AP Psychology

Book Journal, Summary/Review, and Literary Panel Presentation

Journal Due on October 9th

Summary/Review Due onOctober 23rd

Literary Panel Presentations start October 28th

Assignment: Each AP Psychology student is to have read one of the following books over the next eight weeks. You can get a brief description of each book if you go to Amazon.com or a similar website. You must also be prepared to discuss the book in class.

Book Selection: You are required to read a book selected from the list of books prepared for this course, "The Recommended Reading Assignment List." You may choose to read any book from the list, which includes many well-written, engaging works that have something worthwhile to say about one or another aspect of psychology. Some are available in our library here at NSSHS; some might be found in a public library; all can be purchased from any online bookstore. Additionally, you can propose a book that has a Psychological focus, is at least 200 pages in length andcan be visually and physically inspected by Mr. Sterling.

Journal Assignment: While you are reading, you will be expected to keep a Double-Entry Journal. You should obtain a bound or spiral notebook (8 1/2" x 11" format) of at least 60 pages for this purpose, as you will continue to use make entries in this journal throughout this 8-week journey. However, you may choose to word process your entries, maintaining printed copies in an addendum to your Journal.

“The most useful way to raise consciousness of texts... and to develop a method of critical reading is simply put to... write continuously in a double-entry notebook.... The reason for the double-entry format is that it provides a way... to conduct that "continuing audit of meaning that is at the heart of learning to read and write critically." (Ann Berthoff, The Making of Meaning)

Grading – Major Grade 100 points – The center piece of this part of the assignment is writing down questions in your journal as you read the book. While reading books dealing with psychological themes the introductory student of psychology will naturally have questions. On the opposite side of your journal page, you should reflect on that question. By that I mean you should try to answer your question with a six to eight sentence reflection. You will need at least fifteen of these questions and corresponding reflections in order to obtain full credit for the journal.

Summary/Review

Grading – Major Grade -100 points – A concise yet comprehensive summary of the subject of the book and the critical points presented. This summary should also demonstrate an understanding of the psychological principles presented. Additionally, the summary/review should reflect the reader’s reaction to the general topic and a personal evaluation of the author’s approach and an assessment of the student’s opinion of this book as a suggested reading for AP Psychology.

Style & Organization (the writing style and organization of the topic should be interesting and logical to the reader) and Mechanics (spelling, grammar, tense, etc. are correct) will play a large role in the summary grade. The summary/review will be a typed, 1-inch margin, 12-point, times new roman font, double-spaced three-page minimum summary/review of your book choice

Literary Panel Presentation: At the completion of the Journal Assignment and the Summary/Review, each AP student will be placed in a literary panel. The student must verbally reflect on the ideas and the direction of their chosen book in a discussion format to be determined later. Basically, you will have to verbally demonstrate your knowledge of your chosen book.

Grading – Double Daily Grade – 200 points. A presentation rubric will be provided once the students have turned in their journals.

AP Psychology Recommended Summer Assignment Reading List

Books in our Library

The science of the mind / In
[ Book ] / 150 FLA Flanagan, Owen J.
Published 1991
Interest Level:Adult
Classic experiments in psychology / In
[ Book ] / 150 MOO Mook, Douglas G., 1934-
Published 2004
Interest Level:Adult
Passion and reason : making sense of our emotions / In
[ Book ] / 152.4 LAZ Lazarus, Richard S.
Published 1994
Interest Level:Adult
The learning revolution : a life-long learning program for the world's finest computer.. your amazing brain! / In
[ Book ] / 153.1 DRY Dryden, Gordon.
Published 1994
Interest Level:Young Adult
The vein of gold : a journey to your creative heart / In
[ Book ] / 153.3 CAM Cameron, Julia.
Published 1996
Interest Level:Adult
The time paradox : the new psychology of time that will change your life / In
[ Book ] / 153.7 ZIM Zimbardo, Philip G.
Published 2008
Interest Level:Adult
Mindset : the new psychology of success / In
[ Book ] / 153.8 DWE Dweck, Carol S., 1946-
Published 2006
Interest Level:Adult
The art of becoming human : patterns of growth, the adventure of living, love & separation, limitless possibilities / In
[ Book ] / 155.2 MER Mercer, Mary E.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Twins : and what they tell us about who we are / In
[ Book ] / 155.44 WRI Wright, Lawrence, 1947-
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
The birth of the mind : how a tiny number of genes creates the complexities of human thought / In
[ Book ] / 155.7 MAR Marcus, Gary F. (Gary Fred)
Published 2004
Interest Level:Adult
The Maria paradox : how Latin-American women can find self-worth by incorporating Old World tradition into New World self-esteem / In
[ Book ] / 155.8 GIL Gil, Rosa Maria, 1962-
Published 1996
Interest Level:Adult
Children of the dream : the psychology of Black success / In
[ Book ] / 155.8496 EDW Edwards, Audrey.
Published 1992
Interest Level:Adult
Ecopsychology : restoring the earth, healing the mind / In
[ Book ] / 155.9 ECO edited by Theodore Roszak, Mary E. Gomes, and Allen D. Kanner ; forewords by Lester R. Brown and James Hillman.
Published 1995
Interest Level:Adult
"My name is Chellis & I'm in recovery from Western civilization" / In
[ Book ] / 155.9 GLE Glendinning, Chellis.
Published 1994
Interest Level:Adult
Intimate death : how the dying teach us how to live / In
[ Book ] / 155.9 HEN Hennezel, Marie de, 1948-
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Comfort : a journey through grief / In
[ Book ] / 155.9 HOO Hood, Ann, 1956-
Published 2008
Interest Level:Adult
The road less traveled : a new psychology of love, traditional values, and spiritual growth / In
[ Book ] / 158 PEC Peck, M. Scott (Morgan Scott), 1936-
Published 1998
Interest Level:Adult
The X factor : a quest for excellence / In
[ Book ] / 158 PLI Plimpton, George.
Published 1995
Interest Level:Adult
What you can change and what you can't : the complete guide to successful self-improvement / In
[ Book ] / 158 SEL Seligman, Martin E. P.
Published 1994
Interest Level:Adult
Self matters : creating your life from the inside out / In
[ Book ] / 158.1 MCG McGraw, Phillip C., 1950-
Published 2001
Interest Level:Adult
Unlimited power : a Black choice / In
[ Book ] / 158.1 ROB Robbins, Anthony.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
First impressions : what you don't know about how others see you / In
[ Book ] / 158.2 DEM Demarais, Ann.
Published 2004
Interest Level:Adult
Acting techniques for everyday life : look and feel self-confident in difficult real-life situations / In
[ Book ] / 158.2 ROB Robbins, Jane Marla.
Published 2002
Interest Level:Adult
The positive power of praising people. / In
[ Book ] / 158.2 TWE Twentier, Jerry.
Published 1994
What should I do with my life? / In
[ Book ] / 170 BRO Bronson, Po, 1964-
Published 2002
Interest Level:Adult
Titles 26 - 50 out of 69
Virus of the mind : the new science of the meme / In
[ Book ] / 302 BRO Brodie, Richard.
Published 2009
Interest Level:Adult
Are we scaring ourselves to death? : how pessimism, paranoia, and a misguided media are leading us toward disaster / In
[ Book ] / 302 COH Cohl, H. Aaron.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Young Adult
The tipping point : how little things can make a big difference / In
[ Book ] / 302 GLA Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
Published 2000
Interest Level:Adult
Women in power : the personalities and leadership styles of Indira Ghandi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher / In
[ Book ] / 303.3 STE Steinberg, Blema S.
Published 2008
Interest Level:Adult
Republic.com / In
[ Book ] / 303.48 SUN Sunstein, Cass R.
Published 2001
Interest Level:Young Adult
See Jane hit : why girls are growing more violent and what we can do about it / In
[ Book ] / 303.6 GAR Garbarino, James.
Published 2006
Interest Level:Adult
Violence : our deadly epidemic and its causes / In
[ Book ] / 303.6 GIL Gilligan, James.
Published 1996
Interest Level:Adult
Reviving Ophelia : saving the selves of adolescent girls / In
[ Book ] / 305.23 PIP Pipher, Mary Bray.
Published 1995
Interest Level:Adult
Lexile: 900
Between voice and silence : women and girls, race and relationship / In
[ Book ] / 305.23 TAY Taylor, Jill McLean, 1944-
Published 1995
Interest Level:Adult
Real girl, real world : a guide to finding your true self / In
[ Book ] / 305.235 GRA Gray, Heather M.
Published 2005
Interest Level:Young Adult
The romance of risk : why teenagers do the things they do / Out
[ Book ] / 305.235 PON Ponton, Lynn E.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Ophelia speaks : adolescent girls write about their search for self / In
[ Book ] / 305.235 SHA Shandler, Sara.
Published 1999
Interest Level:Young Adult
Lexile: 790
Yell-oh girls! : emerging voices explore culture, identity, and growing up Asian American / In
[ Book ] / 305.235 YEL [edited by] Vickie Nam.
Published 2001
Interest Level:Young Adult
Lexile: 1080
Women, men & gender : ongoing debates / In
[ Book ] / 305.3 WOM edited by Mary Roth Walsh.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Manhood in America : a cultural history / In
[ Book ] / 305.31 KIM Kimmel, Michael S.
Published 1996
Interest Level:Adult
Backlash : the undeclared war against American women / In
[ Book ] / 305.42 FAL Faludi, Susan.
Published 1992
Interest Level:Adult
A country of strangers : Blacks and whites in America / Out
[ Book ] / 305.8 SHI Shipler, David K., 1942-
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" and other conversations about race / In
[ Book ] / 305.8 TAT Tatum, Beverly Daniel.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Psychiatry, psychology, and homosexuality / In
[ Book ] / 305.9 HER Herman, Ellen.
Published 1995
Interest Level:Young Adult
Coming of age in Samoa : a psychological study of primitive youth for western civilisation / In
[ Book ] / 306 MEA Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978.
Published 2001
Interest Level:Adult
Am I thin enough yet? : the cult of thinness and the commercialization of identity / In
[ Book ] / 306.4 HES Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Janice.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Lexile: 1270
Do I look fat in this? : life doesn't begin five pounds from now / In
[ Book ] / 306.4 WEI Weiner, Jessica, 1973-
Published 2006
Interest Level:Young Adult
Women as revolutionary agents of change : the Hite reports and beyond / In
[ Book ] / 306.7 HIT Hite, Shere.
Published 1994
Interest Level:Adult
The soul beneath the skin : the unseen hearts and habits of gay men / In
[ Book ] / 306.76 NIM Nimmons, David.
Published 2002
Interest Level:Adult
Dying well : the prospect for growth at the end of life / In
[ Book ] / 306.88 BYO Byock, Ira.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Titles 51 - 69 out of 69
Between two worlds : the inner lives of children of divorce / In
[ Book ] / 306.89 MAR Marquardt, Elizabeth.
Published 2005
Interest Level:Adult
No time to say goodbye : surviving the suicide of a loved one / In
[ Book ] / 362.28 FIN Fine, Carla.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
How long does it hurt? : a guide to recovering from incest and sexual abuse for teenagers, their friends, and their families / In
[ Book ] / 362.7 MAT Mather, Cynthia L. (Cynthia Lynn), 1955-
Published 1994
Interest Level:Young Adult
Verbal abuse survivors speak out : on relationship and recovery / In
[ Book ] / 362.82 EVA Evans, Patricia M. (Patricia Marie), 1944-
Published 1993
Interest Level:Adult
The truth about abuse / In
[ Book ] / 362.82 TRU Mark J. Kittleson, general editor ; John Haley, Wendy Stein, principal author[s].
Published 2005
Interest Level:Young Adult
Denial : a memoir of terror / In
[ Book ] / 362.883 STE Stern, Jessica, 1958-
Published 2010
Interest Level:Adult
Hidden evidence : 40 true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them / In
[ Book ] / 363.25 OWE Owen, David, 1939-
Published 2000
Interest Level:Young Adult
Lexile: 1390
Fatal analysis : a true story of professional privilege and murder / Out
[ Book ] / 364.1 OBL Obler, Martin.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Obsession : the FBI's legendary profiler probes the psyches of killers, rapists, and stalkers and their victims and tells how to fight back / In
[ Book ] / 364.15 DOU Douglas, John E.
Published 1998
Interest Level:Adult
Guilty by reason of insanity : a psychiatrist probes the minds of killers / Out
[ Book ] / 364.15 LEW Lewis, Dorothy Otnow.
Published 1998
Interest Level:Adult
The meaning of Matthew : my son's murder in Laramie, and a world transformed / In
[ Book ] / 364.152 SHE Shepard, Judy.
Published 2009
Interest Level:Adult
The gift of fear : survival signals that protect us from violence / In
[ Book ] / 364.3 DE De Becker, Gavin.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
The culture of education / In
[ Book ] / 370.15 BRU Bruner, Jerome S. (Jerome Seymour)
Published 1996
Interest Level:Adult
Overcoming math anxiety / In
[ Book ] / 370.15 TOB Tobias, Sheila.
Published 1993
Interest Level:Young Adult
Nerds : who they are and why we need more of them / In
[ Book ] / 371.95 AND Anderegg, David, 1953-
Published 2007
Interest Level:Adult
Beating the college blues / In
[ Book ] / 378.1 GRA Grayson, Paul A.
Published 1999
Interest Level:Young Adult
R.I.P. : the complete book of death and dying / In
[ Book ] / 393 JON Jones, Constance, 1961-
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Women who run with the wolves : myths and stories of the wild woman archetype / In
[ Book ] / 398 EST Estés, Clarissa Pinkola.
Published 1992
Interest Level:Adult
Healing and the mind / In
[ Book ] / 616 MOY Moyers, Bill D.
Published 1993
Interest Level:Adult
The muse in the machine : computerizing the poetry of human thought / In
[ Book ] / 006.3 GEL Gelernter, David Hillel.
Published 1994
Interest Level:Adult
About behaviorism / In
[ Book ] / 150 SKI Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-
Published 1976
Interest Level:Young Adult
The basic writings of Sigmund Freud / In
[ Book ] / 150.19 FRE Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
Published 1995
Interest Level:Young Adult
The interpretation of dreams / Out
[ Book ] / 154.6 FRE Freud, Sigmund.
Published 1994
Interest Level:Young Adult
Lexile: 1330
Speaking with the devil : exploring senseless acts of evil / In
[ Book ] / 616.85 GOL Goldberg, Carl.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Trauma and the Vietnam War generation : report of findings from the National Vietnam veterans readjustment study / In
[ Book ] / 616.85 TRA Richard A. Kulka ... [et al.] ; foreword by Alan Cranston.
Published 1990
Interest Level:Adult
The design of everyday things / In
[ Book ] / 620.8 NOR Norman, Donald A.
Published 2002
Interest Level:Adult
Boys to men : maps for the journey / In
[ Book ] / 649 ALA Alan-Williams, Gregory.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
The roller-coaster years : raising your child through the maddening yet magical middle school years / In
[ Book ] / 649 GIA Giannetti, Charlene C.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
The wonder of boys : what parents, mentors, and educators can do to shape boys into exceptional men / In
[ Book ] / 649 GUR Gurian, Michael.
Published 1996
Interest Level:Adult
The science of parenting : practical guidance on sleep, crying, play, and building emotional well-being for life / In
[ Book ] / 649 SUNSunderland, Margot.
Published 2006
Interest Level:Adult
The law of success / In
[ Book ] / 650.1 HIL Hill, Napoleon, 1883-1970.
Published 2008
Interest Level:Adult
Music, the brain, and ecstasy : how music captures our imagination / In
[ Book ] / 781 JOU Jourdain, Robert.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
The stronger women get, the more men love football : sexism and the American culture of sports / In
[ Book ] / 796 NEL Nelson, Mariah Burton.
Published 1994
Interest Level:Young Adult
Mental training for peak performance : top athletes reveal the mind exercises they use to excel / In
[ Book ] / 796.01 UNG Ungerleider, Steven.
Published 1996
Interest Level:Adult
The agony of victory : when winning isn't enough / In
[ Book ] / 796.092 FRI Friedman, Steve.
Published 2007
Interest Level:Adult
The order of terror : the concentration camp / In
[ Book ] / 940.53 SOF Sofsky, Wolfgang.
Published 1997
Interest Level:Adult
Designated fat girl : a memoir / In
[ Book ] / B JOY Joyner, Jennifer.
Published 2010
Interest Level:Adult
Lucky / In
[ Book ] / B SEB Sebold, Alice.
Published 2002
Reading Level:5.4Interest Level:Adult

Other books approved

Experimental Psychology:

World as Laboratory: Experiments with Mice, Mazes, and Men by Rebecca Lemov

Opening Skinner’s Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century by Lauren Slater

Experiments with People: Revelations From Social Psychology by Robert P. Abelson, Kurt P. Frey, Aiden Gregg, etc.

Classic Case Studies in Psychology by Geoff Rolls

Living Walden Two: B.F. Skinner’s Behaviorist Utopia and Experimental Communities by Hilke Kuhlmann

Neuropsychology:

Awakenings by Oliver Sacks

Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life by Steven Johnson

Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control by Kathleen Taylor

Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind by V.S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee

Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath by Michael Paul Mason

Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters: Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do by A.S. Miller

Head Case by Dennis Cass

Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman

Language, Intelligence and Cognition:

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Blink: The power of thinking without thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker

The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

What is Intelligence?: Beyond the Flynn Effect by James R. Flynn

IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea by Stephen Murdoch

Sensation and Perception:

Hypnosis: Secrets of the Mind by Michael Streeter

The Gift: Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People by Sally Rhine Feather

The Sense of Being Stared At: And Other Unexplained Powers of the Human Mind by Rupert Sheldrake