one chapter in a book can build on or be related to the previous one and/or those which came before it. The image here is one I draw as I talked; thus I used the board to support/narrate what I was saying. The arrows are meant to show how themes (e.g., change) run throughout the stories we were reading. "Kim," "Ana," and "Wendell" refer to (and the boxes represent) different stories/chapters in the book Seedfolks. When the next class comes in, I erase this and start over. I find it does not work to refer to it as a static drawing/diagram in subsequent periods. Also, the act of drawing it makes the teaching more active and makes my thinking more visible. \n\nUse Multiple Means to Deliver Instruction: In the picture below I am using the overhead to model how to do an assignment in my reading workshop. I photocopied the assignment to a transparency and modeled how to do the assignment. Then I had them try one. We discussed what they came up with, critiqued their responses, then continued for independent practice while I moved around to support them. So students have information to help them on this assignment on the whiteboard, on the overhead, on their handouts, and through my voice. This is not what we do every day. I only use so many modalities when teaching something specific which they need to process by multiple means if they are to learn it. \n\nUse Reciprocal Teaching: These students in my freshman honors English class work together (as everyone else in class is doing) to read, discuss, and make notes using a graphic organizer designed to help them learn who all the characters are. The novel Jasmine, which we read as part of their integrated world cultures course (taught by the Social Studies teacher), has many characters, jumps in time, and shifts in location. I used reciprocal teaching here to allow students to get a solid understanding who is who and how the text works before moving ahead in the text. Setting up a good foundation early on prevents confusion and problems later.\n\nUse Student Exemplars; In my freshman honors English class we have worked hard to learn how to read more closely. Each Friday I give them a poem (click here to see an example of one of the weekly poem assignments,
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It really depends on you. The best topic would be any topic that you are really interested in... something that you know about, and something that you think is important and that would be relevant for your audience.
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Look at the subject index.  There is a general theme of the book that is Problem Management and Developmental Appropriateness.
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Since it's for sociology, it should focus on people, what they do there, why they are there, and how they interact. Perhaps during a particular time period.
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Dreams ... aspirations ... goals ... experience(s) ... desires ... career possibilities .... These are definitely things you should include ! You don't have to write page after page about them ... just show that you are ambitious and goal-minded !