Book Selection

I had the bookstore carry a few of the book options for this assignment. If you don't care for any of those, you may choose any of the titles from here: http://www.psychologicalscience.com/intropsy/2010/08/books-from-the-real-world.html

Also, the bookstore does not make it very clear about those books beyond the textbook. You only need ONE of them, not all of them; and as I mentioned above, you can choose another book altogether from that link.

You should choose a book that you are genuinely interested in, and consider this an opportunity to read something that you enjoy (even though it is also for a class). There are short books, long books, easier to read books, harder to read books, fiction, and non-fiction books. You can read reviews and summaries of these books through the Amazon links provided on that page.

Many of these books are available at the UNI library and our local Cedar Falls and Waterloo Public Libraries. You may also purchase them at a local book seller like Barnes and Noble in Waterloo, or online at Amazon or other online merchants. Amazon also has digital options for your IPhone, IPad, Nook, or Kindle.

You should order/get your book THIS WEEK.

Guidelines for the book report are here: http://www.psychologicalscience.com/intropsy/2010/10/book-report-guidelines.html. 

Review your calendar and be prepared to choose a Thursday due date sometime this semester. A sign up sheet for due dates will be passed around in class on Thursday.  

On your due date, you will turn a hard copy in to me in class. Given that you are choosing your own deadline, no late papers are accepted. You may change your deadline throughout the semester as long as you provide 2 weeks notice. You must email your request for an extension to me, and if I approve it, include a copy of the email with your final report. You will also turn in a copy electronically to Turnitin.com (information about this is linked under the Course Resources tab).

Allow sufficient time to read your book and write your report.

For this assignment: all you need to do is log in and comment with your book title (you will provide your due date in class on Thursday)