Description
This a book report on the book Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Format:
• 5-8 paragraphs, double-spaced (approx. 3-5 pages) excluding your title
• Times New Roman/12-pt font/ Standard Margins/Doubled-spaced 2.0
• One-Line Heading including page numbers in the upper right-hand corner
Reviewing Elements:
• Author: Who is the author? What else has s/he written? Has this author won any awards? What is the author’s typical style?(About the author and book section)
• Genre: What type of book is this: fiction, nonfiction, romance, poetry, youth fiction, etc.? Who is the intended audience for this work? What is the purpose of the work?(About the author and book section)
• Title: Where does the title fit in? How is it applied in the work? Does it adequately encapsulate the message of the text? Is it interesting? Uninteresting? (The introduction section)
• Preface/Introduction/Table of Contents: Does the author provide any revealing information about the text in the preface/introduction? Does a “guest author” provide the introduction? What judgments or preconceptions do the author and/or “guest author” provide? How is the book arranged: sections, chapters?(The introduction section)
• Book Jacket/Cover/Printing: Book jackets are like mini-reviews. Does the book jacket provide any interesting details or spark your interest in some way? Are there pictures, maps, or graphs? (The introduction section)
Summary Portion:
summary portion or background structure of your review… book’s key points, characters, and/or themes.
• Characters: Are there characters in the work? Who are the principal characters? How do they affect the story? Do you empathize with them?
• Themes/Motifs/Style: What themes or motifs stand out? How do they contribute to the work? Are they effective or not? How would you describe this author’s particular style? Is it accessible to all readers or just some?
• Argument: How is the work’s argument set up? What support does the author give for her/findings? Does the work fulfill its purpose/support its argument?
• Key Ideas: What is the main idea of the work? What makes it good, different, or groundbreaking?
• Quotes: What quotes stand out? How can you demonstrate the author’s talent or the feel of the book through a quote?
Conclusion:
Please end with two to three quotes reflect on how those quotes stand out to you. Include your personal opinion PLEASE!
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Outline
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Author
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Details of the Author of Bleak House, Other Books Written by the Author, and Awards
Won
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The Author’s Way of Writing in the Book Sections
➢ Introduction
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Genre
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The Type of Book, the Intended Audience for the Work, and Purpose of the Teachings
Title
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The Fitting of the Title in the Novel
Preface of the Book
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How the Author Provides Information About the Text in Preface, the Judgments
Provided, and the Arrangement of Chapters in the Book
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Book Jacket
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How the Book Jacket Influences the Interest of Readers to Interpret the Novel
➢ Summary
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Characters
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II.
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The Principal Characters and How they Affect the Story
Theme and Motif
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How the Theme of Love Stand Out
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How Secrets Motif Contribute to the Literature Work and the Author’s Style
Argument
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The Set up of the Argument and the Findings Given by the Author and How the Work
Fulfill Its Purpose of Supporting the Argument
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Key Ideas
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V.
The Main Idea of the Work and What Makes it Good
Quotes
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The Quotes that Stand Out and How they Demonstrate the Author’s Talent to the Book
➢ Conclusion
“Bleak House”, Student’s Name
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Student’s Name
Book Report: “Bleak House” by Charles Dickens
AP English Literature and Composition
Teacher’s Name
“Bleak House”, Student’s Name
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Information about the Author
The creativity and innovative works of Charles Dickens can be reflected in Bleak House.
Oliver Twist, a Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations are some of the books also written by
Dickens and they made him to become the wealthiest writer during his time (Stenhouse, 2012).
Through his outspoken trait, Dicken won the Nobel Peace Prize awards from his literary works.
Dicken’s writing style mainly focuses on applying exaggeration, imagery, and personification to
character formation and this help to capture the reader’s attention. His literary work is old
fashioned and it is based on the London setting environment. The integration of a distinct writing
poetry style has enabled Dicken to be one of the most influential writers in literature.
Dicken’s intelligence on the view of the world has helped to brin...