SUMMER READING AND WRITING PROGRAM

The IC Summer Reading and Writing Program is designed to introduce you to the intellectual life of Illinois College. The goals of the program are to stimulate discussion and critical thinking surrounding a current topic, to enhance the connection between students, faculty and staff, and to provide a common experience.

Expected of all first year students, it involves reading and studying a common text over the summer. After reading the text, you will be asked to complete a writing assignment for your First Year Seminar course. The writing assignment will help you to crystallize your thinking about a significant issue and then express your ideas in a succinct form to other members of the academic community.

List of Illinois College Summer Readings:

• Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama (2007)
• A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong (2006)
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (2005)
• Breakfast is Compulsory by Dr. Wallace N. Jamison (2004)
• The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway (2003)
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (2002)
• Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (2001)
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (2000)

   

 

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