Can pick any book of your liking related to Navajo Sandpanintg and art, published within the
last five years, review the book in 500 to 600 words and consult at least 3 other scholarly reviews
of a book on a similar topic, or even on your chosen book. In addition to current Turabian
citation of the book reviewed please aubmit a bibliography of the 3 scholarly reviews
consulted.
1. At the top, include a complete bibliographic entry of the book reviewed.
2. The review must be between 500 and 600 words
3. Do not use footnotes of the book reviewed. Instead, you must use Turabian “name/date”
format in a parenthetical citation. Ex. (Wilson, 79).
4. Citations of consulted reviews should be done through Turabian-formatted footnotes.
5. Summarize the author’s thesis.
6. Explain what evidence the author relies upon to support the thesis.
7. Analyze the author’s argument, logic, coherence, and application. You are welcome to find
fault if it exists. Pay attention to other reviews, and how they handle books on a similar topic.
When you use any analysis gained from any other review, cite the review in a footnote.
8. Conclude with an encouraging statement. All too often, book reviews are nasty. Find at least
1 positive thing about the book.
thank you very much.
