Writing a Book Review of The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Grade Level

• High School

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Subject

• Reading & Writing

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Length of Time

• Homework Assignment

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Description

• In this lesson, the students will write a book review of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. You might need to explain to the students about writing book reviews before they begin their essays.

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Goals

• * Learn about writing book reviews
  * Learn how to locate specific examples in text
  * Edit their papers before typing the final drafts

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Materials Needed

• * The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  * Notebook paper
  * Pens
  * Computer and paper

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Procedure

• First, you might need to explain to the students how to write a book review. They should write the name of the book and the author and what they thought of the book. They also need to state their reasons why they liked the book. They also need to include a short summary of the book to entice the readers to read it. When they write their summary, they need to include the main character and the villain as well as the main points of the book and what the main character has experienced. The Hound of the Baskervilles is told in first person by Dr. Watson. Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes work together to solve cases. What happened in this book? What case did Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson have to solve? The important thing is to leave the readers hanging so they will want to pick up the book and read it. Book reviews include the writer's opinion of the book and not just the plot summary, which includes only the plot. When they have completed their rough draft of their book reviews, they can type the final copy on the computer and submit them to you for grading.
  

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Grading

• You can grade them on their book reviews on the organization and on spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and paragraph structure.

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