How to write a book review浏阳田家炳中学浏阳田家炳中学 潘玲潘玲The outline轮廓轮廓/大纲大纲 of a book review Paragraph 1 Mention the title and the author of the story.Mention the genre体裁体裁/类型类型 of the story .Describe when and where the story is set.Paragraph 2 Give a brief outline of the plot without giving away the ending.Describe the important characters in the story .Discuss any character development.Paragraph 3 Discuss the important themes in the story.Discuss any symbols that appear in the story.Paragraph 4 Give your own opinion of the story. Whats the tense usually used in a review?The simple present tense and the present perfect tense.Enjoyment Take a review of “The Home-Made Ball on page 11 as an example and enjoy the outline of a review of a story “The Home-Made Ball” is a short story written by Jerry Johnson. The story is set in modern-day America. The main character of “The Home-Made Ball” is a boy called Kevin. Kevin and Mike are good friends who play soccer with their home-made ball every day, but when Kevin gets a pair of brand new sneakers and a new soccer ball, things change. Friendship is an important theme in this short story. The author, Jerry Johnson, uses the old and new things, like the old home-made ball and the new soccer ball, and the old bench and the new sneakers as symbols. The old things symbolize the most valuable thing, friendship, which needs to be cherished. I think this story is really good and I strongly recommend it to all of you. Does Kevin finally realize what he loses ? Does Mike forgive Kevin ? You will just have to read the short story yourself to find out.Thanks for watching !