Identify and discuss three themes (one paragraph for each theme) and why you believe it is important to the story.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass (PDF) is the source
Heading (Please use the following heading for this assignment):
Author’s name, title of the book (publisher, year)
Example:
John Lewis Gaddis, We Now Know: Rethinking the Cold War (New York: Oxford University
Press, 1997)
Paragraph 1 (Introduction)
The first paragraph should introduce the subject matter of the book in an interesting and engaging
manner. Make the audience want to continue reading beyond the first sentence. You should
identify the author, title of the book/article and the thesis.
Paragraph 2-4 (Themes)
Identify and discuss three themes (one paragraph for each theme) and why you believe it is
important to the story.
Paragraph 5 (Analysis)
Discuss what you perceive to be the strengths and weaknesses of the book. For example, the
strengths could be the contribution to historical understanding, or the writing style. On the other
hand, weaknesses could be complexity of terminology used or the lack of documentation.
Paragraph 6 (Conclusion)
Revisit the author’s thesis and discuss whether or not you believe the contents of the book were
adequate to defended it (the thesis). If so, how? If not, why not?
Signature Block
Your name and date should be right-justified and placed at the end of the book review. Example:
Johnny Doright
March 5, 1999

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