Question

A student is planning a book review. What should appear in the book review's introduction? (Choose all that apply.)
a. reasoning to support the student's judgments
b. the student's thesis statement
c. textual evidence from the book
d. claims to support the student's argument

Answer 1

In the book review's introduction, the following should appear:

b. the student's thesis statement

The introduction typically establishes the main idea or argument of the review (the thesis statement) but does not usually include the reasoning, textual evidence, or claims, as those elements are typically developed in the body of the review.