What’s In:

A. An approach to literature that is

more interested in style, structure,

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tone, imagery etc. that are found
within the text.
B. This approach seeks to understand a
1. Formalist literary work by investigating the
social, cultural and intellectual context
of the text.
2. Moralist C. This literary approach praises
literature that is ethically sound and
encourages virtue and condemns any
3. Marxist that misguides and corrupts.
D. This literary analysis arises from the
viewpoint of an advocacy of women’s
4. Historical rights which started in the 19th
century.
5. Feminist E. A literary approach that relates the
text to the society and political
systems in which it is created.
Essential Question

Reflect on this question/s as

we discuss our lesson and
share your answer later. Is the reader’s
opinion of the
text important?
Why or why not?
 Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you 🔎 define reader-response
should be able to: approach;
🔎 analyze text using the
reader-response approach;
🔎 apply the guide in writing a
critique using the reader-
response approach; and
🔎 show appreciation of the
text read.
The Reader-Response Approach
★ is a systematic analysis of
the aspects of a text that
stimulate, form, and guide
a reader’s response.

Unlike most critical

approaches to literature,
the reader-response
approach hinges on the
reader’s subjective view
of the text.
HOW TO ANALYZE A TEXT USING THE
READER-RESPONSE APPROACH
✔The reader must perform
a systematic and thorough
analysis of the text, still
paying attention to the
elements of literature
present within.
✔The reader is then
expected to demonstrate an
understanding of the text
and to explain and support
his or her reactions clearly.
HOW TO ANALYZE A TEXT USING THE ✔The reader is asked
READER-RESPONSE APPROACH
to examine, explain and
defend his/her personal
reaction to the text.
✔ The reader must
back up his or her
thoughts and opinions
with data and
information gleaned
from the text itself.
 Guide Questions in Using the Reader-
Response Approach in Analyzing a Text
❖ Did you like the
text or not?
Why?
❖ How well did you
enjoy the text (or
not)?
 Guide Questions in Using the Reader-
Response Approach in Analyzing a Text
❖ Which parts did
you like/dislike
and why?
❖ Do you agree or
disagree with the
author? Why?
 Guide Questions in Using the Reader-
Response Approach in Analyzing a Text
❖ How did the text
make you feel?
❖ To what extent does
the text challenge or
change your
personal views and
opinions?
Guide Questions in Using the Reader-
Response Approach in Analyzing a Text
❖ Would you read
something else like
this in the future or
not?
❖ To whom would you
recommend this text?
❖ Why? What did you
learn from the text?
 Analyzing Texts Using
Reader-Response Approach Notice how the
"The Things They Carried," student is aware of
by Tim O'Brien
❖ As I started reading, I
his reading process.
thought I was not going to Noticing how your
have any interest at all in the response to a story
story; however, after I got
into the story, I found myself
changes can be a
more interested than I source of questions.
thought I was going to be.
 Analyzing Texts Using
Reader-Response Approach Notice also his
"The Things They Carried," by Tim
O'Brien
citation of
❖ He used phrases such as "They
specific textual
shared the weight of memory. They
took up what others could no longer
material to
bear," "They were afraid of dying
but they were even more afraid to
illustrate his
show it," and "They carried all the
emotional baggage of men who
point.
might die.
What’s More
React on the quote by answering the
questions:
-Do you agree with the quotation? Why?
-To whom would you recommend this?

“The best way to

get started is to
quit talking and
begin doing.”

(Walt Disney)
You are now ready to
write a critique using
the reader-response
approach!
Do you have any questions?

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Essential Question

Reflect on this question/s as

we discuss our lesson and
share your answer later. Is the reader’s
opinion of the
text important?
Why or why not?
 Historical Approach Activity

Use any of your favorite

texts and analyze it using
the reader-response
approach. One paragraph
with 7-10 sentences only.

Date of Submission:
April 18, 2023
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Text is just ink on

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a page until a

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reader comes

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along and gives it

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life.

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-Louise Rosenblatt-

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