Lecture 5 Book Report 英语专业写作 教学课件.ppt

Lecture 5：Book report Outline 1. What is a book report? 2. What information should be included in a book report? 3. Structure of a book report 4. How to write the setting? 5. How to describe characters ? 6. How to describe the plot? 7. Conflict 8. Incidents 9. Resolution 10. A sample book report 1. What is a book report? A book report presents the content and structure of a book as objectively as possible, without comparison. It provides not only a summary of content but also an analysis of structure. The purpose of the report is to give enough information about a book to help decide whether it will be of use or interest to the reader. Book reports can help learners improve their reading comprehension and enhance their ability to analyze the story and the characters. Reports are concerned mainly with the book presented, relying upon only a few standard reference works for brief and relevant comments on the author and on any special circumstances about the writing of the book. Book reports are not research papers. The research paper is based on material from as many sources as are needed to back up its topic. 2. What information should be included in a book report? 1) Bibliographical information: Give the author’s name; full title of the book, including the subtitle; editor, if any; place, publisher and date of publication; edition, if necessary; and the number of pages - all these in bibliographical form under the title of the report. 2) Background information: Supply any information about the author which shows their credentials for writing in this field or which reveals any influences, which may have affected the author’s point of view. Note any interesting circumstances that led to the writing of the book. When giving the information about the writer, the learner writer should include some historical and social background to which the book is related. To make things clear, the learner writer should read some reference materials, such as biographies