1) What did you learn about sports writing from this book? You can touch on the reporting that went into it, how the book was structured and if that added to the story, and the tone and style of the writing.
2) What do you see as the strongest elements of the book? Why did they work? Would those same elements carry over into all sports writing?
3) Would you recommend this to a sports fan? How about someone who isn’t interested in sports? Explain why for both.
4) Write a review of the book, and rate it on a five-star scale, one star being not so great and five stars being great. (Look online for examples of book reviews if you’ve never read one or wrote one.)
5) You get five minutes face to face with the author of the book. What would you ask her or him? What else would you speak with them about in that five minutes?After careful reading of the sports-related book you selected and got approved by me,
write a paper of no less than three pages focusing on the following points:
1) What did you learn about sports writing from this book? You can touch on the reporting that went into it, how the book was structured and if that added to the story, and the tone and style of the writing.
2) What do you see as the strongest elements of the book? Why did they work? Would those same elements carry over into all sports writing?
3) Would you recommend this to a sports fan? How about someone who isn’t interested in sports? Explain why for both.
4) Write a 100- to 150-word review of the book, and rate it on a five-star scale, one star being not so great and five stars being great. (Look online for examples of book reviews if you’ve never read one or wrote one.)
5) You get five minutes face to face with the author of the book. What would you ask her or him? What else would you speak with them about in that five minutes?
