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‫‪26/12/2021‬‬
 DENG320 Week 4
Chapter 3: Gender and Relationships
Analyzing a Book
Review
A book review is an article that presents information about a
book, including a description of its main themes and ideas. It
usually appears online or in a newspaper or a magazine.
 Many people read a book review to decide whether or not
they want to read the book it describes.
 An evaluation or appraisal (judgement about whether the
book is good or bad) often accompanies the information, and
this is usually based on the personal opinion of the writer of
the review.
Analyzing a Book
Review
To analyze a book review, look for the following components:
 Title of the book
 Name of the author or authors
 List of main themes or ideas
 Evaluation
 General idea of the purpose of the book
Understanding Metaphors in Context
A metaphor is an implied comparison between two things
that are both alike, for instance, “she is a real gem” means
that the woman described is precious (of great value) and
unique (special, singular), like an expensive gem (a diamond,
ruby, etc.).
 Notice that the comparison is implied, not direct. The
sentence does not say that “she is like a gem,” but that she is a
gem.
Understanding Metaphors in Context
This juxtaposition of two very dissimilar things adds the
element of surprise to writing and makes it more interesting
to us as readers, often by bringing a picture to our minds. (We
see a woman who appears to sparkle or shine.)
 Metaphors are common in poetry but also occur in general
writing, both fiction and non-fiction.
Determining the Point of View in an
Essay
An essay (or article) that appears online or in a newspaper or
magazine presents facts and ideas about a particular subject.
It also projects a particular attitude or Point of View about the
person, place, thing, or idea that is being discussed.
An essay may be:
 Positive, in favor of the subject.
 Negative, against the subject.
 Both positive and negative (Objective point of view). Both
aspects are shown and the reader is left to make up his or
her own mind about the subject.
Scanning for Effective Nouns, Adjectives, and
Verbs
Sometimes writers show their skill by using particularly
effective words (e.g. nouns, adjectives, and verbs), which
means words that are more exact, informative, or striking
(imaginative, surprising) than ordinary words.
Example:
DNA = An abbreviation made up of three capital letters
standing for the human genetic code and used here to refer to
the basic structure of something.
Focus on Testing: Prose-Summary
Questions
On the TOEFL iBT test, summary do not require you to
actually write anything. Instead, these prose-summary
questions ask you to choose sentences from a list in order to
build the best possible summary of a reading passage.
 When you work with a prose summary question, you are
given the first sentence of a summary. Then out of a list of six
sentences, you must choose the three that would best complete
the summary.
Writing Tip: Use Your Point of View to Structure a
Persuasive Paragraph
Before beginning to write a paragraph expressing your
opinion on a particular topic, decide what your point of view
is regarding the topic:
 Are you positive (in favor of it)?
 Are you negative (against it)?
 Are you somewhere in between, so that you see some good
aspects and some bad aspects?
Writing Tip: Use Your Point of View to Structure a
Persuasive Paragraph
 Whatever attitude you have, be sure to bring in specific
details to support your point of view.
 Writing an informal outline can help you to structure you
essay well.
Reference
Wegmann, B., & Knezevic, M. P. (2014). Mosaic 2 Reading
(Sixth Edition). McGraw-Hill.
Thank
You