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ENGL105 SuJin Lee
Reading Journal
Your name:
Title of book:
Author: Publisher:
eBook site:
I read XXXXXXXXXXpages of the total pages ( ).
Mon: Tue: Wed: Thurs: Fri: XXXXXXXXXXSat: XXXXXXXXXXTotal reading time: ___________hours
How did you like the book? (choose one)
a) Great! (I loved it) b) Good (I like it)
c) OK (I didn’t mind reading it) d) Boring (I wish I hadn’t read it)
Summary of the book (200 – 250 words):
What parts of the book seem most believable or unbelievable? Why? (200 – 300 words)
How to Access eBook for ENGL 105
11 books of your choice (12th book will be assigned) – You can choose an eBook from the
following sites or any other eBook websites. You are not allowed to read comic books,
picture books, audio books, or textbooks. Every book should be in English and not in other
languages. Each book should be minimum 250 pages long. If it is over 500 pages, you can
ead the book over a two-week period.
Please choose:
a. fiction or non-fiction books that interest you,
. books that you’ve always wanted to read but didn’t,
c. books that you read before but want to read again,
d. bestseller books,
e. classic books,
You can use either of the three following services to find your eBook. You can find the detailed
information about them in the link on Black Board ‘How to Access eBooks’. If you would like to
use a different service to find your eBook, please let me know ahead of time for approval. You
can request approval on the “Course Related Qs” link.
1. OverDrive (Free)
https:
www.overdrive.com/
Overdrive is an online collection of eBooks that you can access using your local li
ary card or a
free Overdrive account. You can find a lot of recently published and classical eBooks. It works
in the same way that the school li
ary does in the way that you bo
ow a book for a period of
time. Please look below for how to access the Overdrive website.
https:
www.overdrive.com
1) How to access using your Local Li
ary Card:
a. From the home screen, click the Sign In Button.
. Then click the Sign in using li
ary card.
c. Enter in your zip code or location to find your local li
ary.
d. Once you find your li
ary, click the Li
ary button.
https:
www.overdrive.com
https:
www.overdrive.com/li
aries
e. Your local li
ary website will then prompt you to sign into the li
ary using
your li
ary card.
f. If you search for short stories in the search bar, the screen should show all the
eBooks that you can bo
ow from your local li
ary.
2) How to access by creating an Overdrive account:
a. From the home screen, click the Sign Up button.
. Enter in your details and create your Overdrive account.
https:
www.overdrive.com
2. CSUEB Li
ary Short Story Collections (Free)
https:
csueb-primo.hosted.exli
isgroup.com/primo-
explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_
UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,
ooks,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0
The link will take you to the CSUEB Li
ary short story collections. About 306 full-text
online books are already filtered for you to look at.
You are more than welcome to na
ow down the search on your preference:
a. By clicking ‘Personalize’ button.
https:
csueb-primo.hosted.exli
isgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,books,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0
https:
csueb-primo.hosted.exli
isgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,books,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0
https:
csueb-primo.hosted.exli
isgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,books,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0
https:
csueb-primo.hosted.exli
isgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,books,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0
. By clicking the pull-down a
ow on Subject.
c. By clicking the pull-down a
ow on Autho
Creator.
3. Amazon https:
www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks
?ie=UTF8&node= XXXXXXXXXX
Amazon has Kindle eBooks but they are not free unless you have a Prime subscription or
a Kindle Unlimited subscription.
https:
www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks
?ie=UTF8&node= XXXXXXXXXX
How to Access eBook for ENGL 105