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Direct linkRosenblatt, Louise M. – Voices from the Middle, 2005
In this article, the author redefines "text" and "poem" so that attention will be focused on the reader. The text, she argues, lies inert on the page until the reader comes along and brings it to life in the act of reading, reacting, and reflecting. A poem, then, must be thought of as an event in time. It is not an object or an ideal entity. It is…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Poetry, Reader Text Relationship, Reader Response
Peer reviewedMoran, Karen – Voices from the Middle, 2000
Describes a critical reading unit in which one seventh-grade class read L. Sacher's "Holes" and three other classes read texts of their choosing along with a partner. Notes that the goal was to set up a context for the students, as readers, to experience the main character's growth--for them to become active, independent, passionate readers. (SC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Critical Reading, Grade 6, Grade 7
