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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
Rosenblatt, Louise M. – Voices from the Middle, 2005
In this article, the author answers specific questions: Just how do I foster an aesthetic stance? What types of activities encourage an efferent stance? She carefully explains her position--that the aesthetic stance in reading is missing in schools--and outlines what teachers must do to balance efferent reading with aesthetic. She also discusses…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Poetry, Aesthetics, Reading Instruction
