Four Stages of Responding to Literature

Question 1

The central focus of the reader response stage is

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a reader's prior experience and first impressions

Question 2

A reader in the interpretive community stage can be identified by all of the following except

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relies on Spark Notes.

Question 3

Which of the following best describe[s] the reader response stage?

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A reader has ownership of interpretation of a text., Readers are face to face with a text.

Question 4

Readers in the formal analysis stage begin to

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explore the author's craft.

Question 5

Which feature does NOT apply to the "4 stages of responding to literature" concept?

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moving from abstract to concrete

Question 6

A question that might intrigue a student who is at the critical synthesis stage is

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Why is The Inferno considered great poetry?, Why is Hamlet considered a classic?, Can we examine Ulysses from a Freudian perspective?, Can we examine Gilgamesh from an archetypal perspective?

Question 7

Basic ideas in the "four stages" concept include

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each stage builds on the work of the preceding stage., stages overlap and readers move at different speeds.

Question 8

A student who is reading at the critical synthesis stage regards a text from the perspective of

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literary theory.

Question 9

Students who engage in interpretive community activities promote a classroom culture that

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accepts dispute, aims to arrive at meaning together, excludes no one., broadens individual perspectives

Question 10

A reader in the formal analysis stage could be ready to

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analyze structure, imagery, or point of view.

Four Stages of Responding to Literature

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Four Stages of Responding to Literature

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