Daugherty P. (2015). An Uncomplicated Life. Harper Collins

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1. Daugherty P. (2015). An Uncomplicated Life. Harper Collins
2. Harland, K. (2002). A will of his own: Reflections on parenting a child with autism. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.

Book Reflection Assignment

Your book reflection should be 3-4 typed pages long (double-spaced, one-inch margins). Book reflections should be free of grammatical and spelling errors, and otherwise well edited. You should follow APA format.

A book reflection does not only tell you what a book is about, but also whether it achieves what it is trying to do. Your reflection should be more than just a summary of the book, but an analysis of the book and your reaction to the text.

While you are reading the book, take notes about the following issues:

• What is the author’s main goal in writing this book? (Convince you of his position on a controversy? Explain the background of an event? Raise awareness of a particular issue?)
• What are the author’s main points?
• What kind of evidence does the author provide to make his or her points? How convincing is this evidence?
• Is the book well written? (Easily understandable? Good style?)
• What group of readers would find this book most useful (Lay people? Students? Experts in the area?)
• Does the book change your thoughts or perceptions towards the characters?

Include the following components

1)      Introduction (one or two paragraphs)

–          Bibliographic information (author, title, date of publication, publisher, number of pages, type of book)

–          Brief overview of the theme, purpose and your evaluation

2)      Summary of the content (about two pages)

–          Brief summary of the key points of each chapter or group of chapters

–          Paraphrase the information, but use a short quote when appropriate

3)      Evaluation and conclusion (about one page)

–          Give your opinion about the book. Is the book easy to read or confusing? Is the book interesting, entertaining, instructive? Does the author support his arguments well? What are the book’s greatest strengths and weaknesses? Who would you recommend the book to? How has the book influenced your thinking?

Book Reflection Rubric

Criteria	Meets Expectations   2  points	Partially Meets Expectations 1 points	Does Not Meet Expectations 0 points
Introduction	one- two complete paragraphs, richly describing the topic;  Accurate description of the book are provided; and  Includes a clear purpose statement	Description of the book is provided but inaccurate or incomplete; and/or  Includes a purpose statement that is unclear	Introduction is omitted or offered at a minimal level; Descriptions are omitted in inaccurate; or  Omits the purpose statement.
Summary of Content	Key points of the book are included in a concise and well-written summary,  The book is paraphrased with minimal use of direct quotes, and Summary includes a sufficient overview of the book	Some key points of the book are included, but summary is missing key points,  direct quotes are overused; and/or summary is choppy and hard to follow	Summary contains inaccurate information; and/or  does not provide sufficient detail
Evaluation and conclusion	Provides a thoughtful, critical, and informed opinion regarding the book; and  includes personal reflection on how the book has influenced the reader/writer.	Provides opinion but may lack criticality or depth; and  provides minimal personal reflection.	Provides opinion but may be unrelated to the book, Provides opinion that lakes criticality; or Omits personal reflection
Criteria	Meets Expectations   4  points	Partially Meets Expectations 2 points	Does Not Meet Expectations 0 points
Writing Conventions	Narrative contained no more than 2 errors in GUMS;  Errors did not interfere with the readability of the text; narrative consistently maintained a professional tone	Narrative contained 3-5 errors in GUMS; Errors in the conventions interfered with the readability of the text; and/or narrative inconsistently maintained a professional tone	More than 5 errors in GUMS were present; Errors in the conventions interfered with the readability of the text; and/or narrative did not demonstrate a professional tone; ·