Below is a good structure with which to create your book report. 5 paragraphs of at least 4+ sentences. Here is a basic structure you can use. paragraph 1 = A. introduction (Catch our attention with a provocative sentence sometimes emotional first sentence. B. theme (What is message main point Foner is trying to convey?) C. main characters (There are no main characters in this one. They are all fantastic stories of people who went through a lot to get the basic human right of freedom. So you can just pick a character(s) that stuck out to you the most and name them here in this 3rd sentence because you are going to talk about them in detail in paragraph 3. D. plot = Is there a recurring theme(s) that all main characters you chose have in common? paragraph 2 = Theme (Why do you think Foner wrote the book?