Book Review

The events of United States History II (Reconstruction to the present) provide for an amazing, tragic, inspiring, painfully universal, and, above all, interesting study. Many of the events of this time period have been encapsulated in a rich collection of literature.

You will read then write a review of a work of fiction that in some way reflects or in set in the context of the history of the United States since 1865. The review will be a full 5-8 pages in length, double spaced using 12-point New Times Roman font. . You will choose from the booklist in the side bar menu.

General Guidelines

Your review must contain each of the following. Write a narrative. (Do not number your paper.

Full citation using Chicago Turabian
You will begin with a brief summary of the book. No more than 2 paragraphs.
What is the geographic setting of the book?
What era/events in history are represented in this book?
What issues related to politics, race, class, gender, nationalism, and/or culture is the author dealing with?
With in your review you must cite at least five reference from the course content: lectures or assigned readings that are historically related to your book

Stages of the Assignment

Dialectical Journal Directions

1. Your journal consists of 25 quotes (quotes from the author’s characters voice or from the author’s narration) from the book.

2. Page number of each quote

3. Explanation of the quote consisting of the following:

Why did you write this quote down?
What made it interesting?
How did it relate to the rest of the book’s plot?
What was its historical significance?
Cite relevant materiel from course content

First Draft Reviewed by the CLE

Paper must be complete and include all the stated guidelines

Final Draft

To be submitted through Blackboard

Presentation

You will present your review in class and answer any questions posed.

Presentation will be at least 8 minutes no more than 10 minutes

If you do use Power Point, adhere to the following guidelines

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