Paper instructions:
DOUBLE SPACED. Heading. At the top of the first

page only you need to place
the proper citation. Please follow this model

precisely:
Title of Book. By Author (Place of Publication:

Publisher, Year of
Publication). Page numbers. Reviewed by Your

Name, Date of Review.

Example:
Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold

War Era. By Elaine Tyler May (New York: Basic

Books, 1988). vii + 284 pp. Reviewed by John

Smith,May 6,2013.

II. Body. The review itself is a critical examination of

the author’s
theses,evidence, and analysis.
A. One (1) to Two (2) Paragraph Introduction
1. Tell the reader about the author
2. Why is the author interested in the subject?
3. Why did the author write the book?
B. Two (2) to Four (4) Pages on the subject
1. What is/are the author’s thesis/theses?
2. What evidence does the author use?
3. Is the author’s argument(s) effective? Defend your

answer.
C. Two (2) to Three (3) Paragraphs on what

worked or did not work for you
1. What was interesting?
2. What did not work for you? Defend your answer.
D. One (1) Paragraph Conclusion
1. Who would be interested in reading this book?
2. What level (novice, secondary school,

undergrads, grad students, etc.) of expertise is this

book written for?
3. End on a positive note.
III. Other
A. Citations
–please cite work by placing a parenthetical page

number
before the punctuation. For example, according to

the author “this book is great” (4).
B. Bibliography
–there is neither a bibliography nor a “works cited”

page on a formal book review.
C. Cover page