READER’S RESPONSE STRATEGY/ READER’S RESPONSE CRITICISM Applying Reader Response Strategy in Appreciating Literary Works The appreciation of the short story applies seven reader response strategies posed by Beach and Marshall (1990); they are describing‚ conceiving‚ explaining‚ interpreting‚ engaging‚ connecting and judging. The guiding questions are constructed based on the responses. NO | Response | Explanations | Indicators | Questions to guide | 1 | Engaging(Include) | Getting involved in literary
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Gillian Clarke’s poem ’Cold Knap Lake’ centres on a childhood memory of a girl almost drowning in a lake in South Wales. The poet‚ with her parents‚ ’watched a crowd’ of people pull the girl out of the water. It seemed at first that they were too late: the girl’s lips were blue and she ’lay for dead’. The metaphor ’dressed in water’s long green silk’ tells us that she was covered in weeds from the lake. In the second stanza‚ Clarke describes her mother as a ’heroine’ as she knelt down to resuscitate
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ONCE UPON A TIME THE speaker in this poem reminisces about a time when people were sincere and caring in their dealings with one another; he speaks regretfully about the present time‚ when people are not like before. He seems to feel that people have lost the innocence and openness which he now sees in his young son; he wants to regain that innocence. The poem starts with the well-known words "Once upon a time"‚ suggesting that what the speaker is going to say is a fairy tale‚ something so far-fetched
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Inviting Reluctant adolescent readers into the literacy club: Some Comprehension strategies to tutor individuals or small groups of reluctant readers. By: Elizabeth Bifuh Ambe Summary: “Inviting reluctant readers into the literacy club: Some comprehension strategies to tutor individuals or small groups of reluctant readers” by Elizabeth Bifuh Ambe is an interesting look into strategies that may be used to motivate young readers. The author focuses on increasing motivation through building
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they choose. So how can the author’s choice of words shapen the devolvement of the story? Richard Ford’s story‚ "Under the Radar‚" and T.C Boyle’s‚ "Greasy Lake‚" are great examples of how astute word choice provide depth in establishing the setting‚ developing characters‚ and as a catalyst for how the events will unfold. T.C Boyle’s‚ "Greasy Lake‚" focuses on the conflicts of three 19-year olds‚ set in the 1960s‚ between their perceived self-image and the true self within. The story tells the tale
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Carlo is tranced as he walks slowly towards the lake. The water’s level is at his waist; he slowly lowers his head ‚ sipping a bit. Carlo likes it. Carlo likes it a lot! The sweet earthy herbal taste gradually elicits ecstacy. The brew is thick‚ rich‚ with floral and grapefruit notes. He can sense a slight sourness and mysterious enchanting undertone deep within yellowish hue. He started swimming...slowly‚ in a very phelgmatic manner. Once every minute‚ he can’t control himself from sipping
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The film‚ Once Were Warriors foregrounds the issue that Maori are a culture that has lost its way .The invited reading is that the Maori community deals with domestic violence‚ poverty‚ gangs and alcoholism. The film positions the viewers to believe that Maori men are violent‚ as the film portrays them in a negative way. By exploiting the representation that Maori men are brutal alcoholics and dangerous‚ viewers are positioned to agree with the expressions of the film. This representation is evident
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ride of the day on a jet ski. As I step out of the camper‚ my eyes have to adjust to the gleam of the water. It looks like it is going to be a good day. Lake Mcconaughy is full of days like this one. Not only is it an amazing vacation spot‚ but it is home away from home. Ever since I can remember‚ my family and friends have congregated to Lake Mcconaughy in the summers. It is located about ten miles from a little town named Ogallala‚ Nebraska. The town is also where my mom was raised and most
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The Great Salt Lake The Great Salt Lake is a wonder of its own. Made by the remnants of Lake Bonneville‚ this lake is unique to Utah and has many different characteristics that make it this way. Have you ever wondered how big the Great Salt Lake really is? It is one of the largest lakes in America. The Great Salt Lake is about seventy-five miles long and twenty-five miles wide. Even though the deepest spot in the lake is thirty-four feet the average depth of the Great Salt Lake is around 13 feet
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Grease Lake Lessons There comes a time in many kids life where they want to be bad. They don’t want to be bad to get in trouble and face consequences. They want to be bad because it appears cool. The cool kids sat in the back of class and talked while the teacher was teaching. The cool kids went to parties where there was underage drinking and drugs. The cool kids walked around wearing cool clothes and sunglasses as if they answered to no one and had no care in the world. The cool kids acted
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