1. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO you? BY: ALEX, ISAAC, DANNY, AND CARLY

2. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. --William Carlos Williams, The Red Wheelbarrow

3. Reader Response Theory  Where can the true meaning of a work of literature be found?  People  Fish  Holland  Iser  Meaning = Text + Reader

4. Advantages/Disadvantages  Can lead to new perspectives/ideas  Allows for personal relationship to literature  Easy to misuse  Adding  Changing  Ignoring

5. Questions to Ask Yourself What does this mean to me?

7. In History Why was the key to the success of 5 th century BC Greek Civilization? Was Hitler a business genius? Why or why not? History not static Many different Theories/Interpretations

8. In Math/Science

9. Examples from Past Classes  English  Symbolism  History  Cause and Effect  Math/Science  Applying data

10. For Example... Spinning Lady Optical Illusion

11. For Example...

12. The New Yorker -

13. For Example... Where the Wild Things Are

14. Works Cited "Reader Response Ppt Presentation." AuthorSTREAM Online PowerPoint Presentations and Slideshow Sharing. Web. 24 Sept. 2009.. "Reader-response criticism -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 24 Sept. 2009.. "VirtuaLit: Critical Approaches." Default. Web. 24 Sept. 2009.. "William Carlos Williams -." Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. Web. 24 Sept. 2009.. "YouTube - The President Reads "Where the Wild Things Are"" YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 24 Sept. 2009..

15. Conclusion Flexibility Remember, Do Not:  Add  Change  Ignore