BOOK REVIEW TEMPLATE

1. Introduction
a. A general description of the book: title, author, subject and format. Include
details about who the author is and where he/she stands. Link the title to the
subject/topic of the book to show how the title explains the subject matter.
b. Brief summary of the purpose of the book and its general theme.
2. Summary of Content: Mention what each chapter says about the topic/subject of
the book (no less than 2-3 sentences only)
3. Analysis of Text:
a. What is the writer’s style: simple/technical, persuasive/logical
b. How well does the organizational methods develop the argument of the
book? (Give examples to support your analysis)
4. Evaluation of the Book:
a. Give a brief summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the book. Does it do
what is set out to do?
b. Evaluate the book’s overall usefulness to the audience it is intended for. Is it
suitable for other audiences as well?
c. Note why you likes/disliked the book.

Format:
Short Coupon bond
Margin: Left 1.5”/right/top/bottom-1”
Palatino Linotype
12 font size
Justify
Single space-sentences within paragraph
Double space-paragraph to paragraph
With page number-center bottom page

Deadline: May 6, 2019

Soft bound-by section/2 compilations
Alphabetically aranged
 BUSINESS LETTERS

Resume
Application Letter

Format:
Short Coupon bond
Margin: Left 1.5”/right/top/bottom-1”
Times New Roma
Application letter-12 font size
Resume-12 font size
Parts of the resume-14 font size

Deadline: May 13, 2019

Soft bound-by section
Alphabetically aranged
Rubric for Business Letters

Task Description:

tweigh
Criteria 4 – Exemplary 3– 2 – Developing 1 – Beginning
Accomplished
 Accura  Mostly uses Some Several
tely uses correct noticeable noticeable
correct business errors in use errors in use
business letter format of correct of correct
letter format (heading, business business
(heading, greeting, letter format letter format
Organizatio
25% greeting, introduction, (heading, (heading,
n introduction, body, greeting, greeting,
body, closure, introduction, introduction,
closure, signature, body, body, closure,
signature, enclosure, closure, signature,
enclosure, and copy) signature, enclosure,
and copy) enclosure, and copy)
and copy)
 Letter clearly  Letter clearly Purpose of Purpose of
states the states the letter is letter is
purpose purpose unclear unclear
 Appropriate  Some More Main idea is
explanations explanations explanations not
or facts used or facts used or facts need supported by
to support to support to be used to explanations
the main the main support the or facts
Content 25% idea idea main idea Letter rambles;
 Easy to  Somewhat Hard to hard to
follow hard to follow follow or
 Tone is follow Tone is too understand
appropriate  Tone is formal or too Tone is
for intended generally informal for inappropriate
audience appropriate intended for intended
for intended audience audience
audience
 Typed, using  Letter typed Letter typed Letter not
correct with few with typed; wrong
Appearance 25% spacing, font, problems in frequent format used
and format spacing, font, problems in and hard to
or format spacing, font, read
or format
Language 25%  Accurate use  One or two More than Incorrect use
Usage of mistakes two mistakes throughout
punctuation with in the letter of
and punctuation punctuation punctuation
grammar or grammar or grammar or grammar
 No spelling  One or two More than Frequent
 errors spelling two spelling spelling
errors errors errors distract
from letter

Final Score ________________