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Previous Common Texts used by Wright State University

• Nickel and Dimed '03 - '04
• Let Your Life Speak '04 - '05
• Eagle's Shadow '05 - '07
• Inconvenient Truth '07 - '08
• Freakonomics '08 - '09
• Three Cups of Tea '09 - '10
• A Long Way Gone '10 - '11
• Zeitoun '11-'12
• Girl In Translation '12-'13

Common Text Program

The Common Reading Program is an essential piece of your First Year Experience at Wright State University. It was developed:

• To expose you to our academic atmosphere from the time you arrive on campus for Orientation
• To provide a common academic experience for all first-year students by giving you the opportunity to engage with your peers in intellectual discussions both inside and outside the classroom.
• To communicate the expectation that you will begin to read actively and critically, make judgments about the validity of what you read and be able to discuss challenging, sometimes conflicting, ideas.

You will also be provided with a series of interconnected academic and beyond-the-classroom activities that will challenge your critical thinking and evaluation of the text through your Learning Community and in many of your General Education courses.

We ask you to become an active member of the Raider community from the start by participating in this shared reading experience, discussing a controversial book, considering the issues it raises, formulating your own views, and sharing them with your teachers and classmates.