Prof. Greg Hall             

Department of History

Spring 2008                                           

History 105 Honors

Book Review Essay:

You will need to write one book review essay on one of the books in this course.  The book review must be four to five pages in length. Your papers must be typed and double spaced, twelve-point font, and standard one-inch border.  The essay should be turned in on the assigned due dates (see the syllabus).  Late papers will be docked five points for every day that they are late.  I will not count weekends or holidays.  I will not accept essays turned in more than five days late.  The last book review option on For Cause and Freedom is exempt from the late policy.  That review must be turned in the day of the final.  The book review essay will be worth up to 50 points. 

In your essay, reflect on the purpose and scope of the book and on the major themes that the author employs in the study.  Feel free to critique the book as a work of history.  Explain what you learned or did not learn from the text, i.e. what questions did you have that were answered and what questions went unanswered in your reading.