BOOK REPORT. 2 PAGES. Churchill: Walking With Destiny

Book Report

Purpose: To provide students with an opportunity to read a book that relates to topics covered in the Life Management course and then apply what they have learned in a written paper

Paper Details:

· Minimum 2 full pages long

· Provide a concise summary of the book (in your own words): ½ -1 page long (no more than 1/3 of your total paper)

· In the remainder of the paper (remaining 2/3 of your paper)

· Compare content of book to Life Management class materials and

· Evaluate the usefulness s of the information in the book you read, and

· Describe how the information in your book can be applied to one’s life.

· NOTE: I am looking for thoroughness and critical thinking in your writing.

· Use the rubric/grading sheet at the end of this assignment to guide you as you complete this assignment.

· Plagiarism is NOT acceptable. If you plagiarize, you will receive an F grade (0 points) for this assignment and will be reported to the Office of Student Life for disciplinary action. (See the section in the class syllabus about Academic Honesty, Cheating, and Plagiarism.)

· Extra Credit Opportunity: I encourage you to work with a tutor at Tutorial Services or the Writing Center while you are writing your paper. If you choose to do so, please provide documentation from your visit(s) to receive extra credit.

Book Report Grading Rubric

Assignment is worth 50 points

1. Report begins with concise summary of the book (no more than 1/3 of total paper)

0

6 Paper is just a summary of book

7 Summary dominates paper OR summary is confusing/weak

8 Good summary of book. Could be more concise

10 Well written, concise summary

2. Rest of paper (a, b, and c below):

a. Compared content of book to Life Management class materials

0 Entire paper just a summary of book

6 Links to topics covered in Life Management class barely mentioned

7 Weak link(s) to topics covered in Life Management class

8 Clear link(s) to topics covered in Life Management class

10 Excellent, detailed link(s) to topics covered in Life Management class

b. Evaluated usefulness of information in book read

0 Entire paper just a summary of book

5 Minimal description of usefulness of information from book

5.5 Some description of usefulness of information from book.

6.5 Clear description of usefulness of information from book

8 Clear, concise description of usefulness of information from book

c. Described how information from this book can be applied to one’s life

0 Entire paper just a summary of book

5 Minimal application of material to life

5.5 Some application of material to life

6.5 Clear application of material to life

8 Clear, concise application of material to life

3. Format: Paper is typed; 12 point basic typeface such as Times or Arial; double spaced, with standard margins, and is at least 2 pages long

0

2.5 Paper missing several formatting requirements

3 Paper follows most formatting requirements listed

4 Proper format

4. Quality of written paper: paragraph and sentence structure, grammar, & spelling

0

3 Lack of details, order, and/or development—confusing to reader. Grammar, spelling, and typing errors problematic

4 Lack of details, analysis, organization, development, and/or interest to the reader. Grammar, spelling, and typing errors hindering the meaning

5 Paper could be more developed, organized and appealing to reader. Paper mostly free of grammar, spelling, and typing errors

6 Well written paper: Paper engages and captivates the reader throughout while using details and examples. Very few typos and spelling errors

5. Title and author of book are identified

0 Neither identified

1 Title OR author (but not both)

2 Title and author identified

6. MLA format bibliography is included

0 Missing

1 Bibliography format incorrect

2 Correct MLA bibliography