how to read a book to review it
Preparing to Write Your Review. 1  1. Read the book and take notes. 2  2. Think about the book's genre and/or field of study. 3  3. Determine the major themes of the book.  4. Consider the author's writing 1  style. 5. Think about how well the author develops the major areas or points in the book.  6. Make note of the book's format, if relevant.
1 After reading Concepts of Comprehension passages, have students write drawing conclusions and explicit information questions. 2  Then, have students exchange the questions with a partner and identify the questions as drawing conclusions or explicit information.3  Finally, have students answer the questions. As students read books independently or in their literature groups, have them draw conclusions about the main character in the story. 2  Their conclusions should be based on the character’s traits. 3  They should also justify their thoughts with evidence from the text..