During my coursework I was asked to write a literature review.  The major topics were about engaging lessons increasing motivation in students.  As I read more of these research articles, I found that the engaging lessons included choice.  For instance, in one of the articles the students were given the opportunity to communicate with a pen pal about their choice in literature. Another study gave students different opportunities to experience learning.  This in turn stimulated the students' interest in reading.  A study that I found very interesting involved branching stories.  These were stories that students can choose what will happen next, and their choices can take them to different endings.  The researchers found that students were more apt to discuss the story and answer comprehension questions. In the Patall research, they found that when classroom reading instruction is based upon what students are interested in reading, they found a greater potential exists for students to expand their efforts towards reading, and their performances were higher compared to students who did not get the same opportunity.  Overall, this research showed that choice influences engagement and motivation in students.