DUE: No later than: November 24 POINTS: Up to 20 LENGTH: five pages (about 1,200 words) BOOK: A Franken: LIES AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM: A fair and Balanced Look at the Right This is a BOOK CRITIQUE in which you demonstrate that you have read the book, understand it, and can discuss it intelligently. So: Briefly summarize the main theme(s), or else some set of ideas that struck YOU as important. (REMEMBER: A book critique IS NOT a book report) Use these GUIDELINES ; You shouldn't write the paper "by the numbers" (that is, don't just list the numbered issues--rather, use this guideline to help you think through your critique). If you have any questions, ask.
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