Independent+Reading+Recommendations

• Title and Author—spelled correctly! • ONE word to describe the book and a sentence to explain why. • Rate the book: is it a must-read that anyone would like? Is it a book that a specific type of person might like? Is it a difficult read? Easy? Somewhere in-between? Why? Explain. • Why did you choose to read this book? Was it the cover? A recommendation? Something you’d heard about? A random pick? Explain. • What genre is the book? Science fiction, romance, adventure, high school life, mystery—the list of genres is pretty endless—choose one and explain how this book fits into this genre. • Choose one text reference from the book that shows the writer’s style WITHOUT giving away plot or something major about character or theme. Comment on the writer’s craft in the book—is it strong on description? Character development? Dialect? Does it break grammar and style rules? Is the writing crappy but worth it because of a good story? Is the writing beautiful but lacking plot? Use this section to show your analysis of the writing itself. • What you may need to know as a reader: anything special you might need to look up to understand the book (background knowledge), anything potentially objectionable in the book (language, issues, situations), this book is required reading for another class. • Tell where you found the book (Ms. Alfonsi’s bookshelf, school library, public library, borrowed, you own it, etc.)
 * Follow the guidelines below (do ALL of these):**

• List any awards the book has won. • If you like __________, you will like this book because ________________________.__ • Other books by this author that I’ve read: • An interesting thing about this author is _________________.
 * Other things to include if applicable (choose one or more than one or none):**