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Writing a Book Report
An E-learning approach by Jean Huot, B.A., B. Ped, B. Lit, M. Ed.
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| A book report is an essay giving a short summary of a book and a reaction to it. When you are set in a situation to compose such a type of writing, you often find it greatly difficult to think of what to say even though you know your subject fairly well. The purpose of this web site is to help you learn how to plan, organize, develop and present an effective book report. |
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The main pages of this web site are explained below. |
| The Index |
The Table of Contents |
Home |
The index and the table of contents are presented in this home page. |
About |
FAQ : Author, programs, topics, host and sponsor, and other referring Web sites. |
Aims |
What objectives must be reached while doing a book report? Read about personal and scholarly goals. |
Book Report |
What is a book report? Consider the following items:
 authors,
content,
plan, or theoretical frame,
format,
format samples,
a model for English,
a quiz as a complement.
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Scenario |
What scenario (or methodological frame) should you follow to plan and write a clear, organized and complete book report? Here are the main steps:
select a subject and establish a schedule,
prepare notes and a bibliography,
develop an outline,
draft and write,
revise.
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Links |
Here are links to:
book report sites,
online libraries,
online book clubs and reviews,
online book stores,
electronic books,
literary terms and famous quotations,
The ABC of English literature
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American, British, Canadian sites and general survey sites.
the 100 greatest literary works,
my portfolio. |
| Glossary |
The glossary presents three lists:
technical terms,
effective vocabulary,
literary terms.
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Search |
in a dictionary or thesaurus.
on the Internet.
for a translation.
in reference desk links.
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.gif) Interactive Tools |
Book Reporter.
Quiz on Book Report.
Guest book.
Suggest a Site
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Bibliography |
This section lists the sources of information relevant to the text. |
| Site Map |
The main parts of this web site are listed alphabetically. |
Français |
Le compte rendu de lecture d'un livre : une activité pédagogique! |
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Artist: © Daniela Zékina, 2008.
Galerie Jeannine Blais.
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