A Review of a Biography
In this review you will be looking at how someone has researched and written about another person’s life. Use the heading below to help you plan your essay. Try to write about two sides of A4 paper on this topic.
Name of Text_____________________________________________________
Name of Author __________________________________________________
Factual Summary
Write three sentences summarising the main events in the book.
The book’s strengths
Which parts of the biography did you especially like and why?
Which events did you enjoy reading about and why?
What did you enjoy about the writer’s style (i.e. use of language, description, dialogue, etc)
The book’s weaknesses
Which parts were less interesting? Why?
When did the writer’s style not work so well?
Summary
Write down your opinion of the book overall and why you thought this.
In this review you will be looking at how someone has researched and written about another person’s life. Use the heading below to help you plan your essay. Try to write about two sides of A4 paper on this topic.
Name of Text_____________________________________________________
Name of Author __________________________________________________
Factual Summary
Write three sentences summarising the main events in the book.
The book’s strengths
Which parts of the biography did you especially like and why?
Which events did you enjoy reading about and why?
What did you enjoy about the writer’s style (i.e. use of language, description, dialogue, etc)
The book’s weaknesses
Which parts were less interesting? Why?
When did the writer’s style not work so well?
Summary
Write down your opinion of the book overall and why you thought this.