Senior HS: Writing a Book Review

• The module focuses on composing academic writing for senior high school students.
• The module is designed in an alternative delivery mode.
• It is for the fourth quarter, module 8, and was first published in 2020.
• The material is government property and not for sale.

Book Review

• A book review describes and evaluates a work of fiction or nonfiction.
• It offers the book's overall purpose, structure, and style of narration.
• Focus is not only on what a book is about, but also how successful it is at achieving its purpose.
• It is a summary of a book, but a sneak peek.
• To write a book review, combine analytical reading with strong personal response to what it meant to the readers.
• Skills in describing the content, analyzing how the book achieved its purpose, and expressing comments, reactions, and suggestions are needed.
• Before writing, consider the author's viewpoint, purpose, main points, evidence, relation to other books, expertise, and success in achieving overall purposes.
• If it is too short, it won't fulfil its purpose, and too long it will lose the readers interest.
• Review length depends on the book's length; it should be not less than 100 words, and longer books may be around 500.
• Titles should be based on your total impression of the book.
• A book review should start by identifying the book, then specifying the type and mentioning the theme with background.

Literature Review

• A literature review is a type of academic essay that examines existing writings on a topic.
• It summarizes and synthesizes research, driven by guiding principles.
• Elements of a literature review consist of introduction, main body, conclusion, and references.
• The introduction defines the topic and scope, notes intentional exclusions, and states general findings and the availability of sources.
• The main body organizes the evaluation of sources chronologically or thematically.
• The conclusion summarizes key findings and justifies the reviewer's conducted research.
• The references reflect in-text citations and include a complete list.
• Four literature review strategies are summary and synthesis.
• Summary states the argument and main points of research.
• Synthesis combines ideas to form a theory through critical evaluation.
• Analysis closely examines the elements.
• Evaluation assesses the research based on chosen criteria, supporting it with other research.

Research Report

• The components of a research report are title, abstract, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and references.
• Title reflects the content and emphasis.
• Abstract is an overview of the research study.
• Introduction provides the key question and a review of relevant literature.
• Methodology allows evaluation of research quality, arranged in chronological order.
• Results contain the data, perhaps with a short introduction.
• Discussion interprets and evaluates the data against existing literature.
• References lists all cited authors and papers.

Project Proposal

• A project proposal is written for problem-solving, service provision, event planning, or equipment selling.
• It persuades the reader to follow the suggestions.
• Proposals should answer what is being proposed, how the plan will be carried out, when it will be implemented, and how much money it will need.
• The guidelines of writing the proposal consist of gathering and organizing data, writing the proposal and revising it.
• Informal proposals are 2-4 pages, while formal ones have 5 or more.
• Standard parts include introduction and project description.
• The introduction includes - rationale, objectives and benefits.
• Project description covers methodology, schedule, and budget.

Position Paper

• A position paper highlights the author's opinion about an issue and persuades the readers.
• It offers a well-founded knowledge about the issue.
• Arguments should be supported with reasons and evidences.
• The issues need to be actual, two-sided and manageable.
• Relevant supporting evidence are considered - factual knowledge, statistical inferences, informed opinions or personal testimony.
• Components include introduction, body and conclusion, restates key points, and suggests resolution.