Page 66 - Revelation Message Christian Institute Catalog

PREPARING A TYPED BOOK REPORT

The typed book report has three parts:
the introduction,
the body,
and the conclusion.

(The total length of a typed report should be between three (3) pages.)

YOUR PAPER SHOULD BE TYPED (DOUBLE-SPACED) ON ONE SIDE ONLY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE INCH MARGINS ON THE SIDES AND TOP OF YOUR PAPER.

I. The Introduction:

Introduce the title, the author, and the subject or theme of the book in the first sentence.

Example: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott recounts the girlhood experiences
of Jo March and her three sisters.

Get your readers interested in what you are going to say—perhaps with a striking statement, a
quotation, or some background information. If the book has a setting (time and place), you
might include it.

Example: Set in New England around the time of the Civil War, this classic novel
provides a glimpse of daily life in a nineteenth-century American
household. Though fictional, it reads like a true story, because the main
characters are fashioned after the author’s own family. The character
Jo March resembles Louisa herself.

Close your introductory paragraph with a statement of opinion. Choose one aspect of the book—
a moral, a concept, or a principle—that made an impression on you.

Ask yourself, “What did I learn from this book? Would others benefit from it? And if so,
how?” You will discuss this statement in the body of your report.

Example: Though the experiences of the March sisters, one can learn to
appreciate the family that God has given him or her.

RMCI Catalog Appendix B B-8