How to write a book review

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
How to write a book review template
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
English
Resource type
Differentiated
Worksheet

This differentiated KS3 book review worksheet includes a comprehensive list of questions on plot, character and style for higher attaining English students to use as paragraph or sentence prompts when writing a book review.

There is also a book review template and writing frame, with scaffolded sentence starters for KS3 students who need more structured writing support when analysing a text and help expressing personal opinions. These students will find it helpful to use the book review example sentences, headings and the structured template to guide them.

Suitable for key stage 3 learners, this printable English teaching resource is designed for fiction book reviews, but could be adapted to support students with non-fiction books reviews too.

Example sentence starters from the template:

I think the writer wanted to tell this story because...

The book made me feel...

I think it is important to say that the book is...

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18/02/2021

Very useful for my Year 6 HA group.

23/02/2016

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18/02/2021

Very useful for my Year 6 HA group.

23/02/2016

Very helpful resource to help my teen son to write his own lit review rather than copy paste someone else's of the net!

07/02/2016

Excellent

dorothy obiorah

08/12/2015

Excellent resource for my teenage daughter. I am using this as a template to teach her how to write reviews.

14/09/2014

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