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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Writing and Publishing Book Reviews

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan outlines classroom methods to teach both how to evaluate and how to write book reviews. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Article
New York Times

New York Times: 'A Wrinkle in Time' and Its Sci Fi Heroine

For Students 4th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article from The New York Times, a reprint from 2012, provides a book review for A Wrinkle in Time.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Walter Dean Myers's Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out more about the author Walter Dean Myers when you explore this resource. This resource features a biography of the 1997 Coretta Scott King Award Winner, a booklist of his work, and an interview transcript.
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Unit Plan
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times: Roughing It

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete look at Mark Twain's second major work, "Roughing It." You'll find the text, illustrations, contemporary reviews, publicity, and Mark Twain's schedule on his lecture circuit.
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Website
CNN

Cnn: Book Reviews

For Students 9th - 10th
This CNN site provides reviews of recently published books.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Creating a Book Review Using Google Books

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Technology-based lesson for a High School English class, incorporating Google Books and Google Docs. Students will choose a book to review, read the book, research other reviews of the same book, and then use Google Docs to create their...
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Website
Other

Midwest Book Review

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Midwest Book Review, is an internet site focused entirely on book reviews across all topics.
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Article
TES Global

Tes: Book Review Poster: Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This TES poster shares a book review of a young adult novel, Ostrich Boys, a story written by Keith Gray. The topics of death and the bereavement process are issues handled in the novel.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "Lightning Thief Review From the New York Times" Visualization

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Polly Shulman's review of The Lightning Thief published in the New York Times. Quotations from the text are blue while summaries are red, and the reviewer's...
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Website
Other

Book Page Book Reviews

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has reviews of recent publications, as well as an archive and interviews.
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Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Owl at Home

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site presents a review of Owl at Home.
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Website
Other

Wired for Words: Online Book Club

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Wired for Words is an excellent site for students from K-12 to find books that would interest them. It has a searchable database of book reviews, many submitted by site users. It maintains high standards of quality when choosing the...