NURS 8410-BOOK REVIEW ASSIGNMENT

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The purpose of the assignment is for you to provide a critical analysis of the reading. What this means is that you will present what, in your opinion, are the strengths and weaknesses of the book. Keep in mind that your audience has some knowledge of U.S. history.

The review must be a minimum (4) pages in length, but no longer than eight (6) pages. The summary of the book should not be more than one page long. Double-spaced, typed.

In general, the review should be structured in several sections:

1) Introduction

2) Methodology, in which you describe how the author organized the book i e thematically, chronologically, etc.

3) Summary

4) Critique: strengths and weaknesses.

5) Conclusion

The review should contain the following:

I. Synopsis of the book:

A. General Topic

B. Chronological scope

C. Major emphasis (political, economic, social)

II. Evaluation

A. What is the overall thesis, the point of view or conclusion?

B. What are your reactions?

C. Did the book enhance your understanding of the issues?

D. What are the main points that you want to make? (Be direct)

Note: Each section should explain a point

III. Framing the Review

A. Provide information on the author (if available)

1-What are his/her relevant qualifications and background for writing on the subject?

2-What was his/her reason for writing the book? (Preface)

B. What evidence is cited?

C. Consider time period when book was written and, if evident, the author’s values and biases.

D. Conclusion:

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1-Personal Critique: (Refer back to your introductory paragraph)

a) What is your ultimate judgment of the style, format, content and historical value of the book?

b) Has the author achieved the purpose, explicit or implicit for writing the book?

c) Has he/she proven the thesis to your satisfaction? Why or why not?

d) Has the book challenged you intellectually, increasing your knowledge base, raising new questions and /or presenting the material in a novel, even provocative manner? Or does the author rehash old arguments?

e) Finally, would you recommend this book to others and to what age/school level?

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.