How to write a book review - year 7

 How to write a book review

Good phrases you need to know before you start writing

Book review- bokrecension

The author of the book - bokens författare

The book takes place in... - boken utspelar sig i

The main-character is / the main- characters are.. - Huvudpersonen/Huvudpersonerna är

The book is about.- boken handlar om ..

The language of the book - bokens språk

The difference between the book and the film is...- skillnaden mellan boken och filmen

I think that/ in my opinion - jag tycker att

If I could re-write the end of the book I would - Om jag kunde skriva om slutet på boken skulle jag...

I like the book/film because. - Jag gillar boken eftersom..

I dislike the book/film because - Jag gillar inte boken eftersom...

I would/ would not recommend this book - jag skulle / skulle inte rekommendera boken..

Questions to guide you while writing

Remember to write a text and do not answer the questions one by one

1.  What is the name of the book you have read? Who is the author? 

2. Where and when does the story take place?

3. Describe the setting of the book. 

 The setting is where a story takes place, or where the story is located. 

The first part is the physical location.

The second part is the time. Some stories may not give you a specific time. Sometimes you can guess the time through clues and hints that are in the story.

The final part of the setting is the time period, or the moment in history, that a story takes place.

4. What was the story about? (give a brief outline of the plot but never reveal the ending!)

5.     What did you think about the title?

6.Who was the main character and what did they do?

7.  Who were the other important characters?

8.    Who was your favourite and why?

9.  Could you relate to any of the characters in the story?

10.   Did you like the book - was it professionally written?

11.   Did you have a favourite part of the book?

12.     Do you have a least favourite part of the book?

10.   Would you change anything in the story?

11.   Would you recommend this book to another person? If yes tell us why. If no tell us why.

Here you can see an example of a book review: 

Now Is the Time for Running - book review 

/ Sara 

Now is the time for running - writing

Assessment

You are going to write a book review. To be able to do that you need to learn a few phrases.
We will write a book review together and I will help you. When we see each other on Thursday are you going to write your own book review in Inspera.
Here you can see an example of a book review.  Book review
What do you think of that book review? Is there anything that can be improved?

Book review- bokrecension

The author of the book - bokens författare

The book takes place in... - boken utspelar sig i

The setting is... Miljön är ...

The main-character is / the main- characters are.. - Huvudpersonen/Huvudpersonerna är

The book is about.- boken handlar om ..

The language of the book - bokens språk

I think that/ in my opinion - jag tycker att

If I could re-write the end of the book I would - Om jag kunde skriva om slutet på boken skulle jag...

I like the book because. - Jag gillar boken eftersom..

I dislike the book because - Jag gillar inte boken eftersom...

I would/ would not recommend this book - jag skulle / skulle inte rekommendera boken.. 

Things to think about:

Plot
What is the text about?
What is the conflict/problem in the text?
Is the text written in chronological order?
What important episodes are there?

Setting
Are the settings described with many or few details?
What is the atmosphere like? Is it sad? Depressing? Happy? Give examples.

Characters
Who are the main characters? Describe them.
What is the relationship between the characters?

Give examples from the book to support your arguments.

Other questions to think about:

Have you been influenced in any way by the text?
Have you experienced any of the feelings expressed in the text?
What in the text do you like or dislike?: the characters? The settings? The plot? The language?
Do you recognize any of the problems or conflicts in the text from your own experience?

Watch the video below to get some more tips: 

Feedback - Call of the Wild

Monday and Tuesday week 20
Watch the film  - Call of the Wild

Monday  and Tuesday week 21 

You have written  a book review and now you need to improve your text.
 ( Kunskapskravet för A är: För att förtydliga och variera sin kommunikation kan eleven bearbeta och göra välgrundade förbättringar av egna framställningar.)

Today you are going to work with feedback. You are going work in pairs  ( I decide!)  and give your friends feedback.

Write your comments in the margin.  Remember, only to write constructive feedback and to be a good, helpful friend.

Take a look below:

1.  Does the text follow the instructions? Is it a book review or has the author only summarised the text?  Take a look here How to write a book review
2. Has the author used the specific phrases that you learned?
3. Grammar!
Has the author used is, are and has, have correctly?
Is the text written in the past tense? (Buck lived in... He wanted... )

When you have read the whole text I want you to comment on the text. Use two stars and a wish, which means: Two things that you like about the text and one thing that can be improved.

Here are some phrases to help you:
The phrases below are made by Mia Smith and her pupils year 9  Herrgårdsskolan, Gothenburg)


STARS

Variation and vocabulary

 Your language is varied.
 You vary your language well.
 Your vocabulary is very varied.
 Your language felt very much alive.
 You have a varied language and don’t repeat yourself.

 Clarity and coherence 

 Your text has good flow.
 It’s easy to understand your text.
The content of your text was clear with good details.
The content was very clear.
 Your text has a clear line of argument.
 There was a clear line of argument in your text, making it easy to understand.
 Your text is coherent and clear.
 You reason with good arguments to support your point.

 Adaption 

 Your writing is well adapted to your theme.
 You adapt your language to different genres.
You adapt your text to the receiver and situation.
 Grammar and spelling Good sentence structure and descriptions.  
You write with good grammar.

 WISHES

Variation and vocabulary 

 You could vary your vocabulary more.
 You could use more difficult words and sentences.
 Try to read more difficult text to learn how to write like that.
 You need to expand your vocabulary.
 Try to make your language come alive more.

 Clarity and coherence

 Your text could have better flow.
 You could develop your reasoning more.
 Try to make your text more coherent.
 Next time you write a text, make sure it has a clear line of argument.
 You can work with clarifying your text.

 Adaption

You could adapt your language more to your theme.
 You can think about adapting your text to the receiver and situation.
You should try to adapt the language to your genre.
You could adapt your language more to the purpose.

 Grammar and spelling
 You can improve the grammar in your text.
 You need to improve the sentence structure.
 There are some spelling mistakes, read through your text once more to find them.
 Think about what tense you use (verbs).

The Call of the Wild

Idag ska du lära dig hur du skriver en bokrecension.

Din läxa till onsdag 12/3 är att ha sett filmen och lärt dig orden nedanför. 

Först vill jag att du tittar på den här filmen:

Då ska vi se hur vi gör på engelska:

Vi kommer att behöva en hel del nya ord för att klara detta:
Book review- bokrecension

The author of the book - bokens författare

The book takes place in... - boken utspelar sig i

The main-character is / the main- characters are.. - Huvudpersonen/Huvudpersonerna är

The book is about.- boken handlar om ..

The language of the book - bokens språk

The difference between the book and the film is...- skillnaden mellan boken och filmen

I prefer the film/the book because.. jag föredrar filmen/boken därför att...

I think that/ in my opinion - jag tycker att

If I could re-write the end of the book I would - Om jag kunde skriva om slutet på boken skulle jag...

I like the book/film because. - Jag gillar boken eftersom..

I dislike the book/film because - Jag gillar inte boken eftersom...

I would/ would not recommend this book - jag skulle / skulle inte rekommendera boken..

Vad kommer jag att bedöma?

Jag kommer bla att titta på din text är begriplig för en engelsktalande person. Jag kommer också titta på hur om du har förstått boken.

Här kan du se en modelltext för hur en bokrecension för betyget A i årskurs 7 kan se ut:
The Call of The Wild

För att veta mer om vad jag bedömer och vad du ska tänka på kan du använda matrisen som finns här:

Bedömning: The Call of the Wild

På onsdag skriver ni bokrecensionen lektionstid.

Sara