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Grade 7-8 Language Arts Lesson 5-2 – Responses to Literature Posttest



Matching
 
 
Match each critical theory to the correct definition.
a.
Aesthetic Stance
b.
Reader Response Theory
c.
Interpretive Community
d.
Formal Analysis
e.
Critical Synthesis
 

 1. 

a number of readers work in groups to respond to a book or story
 

 2. 

scrutiny of the elements of fiction, knowledge of the appropriate structure for expository work, appreciation of the writer's craft and examination of the author's style
 

 3. 

a work of literature is analyzed from a very specific theory or point of view (feminist, historical, moral, Marxist, etc.)
 

 4. 

responding emotionally and enjoying what you read
 

 5. 

Each interprets literature in his or her own way
 



 
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