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Prompt
Book review
6–12 · English and reading · Discuss and debate
What students see
Review a book you finished. Who should read it, and who should skip it? Give one example from the book to back up your opinion, without spoiling the ending.
Why it works
Saying who should skip a book forces a real opinion, and backing it up with an example turns a plot summary into an argument.
How to run it
- Add it to your Space. The Topic comes with this prompt and these settings, and you can edit both.
- Share the Topic link with your students.
- Watch the posts come in. They appear to everyone as soon as students publish.
Make it yours
Ask students to reply to someone who reviewed the same book and challenge one point. It also works for articles, films, and podcasts.