WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO you?

BY: ALEX, ISAAC, DANNY, AND CARLY

so much dependsupona red wheelbarrowglazed with rainwaterbeside the whitechickens.

--William Carlos Williams, The Red Wheelbarrow

Reader Response Theory

Where can the true meaning of a work of literature be found?

People Fish Holland Iser

Meaning = Text + Reader

Advantages/Disadvantages

Can lead to new perspectives/ideas Allows for personal relationship to literature

Easy to misuse Adding Changing Ignoring

Questions to Ask Yourself

What does this mean to me?

In History

Why was the key to the success of 5th century BC Greek Civilization?

Was Hitler a business genius? Why or why not?

History not staticMany different Theories/Interpretations

In Math/Science

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Examples from Past Classes

English Symbolism

History Cause and Effect

Math/Science Applying data

For Example...

Spinning Lady Optical Illusion

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The New Yorker

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Where the Wild Things Are

Works Cited

"Reader Response Ppt Presentation." AuthorSTREAM Online PowerPoint Presentations and Slideshow Sharing. Web. 24 Sept. 2009. <http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/tccampa-137802-reader-response-literature-fiction-criticism-literary-education-ppt-powerpoint/>.

"Reader-response criticism -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 24 Sept. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reader_response_theory>.

"VirtuaLit: Critical Approaches." Default. Web. 24 Sept. 2009. <http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/Virtualit/poetry/critical_define/crit_reader.html>.

"William Carlos Williams -." Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. Web. 24 Sept. 2009. <http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/119>.

"YouTube - The President Reads "Where the Wild Things Are"" YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 24 Sept. 2009. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kP6cDoIHRw>.

Conclusion

Flexibility

Remember, Do Not: Add Change Ignore