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Book Review or an Article Review
Writing a Book Review or an Article Review
• A book/article review looks at the quality, meaning, and significance of a work of literature.
• It is a reaction paper - focusing on purpose, content, and authority - in which strengths and weaknesses of the material are analyzed.
• It should examine what the author has tried to do, evaluate how well the author has succeeded, and presents evidence to support this evaluation.
• The first step is to READ the book/article.
• Allow yourself enough TIME to be able to thoroughly read and evaluate the book/article.
• Read ACTIVELY and CRITICALLY!
? Engage with the text
? Highlight and Underline passages
? Write in the margins
? Make predictions (and test them)
? Ask questions (and answer them)
• Typical book/article reviews consist of two parts:
? Summary & Analysis
• Occasionally a professor will want additional info.
? Bibliographical Material
? Personal Opinion
? Career/Ministry Application
• There is no standard, discipline-specific way to write a book/article review.
? Often a professor will provide guidelines and format.
? Otherwise, you may create your own outline.
Sample Outline
I. Introduction
II. Summary
III.Analysis
A. Strengths
B. Weaknesses
IV.Conclusion
• Analysis
? An analysis is a detailed evaluation of the thesis
(arguments) presented by the author.
? Relate the strengths and weaknesses of the book/article.
- What is good and what is bad?
- What did the author do well? Not well?
- This does not communicate if you liked it or not.
Attachment:- Article Reveiw Format.rar