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Direct linkCarr, Jamie M. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2016
Getting students to read actively for a required introductory course in literature poses several challenges, to say nothing of trying to make required reading personally meaningful. This essay outlines assignments that encourage students to make literature meaningful by establishing personal connections to texts in ways that can also impact…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Literature, Assignments, Introductory Courses
