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Chapter 6 Writing about Readers: Applying Reader-Response Theory
Learning Objectives
- Understand the theory of reader response, which focuses on the reader’s reading experience.
- Apply the reader-response methodology to works of literature.
- Engage in the writing process of a peer writer, including peer review.
- Review and evaluate a variety of reader-response papers by peer writers.
- Draft and revise a reader-response paper on a literary work.