Title the report. Include a formal bibliographic citation, your name, date, name of the course and the professor or teacher.
Write an opening paragraph. The opening paragraph sets the tone of the book report. Begin by restating the title, the author and the author's credentials. This is also a good place for your thesis. Your thesis is an argument advancing a point of view resulting from reading the book.
Write the body. Use the body to summarize and develop your various points about the text. State how the text fits within the professional literature. Note whether the author made and substantiated the intended arguments. Determine if the sources used by the author are appropriate and sufficient to the task.
Write the final paragraph. Use this paragraph to state your conclusions and restate the points made in the body.