Book Review
Instructions
You are to write a book review of the text below that was written about the G.I. Bill:
- Humes, E. (2006).Over Here: How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream. Harcourt. ISBN: 0151007101.
Characteristics of good book reviews:
- They tell us something about the author(s).
- They tell us the purpose of the book.
- They tell us something about the audience for whom the book was written.
- They tell us something about the strengths and shortcomings of the book.
- They tell us if the reviewer recommends the book, for whom, and under what circumstances.
- They examine the book in such a way that when the readers of the review finish reading the review they have a good idea of the subject matter of the book.
- They are grammatically flawless.
Style and Length:
- Please set up the heading of your book in the following format (single spaced):
Title of book (in boldface type)
By (or Edited by) Author(s) (in boldface type)
City, State: Publisher, year of publication, # of pages, (hardcover or paper)
Reviewed by Your Name (in boldface type)
Your affiliation - Your e-mail address
EXAMPLE
Christian Liberal Arts: An Education That Goes Beyond
By V. James Mannoia
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2000, 240 pp,
Review by Jason Morris
Abilene Christian University
morrisj@acu.edu
Book Review Characteristics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Paper Guidelines:
- Put your name and word count in the left corner of the paper (500 – 750 words).
- Double spaced, standard font.
- Cite using APA style.
- Save the assignment to your computer and upload to this assignment for grading.
