How The Internet Is (Slowly But Surely)
Changing The Television Industry by Alan Wolk. The review must be a minimum of five double-spaced pages
and no longer than eight pages.
This review is a commentary, not merely a summary. You want to critically evaluate Wolk’s arguments, thesis,
and methods of analysis. The body of your review essay should be an evaluation of how Wolk believes the
internet is changing the television industry
The review should have three components.
A summary of the book (should be at most ¾ of a page)
Think how you might answer if someone saw you reading the book and asked what it was about.
What is the main idea(s) the author wants the reader to take away?
Summarize in your own words—only use quotes if you absolutely have to.
Analysis and Evaluation of the Book – This should constitute the bulk of your review. The author divides the
book into three sections.