Written Book Reports (NOT book talks)

Book Report How-to The book reports have a desired and required format to follow. It is to be one flowing essay with no subtitles or sections. No “I”--third person only except for the critique in the final paragraph. It is the facts of your book. There are four required sections: 1) introduction—name of book, author, setting, main characters' names, genre, general impression of book 2) Character sketches of main characters=each main character needs one 5 paragraph sketch consisting of: introduction, physical description (sex, strengths, abilities, disabilities, anything about the body), mental/emotional description (smart, disabled, bubbly, personality, depression, anything about inner self), social life (status, popular/loner, relationships, jobs, etc., anything relating to outside interactions), and conclusion. 3) Plot summary-a couple pages telling me the main plot points. I insist on a detailed description of any and all conflicts, not just saying “man vs. man”, etc. Also there must be a mention of the climax. 4) Conclusion critique. It should be a short judgement of the book. “This novel was exciting and the author captured my interest from the start…” or “ This novel was too young for teens and the events were not very interesting” for example. Please rate the novel and tell who would be the prime audience for it. Typed, 12 font- no larger Times New Roman 1 inch margins double spaced MLA style