Update and Thank You

I wanted to thank everyone on here to helped suggest books (original post ) for my students. Not to leave anyone in the dark, the class split into four groups and chose the following books.

• He’s a stud, She’s a slut, by Jessica Valenti
• Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser
• Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters, by Courney Martin
• Everyday Courage, by Niobe Way

It was up in the air for a while as to which group Jessica’s book as each group listed it as their first choice. The group who ended up with the book I was a bit surprised about (in a good way). This group has two of the three guys in the class in it and they were just as much for wanting the book as the gals. Considering the very conservative background of many of the students, it was a happy surprise.

I am trying to see if I can borrow a digital video camera from someone so when they do their presentations at the end of the semester I can record them. It would have to be posted as several clips (the presentation is about 30-35 minutes), but if I do record it I’ll post it on youtube and post the link/embed here. The presentation isn’t so much a book report, but using the book each group chose as a background tool to find more information/research on the topic. I’m really looking forward to seeing all of them.

Thanks again everyone!