Briefly summarize the content in your own words.
Provide a review of some of the major points that stuck out to you that were made in the book.
Critical Analysis
A critical analysis of the major points or at least 2-3 of the major ideas / concepts. If there are many ideas in the text, then you should identify 2-3 that were made and comment on them specifically.
I would rather you argue and critically analyze 2-3 ideas in-depth rather than try to review too many points within the text, with a thin or shallow argument.
Discussion & Integration
Discuss how the information in the text integrates into what we already know about communication.
Share how the information fits, practically speaking, into our daily lives.
Contribution/Application
Respond to how this text contributes to our understanding of interpersonal communication.
Provide a succinct explanation as to how its content impacts the way(s) we interact in todays 21st century society.