Howtowriteabookreport.pptVIP

Miao Yu Fall 2009 How to… Take thorough and careful notes as you read the book. Use Post-it flags to mark pages that contain important passages or quotes. Look through your notes and decide, based on the length of the book report, what is essential to include and what can be excluded? State the main point of the book or give a brief plot summary. How to… 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 ov