St. Aloysius Gonzaga 4th grade class

Put your name and the date on the first line.  Skip a line, and then indent the first line of your paragraph. keep your writing inside the margins.                                 
The title of the book and author should be introduced in a good catchy leading sentence. 

The setting tells where and when the story takes place. Sometimes this is plainly stated in the first chapters; other times it is only generally implied.    The setting can be stated in a sentence or two.

In a sentence or two, each main character can be described. This can include such things as age, grade, gender, physical looks, and/or personality.

A theme is reoccurring events that teach us a lesson, and is often seen through the events of the story.  Use the main events to show examples of the theme you on which you choose to write.  Here is a short list of themes that 4th graders may recognize in their stories: friendship, honesty, survival, courage, belonging, peer pressure, safety, values, loss, perseverance, commitment, love and hope. The main events are used to tell about your theme, not to retell the whole story.  

The main events that are part of the rising action   lead to a conflict or problem.  This conflict is the high point or climax of the story.  The solution   comes in the falling action of the story.                                      

The good ending of your book review should restate your feelings about the theme of the story. This can be done in a few sentences.