MY BOOK REPORT MINDMAP
by Isabelle Amaya
1. THE BOOK AS AN OBJECT
1.1. Cover description: link with plot
1.2. General outlook and layout
1.3. Publication year
1.3.1. Included
1.3.2. Included
1.3.3. Excluded
2. THE AUTHOR
2.1. Short biography
2.1.1. date of birth and death
2.1.2. Importance in the history of literature
2.1.3. Best remembered for
2.1.4. Predilection topics
2.2. Other important books
3. THE CONTENTS
3.1. Literary genre
3.1.1. Dependencies
3.1.2. Milestones
3.2. Plot
3.2.1. Rapid summary (100 words)
3.2.2. Climax
3.3. Physical and psychological description of characters (with quotes to justify)
3.3.1. Main characters
3.3.2. Secondary characters
3.4. Time and setting = brisk description from other sources (to be mentioned)
4. MY PERSONAL OPINION
4.1. What I liked/found interesting and why
4.1.1. Project specifications
4.1.2. End User requirements
4.1.3. Action points sign-off
4.2. What I didn't like/find interesting and why
4.2.1. Define actions as necessary
4.3. Personal recommendation
5. MY WORK RESOURCES
5.1. consulted books at the school library
5.2. relevant websites
5.3. other sources
6. MEANING
6.1. Author's style (with quotes to justify)
6.1.1. Narrative technique used (point of view)
6.1.2. Tone
6.1.3. Type of language