Overview: The purpose of this assignment is to develop your critical evaluation skills and to practice applying theoretical and substantive knowledge to the understanding of works of others. In this assignment, you are also required to provide an evaluation of Kendi’s How to be an Antiracist and reflection on how your perspectives have changed or reaffirmed as a result of reading this book.
General Guidelines
Your book review should be no more than four (4) pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman, font 12 excluding your cover page and bibliography. Your papers must follow the APA format (a brief guidance on APA formatting is provided on Canvas). All papers must be submitted on Canvas by 11:59 pm on the due date in WORD format (no .pages or pdfs). The grading rubric is on the next page.
Writing a Critical Book Review
A book review is a critical evaluation in the form of a commentary on the works produced by others. It is not merely a summary. It allows you to enter into a dialogue and discussion with the author and with other audiences. You can offer agreement or disagreement to the content, style, analysis etc and identify where you find the work exemplary or deficient in its knowledge, judgments, or organization. You should clearly state your opinion of the work in question. Your book review should resemble other types of academic writing, with a thesis statement, supporting body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You should also incorporate other academic works (theoretical or research) to support your evaluation of the works.
Steps in writing your book review.
Introduction: What is the thesis—or main argument—of the book? If the author wanted you to get one idea from the book, what would it be? How does it compare or contrast to the world you know? What has the book.
