Re: book review

[David Campbell]

You might get some ideas from book review assignments I use in my classes.  Try something like the following.  --Dave For this assignment, you must read Fast food nation by Eric Schlosser. Your paper should be an “extended” review of Schlosser’s arguments and issues.  You must identify and thoughtfully discuss the major themes and issues raised by Schlosser.   But this should be only a start.  You must do additional research to check on Schlosser’s positions, update his arguments, and bring in related ideas for comparison and critical analysis.  You can support your points using information from your main text in this course, from texts in your other courses, and from sources obtained through the library databases.  (Note that your paper should be much more than a simple summary of the book.  In fact, if your review consists merely of a condensation of the book's message, you will get partial credit at best.)  Your paper should be free of spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors and should exhibit good writing style (well-organized overall, good paragraph structure, interesting beginning, leads to a thoughtful ending, etc.)  APA format must be used in the preparation of this paper (title page, abstract, running head, topic headings, correct format for references, etc.).  The expected length is 8-10 pages. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am assigning my Physiological Psych. class to read "The Case of the Frozen Addicts" for class in the spring and then I would like them to do some sort of book review/report, but I have never had an assignment like this before. Has anyone on the list ever had students read a book and then write a review? If so, would you share with me the assignment you gave? Thank you, Nina Dr. Nina L. Tarner 325 Math/Psychology Building Department of Psychology UMBC Baltimore, MD. 21250 410-455-3704 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --  ___________________________________________________________________ David E. Campbell, Ph.D.        [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology        Phone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University       FAX:   707-826-4993 Arcata, CA  95521-8299          www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]