International Relations Senior Seminar

Book Review

 

 

This is a book review assignment of 750-1000 words -- and no more.  Your task is to construct an argument around some aspect of one of the four optional books.  Your review should explain the thesis and general outline of the work, but the real thrust of the assignment is your analysis/critique.  It might be useful for you to also reference an idea articulated in another reading from our course or other courses at Rollins.  Here’s a sample of a book review for your reference.

 

Grades will be based upon content, structure, and creativity.  The A review meets all four criteria below, the B review three, etc.  These criteria are:

 

1.      Highlights an effective thesis statement.

2.      Supports critical contentions with adequate evidence and specific examples.

3.      Shows imagination and creativity in individual insights.

4.      Is well-organized, stylistically effective, and mechanically sound (see Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style).