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READER-RESPONSE
APPROACH
What is Reader-Response?
The reader response approach is heavily
reader-oriented. Readers use their prior
knowledge and experiences to give
meaning to a text, and they are required
to justify their unique interpretations of a
text with textual evidence.
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Reader-response strategies can be
categorized, according to Richard
Beach in A Teacher's Introduction to
Reader-Response Theories (1993),
into five types: textual, experiential,
psychological, social, and cultural.
Textual reader-
response approaches admit to the
fact that the text does influence the
way readers read and construct
meaning. Thus the reader and text
interact in the process of formulating
a meaning of the text
Experiential response is when
a reader compares the themes
and main events of the text to
their own life. Aesthetic
responses focus on the feelings
that the text evokes in the
reader's mind.
Psychological reader-response
theory, employed by Norman
Holland, believes that a reader's
motives heavily affect how they
read, and subsequently use this
reading to analyze the
psychological response of the
Social reader-response theory is
Stanley Fish's extension of his
earlier work, stating that any
individual interpretation of a text
is created in an interpretive
community of minds consisting of
participants who share a specific
reading and interpretation strategy.
Cultural Reader Response.
Cultural reader response
acknowledges that readers
will bring their personal
background to the reading of
a text
How can we possibly use the
Readers-Response
Approach?
The reader-response approach is a literary
theory that focuses on the reader's
interpretation and experience of a text rathe
than solely on the author's intention or the
text itself. Here's how you can use the
reader-response approach:
Engage with the Text: Read the text activel
paying attention to your emotional and
intellectual responses as you go along. Notic
how you feel about characters, events, them
and language choices.
Reflect on Your Response: After reading,
take some time to reflect on your reactions t
the text. Consider why certain parts of the te
evoked strong emotions or thoughts in you.
Think about your personal experiences,
beliefs, and values that may have influenced
your response.
Consider Different Perspectives: Recogniz
that other readers may have different
responses to the same text based on their ow
backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Engage in discussions with others to explore
different interpretations and gain new insigh
into the text.
Apply Critical Theories: Apply relevant
critical theories to deepen your understandin
of your response and the text. For example,
you might consider how your response relate
to feminist, psychoanalytic, or postcolonial
theories of literature.
Write About Your Response: Write about
your reader-response experience, either in a
personal journal or in a more formal essay.
Explain your interpretation of the text and ho
your personal experiences and perspectives
influenced your response. Support your
analysis with evidence from the text and, if
relevant, from other critical sources.
Continuously Revisit Your Response:
Recognize that your response to a text may
change over time as you gain new
experiences and insights. Revisit the text
periodically to see how your interpretation
evolves.
 Overall, the reader-response
approach encourages active
engagement with a text and
emphasizes the importance of
individual interpretation in the
process of literary analysis.
 LEADER: JAY MARK
CUDIAMAN
MEMBERS: KATHLEEN
PINGKISAN
RODRIGO SERIOZA
RONALD UBERA
JEYBEN CORPUZ
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LEADERS: JAYMARK
CUDIAMAN