Among other things, I challenge them to assess whether the book has any scientific validity and on what basis they make this judgment. (Hope this doesn't open up another kettle of worms, but I fear it might.)
It's summer, but I'll try to recall other suggestions...;-) Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Carol DeVolder <devoldercar...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > Hi colleagues, > For those of you who require students to write book reviews (if any of you > do), what questions do you ask students to answer? I'm trying to create an > assignment where students choose a book (fiction or nonfiction) and review > it for my Brain and Behavior class. I'm thinking of books like *My > Lobotomy*, *The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat*, *Saving Milly*, *Still > Alice*, and *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.* Other title > suggestions are welcome. I've never created this type of assignment before > and don't want to reinvent the wheel, so your input is greatly appreciated. > Thanks, > Carol > > -- > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > 563-333-6482 > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: beth.ben...@gmail.com. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=18946 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-18946-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18953 or send a blank email to leave-18953-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
