Short Story Review

Purpose
The purpose of this activ- ity is to help you practice expressing
your opinion about one of the short stories you have read in your book club. Additionally, this assign-
ment is designed to help you practice summarizing.

Learning Outcomes
· Summarize longer text using your own words;

· Recognize patterns of organization, and identify themes and main ideas in texts.

Directions
Part I—Done in class
1. Read and discuss all the stories in your book club.
2. Contribute to the book club discussion with your ideas.
Part II—Done at home "The first function of a book review should
1. Choose your favourite story from the book club. be, I believe, to give some idea of the con-
2. Write a professional review of the story. tents and character of the book."
~ Walter Kaufmann
Book Review Format
Your book review should contain the follow elements:
• A clear introduction of the author, the title, and the date published.
• A concise and accurate summary of the story.
• Your analysis, opinion, and recommendation.

Marks
This assignment is worth 10 marks or 10% of your final grade.

Grading Rubric
Natasha will provide you with a grading rubric. This rubric will allow you to see how you are graded.

Example
Natasha will provide you with an example to show you how to write a solid book review.
Due Date: Friday, November 10th