CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW

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Environmental Biology Course

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JURUSAN BIOLOGI
FAKULTAS MATEMATIKA DAN ILMU PENGETAHUAN ALAM
UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
2021
 CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW

1. The title of the book:

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2. The author:
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3. Where the book was published:

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4. The date that particular edition was published:

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5. The total number of book pages:

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6. What was the author’s purpose in writing the book?

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7. Did she state her purpose explicity or did you have to infer it?
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8. The purpose for writing the book is usually the thesis or argument of the work.
What is it?
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An essay of : “Critical Book Review”

First paragraph : Summary of your total thought of the book as a whole- you
can also include a short summary here

Body Paragraphs : However many paragraphs it takes you to discuss:

1. Theme,
2. Authors intent,
3. The best parts of the book,
4. The worst parts of the book,
5. Your opinion of the book,
6. How clearly the author conveyed his or her intent,
7. Any other relevant information you think a reader would want to know before
deciding to read that book. Identify the most important to the less important
points of your review, highlighting them in that order.
8. Proposed recommendations.
9. Other conclusions you may have arrived at with regards to the text.

This can be divided into individual sections or melded into a simple paragraph
depending on how long you want your review to be.

Final paragraph : Summarize your thoughts about the book and share if the book
is a must-read or a pass.