Book Review Template - January 2020 - submission requirements

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A book review template for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary/Boyce College that provides a complete cover-page structure and required submission elements. It includes placeholders for reviewer name, SBTS email, date of submission, course number, professor information, and the formatted citation line for the reviewed book. The template specifies formatting standards for the body text, such as 12-point Times New Roman, exact line spacing, and guidance for block quotations and subheading styles, aligned with the Southern Seminary Manual of Style (5th edition).

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Pages3

Reading Time1 min

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A Book Review Template

Cover Page Structure

Formatting and Style Rules

Subheadings and Block Quotations

[The title of book being reviewed] __________________ A Book Review Presented to Dr. [Professor’s Name] [The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary OR Boyce College] __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for MACROBUTTON DoFieldClick [course number] __________________ by [First Middle Last Name] [SBTS Email Address] [Date of Submission] *I affirm the honor code. [Last Name, First Name. Book Title: Subtitle. Publication City: Publisher Name, 2022.] This sample book review has been formatted according to HYPERLINK "https://sbtswriting.squarespace.com/resources/" The Southern Seminary Manual of Style, 5th edition. The body of your text should be formatted to 12 point Times New Roman font, exactly 24 point leading (see Manual of Style 1.2 “Font” and 1.3 “Line Spacing”). For more information what is expected in a book review, see Manual of Style chapter 3 “Book Review Style Guidelines” and the HYPERLINK "https://sbtswriting.squarespace.com/resources/" Book Review Guide. If you need help using this template, you can view the HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU_EcheH_Kw&feature=youtu.be" Template Tutorial Video. See also the HYPERLINK "https://sbtswriting.squarespace.com/blog/2018/10/17/bible-references-citations-and-translations-a-how-to-guide" Bible Citations blog for help with citing biblical texts. This is an example of a block quotation (see Manual of Style 2.8 “Indentations”). A quote must be 5 lines or longer to qualify as a block quotation. Indent the left margin of a block quotation 0.35 inch, and continue to use 12 point font. Do not italicize block quotations unless the original is italicized. The block quotation is automatically formatted via the style “Block Quotation” on the “Styles” menu (on the “Home” tab). Do not indent the first line of a block quotation unless it is indented in the original text. If the text you are quoting is indented, add an additional 0.35 inch indentation to the first line. Leave one blank line both before and after the block quotation. When you hit enter, you will return to “Body of Text” style. Hit “backspace” if you are continuing your paragraph from above, otherwise the style will automatically indent following a block quotation and you will begin a new paragraph. Continuing the previous paragraph may cause the cursor to start at the left margin for the next paragraph. Select the “Body of Text” style to resume proper formatting. First-Level Subheading First-level subheadings should have two empty lines before them and one empty line after them. Spacing before = 24 point, “line spacing” = “exactly 12 point leading,” and “Left” and “Right” indentation = 1.25 inch. When you want to create a first-level subheading, go to the ribbon, click “Home,” go to the “Styles” portion of the ribbon, and locate “First-Level Subheading” style. Click it and type your subheading. Once you hit enter, you will automatically switch to “Body of Text” style. See Manual of Style 2.7.1 “First-Level Subheading.” Second-Level Subheading THESE SHOULD RARELY APPEAR IN A STANDARD BOOK REVIEW. Like first-level subheading, second-level subheadings should have two empty lines before them and one empty line after them. Spacing before = 24 point, “line spacing” = “exactly 12 point leading,” “Left” indentation = 0, and “Right” indentation = 3.5 inch. When you want to create a second-level subheading, go to the ribbon, click “Home,” go to the “Styles” portion of the ribbon, and locate “Second-Level Subheading” style. Click it and type your subheading. Once you hit enter, you will automatically switch to “Body of Text” style. See Manual of Style 2.7.2 “Second-Level Subheading.” Third-level subheading. THESE SHOULD NEVER APPEAR IN A STANDARD BOOK REVIEW! When you want to create a third-level subheading, go to the ribbon, click “Home,” go to the “Styles” portion of the ribbon, and locate “Third-Level Subheading” style. Click it and type your subheading. Once you have compl

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Does the template require an honor code statement?

Yes. It includes an honor code affirmation stating the paper was written exclusively for the course, that any editing advice was addressed personally, and that paraphrases and quotations follow Turabian and SBTS style manuals.

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