3.2 Post – Reader-Response Critical Theory
The purpose of this activity is to read about the Reader-Response critical theory as it relates to a Theodore Roethke poem.
Directions
Read the poem by Theodore Roethke:
“My Papa’s Waltz” (Links to an external site.)
Read about Reader-Response Criticism.
Read an essay about “My Papa’s Waltz” that is written by a teacher:
Reader-Response Approach.
Write two paragraphs that:
Explain the two different reader responses(interpretations) generated by this poem in the teacher’s essay.
Provide evidence from the essay to back up each response. You may informally refer to these interpretations as coming from “the teacher” and “the students” (without quotation marks). No formal MLA 8 citation is required.
Indicate which one you agree with and why.
Post your “reply” to the discussion board
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