Select a book that has a strong theme of Psychology and that interests you. Read it, looking for issue in Psychology. Some suggestions include:
Blink
Sybil
Stotan!
Speak
Cut
Odd Girl Out
The Tipping Point
Deadline
Ironman
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
The Anatomy of Motive: Criminal Profiling
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Whale Talk
Stick Figure
Freakonomics
Girl, Interrupted
Winter Girls
Kissing Doorknobs
Born on a Blue Day
WHAT TO DO:
Second Star From the Right
Lisa, Bright and Dark
Reviving Ophelia
The Way I See It
The Keeper
Flowers for Algernon
Thirteen Reasons Why
Perks of Being A Wallflower
One Child
Every Secret Thing, by Patty Hearst
Queen Bees and Wanna Bees
Invisible
Jumping The Nail
Musicophilia One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1.
Read the book.
2.
Write a detailed summary of the book or take notes about what is happening while reading.
3.
Identify and explain 5 psychological concepts that are evident in the book. Provide as much analysis as you can as a psychology student, to explain what you understand or why it is happening.
4.
Select a project and complete it according to the criteria described. All projects must reflect quality and effort.
5.
Due Date: May be turned in any time between now and .
Project Choices:
A. Book Sandwich – Use colored paper to make slices of things in a sandwich. Use each slice to show various aspects of your learning.
 Bread – Title, Author, picture or graphic (5 pts)
 Lettuce – Summary (much shorter than the written summary provided). (5 pts)
 Tomato – Conflict, obstacles, or problem (5 pts)
 Mayo – Main character’s issues or situation (5 pts)
 Ham/Turkey – “Meat” of the story – 5 psychological concepts in book (15 pts)
 Onion – What leaves a bad taste in your mouth? How do you disagree? Questions unanswered? Doubts? (5 pts)
 Cheese – Favorite part of book (5 pts)
 Mustard – Moral of the story, or the resolution (5 pts)
 Pickles – new vocabulary words or psych vocabulary (5 pts)
 Bread – Draw a scene from the book (5 pts)
 Formal Summary of entire book (10 pts)
 Quality & Effort (10 pts)
TOTAL POINTS: OUT OF 75
B. Book In a Container
 Pick a container,… shopping bag, cereal box, manila envelope, or another idea (4 pts)
 Decorate the outside to reflect the story or book content (5 pts)
 Inside, include: o 10 vocabulary note cards from unfamiliar words from the book or psych vocabulary that can be applied – explain each and how they pertain to the book (2 pts each) o 5 psychological concepts from the book – explained by you (2 pts each) o 5 items that relate to the story’s conflicts or obstacles, resolutions, doubts, lessons, and your favorite part – explain each item (2 pts each) o What you liked and didn’t like about the book (3 pts for each) o Formal Summary of entire book (10 pts) o Quality & Effort (10 pts)
TOTAL POINTS: OUT OF 75

C. Character Comes To Life – Make a life size character from the book. Relate parts of the book to the anatomy of the person.
 Name Tag – Character’s name, book title, author (5 pts)
 Heart – 5 psychological concepts & how they are used (2 pts each)
 Left Arm- Summary (much shorter than the formal written summary provided). (5 pts)
 Right bicep or arm – Conflict, obstacles, or problem (5 pts)
 Stomach – Main character’s issues or situation (5 pts)
 Mouth – What leaves a bad taste in your mouth? How do you disagree? Questions unanswered? Doubts?
(5 pts)
 Left Leg – Favorite part of book (5 pts)
 Foot – Moral of the story, or the resolution (5 pts)
 Hand – psych/new vocabulary words you learned and what they mean (5 pts)
 Right Leg – Draw a scene from the book (5 pts)
 Formal Summary of entire book (10 pts)
 Quality & Effort (10 pts)
TOTAL POINTS: OUT OF 75
D. Quality Poster – Must contain the following content from the book, as well as meet the requirement from the quality poster checklist.
 Brief/Short Bulleted Summary (5 pts)
 5 psychological concepts (2 pts each)
 Obstacles, conflicts, resolutions, lessons (5 pts)
 Favorite part (5 pts)
 What left a bad taste in your mouth? How do you disagree? Doubts? Unanswered questions? (5 pts)
 Psych/New Vocabulary you learned & what the mean (5 pts)
 Pictures and captions to describe the “heart” of the story (5 pts)
 Formal Summary of entire book (10 pts)
 Quality & Effort (follows poster guidelines) – See Below (25 pts) o Title/Slogan (large and near the top) (1 pt) o Sturdy (1 pt) o Neat/Clear/easy to read (4 pts) o Colorful (3 pts) o No writing directly on poster (1 pt) o 3-Dimensional (something standing out on the poster) (1 pt) o Variety of materials (1 pt) o Organized (3 pts) o Creative (3 pts) o Border (1 pt) o Balance between words and pictures (not too many words) (3 pts) o Needs no explanation – easy to understand and see information (3 pts)
TOTAL POINTS: OUT OF 75