{"id":22194,"date":"2023-06-17T19:38:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/book-review-david-and-goliath-underdogs-misfits-and-the-art-of-battling-giants\/"},"modified":"2023-06-17T19:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T19:38:09","slug":"book-review-david-and-goliath-underdogs-misfits-and-the-art-of-battling-giants","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/book-review-david-and-goliath-underdogs-misfits-and-the-art-of-battling-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review- David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deliverables and Instructions:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Provide an analysis<\/span> of<\/span> <\/span>the introduction<\/span> <\/span>chapter,<\/span> <\/span>plus<\/span> <\/span>five of<\/span> <\/span>the nine chapters<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>David and Goliath.<\/span> <\/span>In <\/span>other<\/span> words,<\/span> <\/span>while students<\/span> are required <\/span>to analyze the introduction,<\/span> <\/span>they<\/span> <\/span>have their<\/span> choice<\/span> <\/span>to analyze any<\/span> <\/span>five of<\/span> <\/span>the nine chapters.<\/span> <\/span>Yes, <\/span>you<\/span> read that<\/span> <\/span>accurately; students get to<\/span> <\/span>select<\/span> <\/span>any five <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> chapters<\/span> <\/span>\u2013<\/span> i.e.,<\/span> <\/span>there <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>no <\/span>constraints <\/span>on <\/span>chapter<\/span> <\/span>selection. Your<\/span> <\/span>analysis<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>include<\/span> <\/span>three<\/span> <\/span>elements:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Summary<\/i>.<\/span> <\/span>Summarize the focal<\/span> <\/span>chapter<\/span> (150 words<\/span> <\/span>minimum).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Quote and explanation<\/i>.<\/span> <\/span>Quote<\/span> <\/span>(\u201ccut<\/span> <\/span>and paste\u201d) your<\/span> favorite sentence(s)<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>the focal<\/span> chapter;<\/span> <\/span>using <\/span>APA 7th<\/span> <\/span>edition formatting<\/span> <\/span>include the <\/span>page number<\/span> <\/span>where <\/span>you found the quote.<\/span> <\/span>Explain the<\/span> <\/span>quote and tell <\/span>me why<\/span> you liked it<\/span> <\/span>(quote explanation<\/span> <\/span>needs<\/span> to be<\/span> <\/span>100 words<\/span> <\/span>minimum).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Explanation of<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>the main<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>message,<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>whether<\/i><\/span> <\/i>you<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>agreed\/disagreed<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>with the main message<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>and<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>why<\/i>.<\/span> <\/span>Explain the main message for<\/span> <\/span>the focal<\/span> <\/span>chapter<\/span> by<\/span> thinking in<\/span> \u201cstrategic<\/span> <\/span>terms\u201d via examples<\/span> from<\/span> <\/span>a <\/span>business<\/span> or<\/span> your<\/span> own <\/span>life <\/span>(100 words<\/span> <\/span>minimum).<\/span> <\/span>Then,<\/span> <\/span>tell <\/span>me if you agree\/disagree with the<\/span> <\/span>message,<\/span> <\/span>and why<\/span> (75<\/span> <\/span>words<\/span> <\/span>minimum).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Grading<\/b><\/span> <\/b><\/span>Criteria:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    80%<\/span> quality<\/span> of<\/span> <\/span>content<\/span> <\/span>\u2013 Relevant<\/span> <\/span>questions:<\/span> <\/span>does<\/span> it<\/span> <\/span>look<\/span> like you read the chapter? <\/span>Did your<\/span> <\/span>summary<\/span> cover<\/span> the key elements<\/span> of<\/span> <\/span>the chapter<\/span> <\/span>in the suggested length? Was<\/span> it<\/span> <\/span>persuasive or<\/span> <\/span>novel?<\/span><\/p>\n

    10% quality<\/span> of<\/span> <\/span>writing (inclusive of<\/span> <\/span>grammar):<\/span> <\/span>Is it<\/span> <\/span>readable? Does<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>flow?<\/span> <\/span>10% format<\/span> <\/span>\u2013 Does<\/span> the review follow the <\/span>format?<\/p>\n

    Points: <\/b><\/span>100 points<\/span> possible<\/span><\/p>\n

    Formatting<\/b><\/span> <\/b><\/span>Stylistics<\/b>: <\/span>Single spaced;<\/span> <\/span>1-inch margins;<\/span> <\/span>12-point<\/span> <\/span>Times<\/span> New Roman font.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Format<\/b><\/span> <\/b>Example:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    Please follow this<\/i><\/span> <\/i>format<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>exactly:<\/i><\/p>\n

    Book<\/span> Review for<\/span> David<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>Goliath:<\/span> <\/span>Underdogs,<\/span> <\/span>Misfits,<\/span> <\/span>and the <\/span>Art <\/span>of Battling Giants<\/span> <\/span>Chapter<\/span> <\/span>4 <\/span>\u2013 You wouldn\u2019t<\/span> <\/span>wish dyslexia <\/span>on <\/span>your Child.<\/span> <\/span>Or Would You?<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. <\/i>Summary<\/i>.<\/span> <\/span>The chapter<\/span> invites<\/span> us<\/span> to reinterpret<\/span> <\/span>the way<\/span> we <\/span>\u2026<\/li>\n
    2. <\/i>Quote<\/i>.<\/span> <\/span>I selected<\/span> this<\/span> <\/span>quote from<\/span> Gladwell (2015,<\/span> <\/span>p.<\/span> <\/span>124)<\/span> \u201c\u2026it turns out<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>learning <\/span>how <\/span>to deal<\/span> <\/span>with the possibility<\/span> of<\/span> <\/span>failure is<\/span> really<\/span> good preparation for<\/span> a career<\/span> in the business<\/span> world.”<\/span> <\/span>I <\/span>liked<\/span> <\/span>this<\/span> <\/span>quote because it<\/span> <\/span>made <\/span>me consider…<\/span> <\/span>It exemplifies<\/span> that\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. <\/i>The chapter<\/i><\/span> <\/i>main message <\/i><\/span>is<\/i>\u2026 Upon reflection,<\/span> <\/span>I <\/span>now see that<\/span> <\/span>what <\/span>I <\/span>perceived as<\/span> a <\/span>disadvantage can result<\/span> <\/span>in positive outcome for<\/span> me in certain situations,<\/span> <\/span>especially<\/span> when <\/span>\u201cX, <\/span>Y, and<\/span> <\/span>Z.\u201d Overall,<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>I<\/i> <\/i><\/span>agree with <\/i><\/span>this <\/i>message<\/i><\/span> <\/i>because\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Deliverables and Instructions: Provide an analysis of the introduction chapter, plus five of the nine chapters from David and Goliath. In other words, while students are required to analyze the introduction, they have their choice to analyze any five of the nine chapters. Yes, you read that accurately; students get to select any five of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[1112],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/22194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/22194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=22194"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=22194"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=22194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}