The Depth and Dynamics of Context: Tracing the Sources and Channels of Engagement and Disengagement in Students' Response to Literature.

Smagorinsky, Peter; O'Donnell-Allen, Cindy

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Depth and Dynamics of Context: Tracing the Sources and Channels of Engagement and Disengagement in Students' Response to Literature.

Smagorinsky, Peter; O'Donnell-Allen, Cindy

Journal of Literacy Research, v30 n4 p515-59 Dec 1998

Analyzes a small group of 12th-grade students who interpreted the character of Gertrude in "Hamlet" through a "body biography," a life-sized human outline filled with student-generated words and images. Concludes with a reconsideration of the notion of engagement that includes attention to both the immediate social relations within the classroom and the histories of engagement that students bring to class. (RS)

Descriptors: Characterization, Context Effect, English Instruction, Grade 12, Group Dynamics, High Schools, Interpersonal Relationship, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response, Social Influences, Writing Processes

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Language: English

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