writing a review of the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain.

“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain. write a review of the work, discussing the author’s thesis, the contents of the book, the background of the author, and concluding with the student’s opinion on whether the work accomplished its purpose for the reader. You are also researching just how accurately this book describes the history within the work. Even those works that are memoirs may not completely describe all the events of a particular era. These are works that are considered classics in the discussion of early American history; looking at the work that you read for this assignment, would you still consider your particular work a CLASSIC?
Consider the following breakdown for your paper:
Review of the work itself…………………………………………………………..50%
Biography of the author and the author’s reason for writing this work……………20%
Does the book accurately or inaccurately describe the history in the book?…………20%
Your opinion of the book…………………………………………………………..10%
Your research paper should be a minimum of SIX FULL PAGES and a maximum of EIGHT pages OF CONTENT. You should have a minimum of five sources in addition to the book you are reading. It should be written in third person with a 12 point TIMES NEW ROMAN font. Cover page, and any end notes and bibliography pages are extra.
Remember that a book review is NOT like a high school book report! This is a sophisticated critique of the importance of this work. In including additional information, such as the biography of the author, remember to cite this material using the CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE (which can be found on the library website). Use only 3rd person in your paper, even when stating your own opinion. Also, when referring to a person, do not do so by using the person’s first name. Overall, make certain that you are writing this paper in the most scholarly manner possible, not as if you were discussing the topic. That is why spell and grammar check is necessary, along with an overall review of the paper before it is turned in.
Sources CANNOT come from the following:
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias (This also includes Wikipedia, ENCARTA, Brittanica or any other online encyclopedia.)
Textbooks (Including your Shi and Tindall text)
Book reviews or such websites as SparkNotes
Any research paper posted on the internet since this can easily be construed as plagiarism.
Remember to write the paper in third person only!! Since this paper goes through TURNITIN.COM, you should insure that your paper does not go beyond thirty percent plagiarism detection.