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Viewing Writing a Good Book Report is an ArtWriting a Good Book Report is an Art
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By Kenneth Scott Some time or other during our schooling, most of us have been assigned the task of writing book reports. We have to live with book report assignments throughout our academic life, grade school, high school, and college. Book reports in grade school are easy, as the writing is simple and most of the time the teacher takes an indulgent view due to the student's age. High school book reports are a different ball game altogether. The teacher expects us to know what we are doing, and the assignments are less manageable as well. This is the time when we are expected to know how to write a book report properly without those irritating grammatical errors and fledgling mistakes. Nobody likes remarks like 'see me after class' from teachers, but still most of us have had to face them one way or the other during high school. College presents new challenges when we find that the concept of book reports is crushed, but haunts us under a different name altogether. Suddenly book reports are termed 'essays' and instead of broad stories, the assignments become more focused on an idea that is a recurrent element in the book and specific themes. Instead of indulging in wishful thinking and hoping we were still in high school where things were easier, it is the time when we are required to unearth our talent if we have any. If we really get down to doing it seriously, learning how to write book reports is elementary. It is simply a matter of organizing and doing it chronologically instead of proceeding in a haphazard manner. The best way of writing book reports is to work on them step-by-step. • Without trying to make notes in-between, first read the entire book. Writing notes may result in losing the focus of the underlying idea the author wants to convey. • The second step is to decide on the focus of your report as per the guidelines of the assignment, depending upon whether the assignment is for a general summary or focused on a particular aspect of the book, prepare a general outline and structure of the report. • Once the outline and the structure is ready, all that is needed is to keep in mind the book's major themes and to start pouring your heart out on what you feel the book and the theme is all about. After all, a book report is all about enlarging the small issue. However, if you are a novice in writing book reports and/or you wish to improve your techniques, many websites can assist you in your endeavors. About the Author: To find more advice about writing an excellent book report, visit http://juniorcollegesuniversity.com. Article Source: A Language Guide - http://www.a-language-guide.com |
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