Quarter 1 Nonfiction Book Review

BOOK REVIEW (non-fiction)

Student Name__________________________________________________________________
Start Date _________
Finish Date_________
Title of Book:__________________________________________________________________
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1. Genre of the book (circle one)

Non-Fiction(social studies) Non-Fiction(science) Biography Memoir Other:__________

2. Purpose of this book: (circle one) Persuade Inform Entertain

Key Words Synonym

Big Idea:
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3. The most interesting thing I learned was:

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4. List 3 facts about this topic:

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5. Non-Fiction Summary:
Quarter 1 Nonfiction Book Review
Your summaries need to include the important ideas from the text!
Look at the way the author
started this book (the
introduction). Describe how the
author started the book. Is this a
good way to start a book? Why or
why not?
Summarize section 1.

Summarize section 2.

Summarize section 3.

Summarize section 4.

Look at the way the author

ended the book (the closing).
How did he/she end the book?
Was it a good way to end a book?
Why or why not?

6. What age range would most appreciate this story? What makes you think that?

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7. How is this book organized? Give an example of how you know this. (descriptive,
sequential, cause/effect, question/answer, compare/contrast, problem/solution)

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8 What questions do you still have about this topic?

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