Introduction

• The Introduction is where you will hook your reader--especially important if the reader is your teacher!--with the book you are reporting on and your opinion of it. A great opening line, a few sentences about the subject, the promise of a thought-provoking idea or two and enthusiasm for the topic will all help to capture the reader's attention and ensure that she reads on.
  
  

Summary

• Though you will mention the book's premise in the introduction, the main body of the report is where you go into detail on what the book is about and how the author discusses her topic. Be sure not to describe the book in its entirety; you don't want to fill your report with a play-by-play of someone else's work.
  
  

Analysis

• The body of your report is also where you provide your own analysis and evaluation of the book's subject. You may touch on its current relevancy if it is a topical matter, the expertise or point of view of the author, whether you feel she was successful in her argument or discussion, and whether you agree or disagree with her perspective.
  
  

Conclusion

• Now that you've impressed your reader with your familiarity and understanding of the book's subject matter, you will want to briefly go over the main points that you stated previously. Think of this section as the gift bag after an event: leave your "guest" with something to remember you by. In clear, concise words that do not simply repeat your main body, summarize the book's point, your opinion and whether you feel the author achieved her goal.
  
  

Annotations

• When you write a fact-based report, it is necessary to back those facts up. You can quote directly from other sources or reference books, people or studies, but you must list your source material in your bibliography, which comes at the end of the report. You may also use footnotes, which are explanatory notes or even minor relevant tangents that you put at the bottom of the page.