While watching the presentations, one of the suggestions was to allow students to make choices - let them pick the order of the work they do was the example. I couldn't help but feel that was not a good example, at least for what I teach - composition. The research paper really needs to be the final work the students produce because everything leads up to that project. Each project has slightly higher requirements for outside sources, etc. It makes sure that they build to what they need to understand. I do, however, give them free choice on topics. What I find interesting is that many students ask me to give them topics - they tell me how difficult it is for them to figure out a topic. I generally help guide them to a topic they find interesting (something job, school, or life-related), but I find it interesting that so many adults get stumped by being given a choice. So my question is this: How do you deal with offering choices and having students request you take that choice away? Does anyone else have experience trying to include more autonomy in a composition class? Thanks, Kate