Write a book review of Elizabeth Acevedo’s Clap When You Land.

Brief
Description: Write a book review of Elizabeth Acevedo’s Clap When You Land. Include research on her biography and past as a
touring poet and how it informs her work. 2-3 pages double spaced.

Example Text: Book Reviews
in NYTimes, Guernica, Latino Book Review, etc.

What
is a review?
A
review is a critical evaluation of a text, event, object, or phenomenon.
Reviews can consider books, articles, entire genres or fields of literature,
architecture, art, fashion, restaurants, policies, exhibitions, performances,
and many other forms. This handout will focus on book reviews.
Above
all, a review makes an argument. The
most important element of a review is that it
is a commentary, not merely a summary. It allows you to enter into dialogue
and discussion with the work’s creator and with other audiences. You can offer
agreement or disagreement 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 and support with body paragraphs,
and a conclusion.
Typically,
reviews are brief. In newspapers and academic journals, they rarely exceed 1000
words, although you may encounter lengthier assignments and extended
commentaries. In either case, reviews need to be succinct.
While
they vary in tone, subject, and style, they share some common features:
·
First, a review gives the reader a concise
summary of the content. This includes a relevant description of
the topic as well as its overall perspective, argument, or purpose.
·
Second, and more importantly, a review offers
a critical assessment of the content. This involves your reactions to the
work under review: what strikes you as noteworthy, whether or not it was
effective or persuasive, and how it enhanced your understanding of the issues
at hand. Make sure to incorporate quotes
from book to give the potential audience a sense of the writer.
·
Finally, in addition to analyzing the work, a
review often suggests whether or not the audience would appreciate it.
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I am also asking you to incorporate a few
sentences about who Elizabeth Acevedo is, her importance, previous works and
experience.

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