Pick of the Lit

For this course, students get to pick the content. Their goal is to find a good book to read, then find a way to convince others to read it. They will read, provide verbal updates, have discussions, and write reviews on a regular basis, but the idea is that students will design their own methods of promoting their books.The English Department's goal is to increase student voice, choice, and agency in the development of content, skills, and coursework. In this blended learning environment, students will be learning how to effectively implement 21st Century technology skills as a way of enhancing traditional reading, writing, and communication skills. The goal of the course is to encourage them to read by letting them choose what to read and by being in a community of readers who are reading and talking about different types of books, as it happens in the world. In this course, students will contract for the reading pace that is most comfortable for them. They will also get to determine the method of assessment that best suits them.