7 reader response approaches or strategis for novel and short stories

1. enganging
    the reader tries to engage her or his feeling through and imagination to the literary work that are read.

2. Describing
    the reader describes the characterization / character, setting time and place the plot, point of view, theme and style

3. Conceiving
    ther reader begin to comprehend the action of character, background of the story and the language which used in the story

4. explaining
    the reader tries to explain the action of character of the story

5. connection
    the reader connects her or his personal experience related to the character of the story the reader can compare the story from the story, film or the experience of own friend and the reader connect with the social life, culture, and religious

6. Interpreting
    The reader uses the reaction, the conception, and the connection with the theme and the story itself

7. judging
    the reader givng the opinion about the text of the story, the author or the setting or the story

below is the example : 

The fourth story

Blind Listening

 

A stupid man was sent by his father to sell salt. He first went to a mining area but nobody there wanted his salt. When he returned home, his father told him that if he had helped the miners to dig, they would have bought his salt.

The man next went to a house where a wedding was taking place. There he dug a huge hole. This made the people angry and they chased him away. When he returned home, his Blind Listening father told him that if he had beaten a drum and danced instead, the people there would have bought salt from him.

Then, he went to a village where there happened to be a fire. Rushing to the place, he started drumming and dancing, only to be thrown out by the people. His father told him that he should have poured water on the fire instead, if he wanted to sell salt there.

In the next place he went to, a couple were fighting with each other. The foolish man poured a bucketful of water on them, again to be chased away. His father later told him that he should have tried to settle the quarrel, in which case they would have bought salt from him.

In the final event, the man saw two bulls fighting with each other. He stepped in to stop the fight and was gored to death by angry bulls.

Taken from English Bestseller 12, 2001

35 Developing English Competencies for Grade X

 

1. Engaging

The reader tries to engage her (his) feeling through imagination to the literary work that are read

After I read the story I was imagining the events of the story. And this really makes me laugh. Due to the character that was played by blind listening above is enough to make me laugh. Blind listening is a person who always listened to his father. Dutiful and obedient to what was said by his father. But his affection. He can not adjust the situation and conditions in the advice that is given by his father to sell the salt. Because he could not see and could only perform his father's commands.

2.Describing

The reader describe the characterization or character, setting time and place, the plot

In the story of blind listening

A. Setting includes of

a)  place :blind home,  a mining area, a wedding party, a village where there happened to be a fire, take place in a couple were fighting with each other, take place in  two bulls fighting with each other in garden.

b)  time  : in the afternoon , whe he go to the a mining area, wedding party,  etc.
c)  social conditions -  the daily life of the characters have the customs of his behavior, he could only listen but for looking at his around he can’t.

d)  mood or atmosphere feeling is created at the beginning of the story is a funny story.

B. Plot

There are five plot that I know here. There are :

Introduction
Rising Action
Climax
Falling action
Denouement

In this story the plot used is Denouement plot. It is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.

C. Conflict
the conflict of this story is Internal  because A struggle within one's self, blind always did what his father instructed . although the result were a mess and he did not fit what he heard and did. But he have effort and always struggle then willingness how to order the salt that he sold it can be purchased by people he visited.

D. Character
this story in blind listening has a funny character and protagonist character
then his father has a selfish character (antagonist) because he just order his son, but don’t care and thinking what the result come up is it true or good result which his son getting.

3.  Conceiving

The reader begin to comprehend the action of character, background and the language.

 This story do by two people, blind listening and his father, there are dialog between them about how the way selling the salt. Character had had blind listening is a son who always dutiful and obedient with father says. But here the character his father had. He could only give command with his son. But he never knowing and never care with his son effort. So that the final story, because his son’s stupidity he death. Because he couldn’t see that two bulls fighting with each other. He stepped in to stop the fight and was gored to death by angry bulls.

Language is used in this story is language expression (command) and feeling something to do by blind listening and his father.

4 Explaining

The reader tries to explain the action of the character

  Character had had blind listening is a son who always dutiful and obedient with father says. But here the character his father had. He could only give command with his son. But he never knowing and never care with his son effort. So that the final story, because his son’s stupidity he death. Because he couldn’t see that two bulls fighting with each other. He stepped in to stop the fight and was gored to death by angry bulls.

5. Connecting

The reader connects her/his personal experience related to the character of the story.

I have never been in blind listening and his father in the story. Because, my parents ordered me to do something. I always look at the situation and condition in accordance with what my parents say. If it was my parents would advise to me and ordered me to do the best of the best with the appropriate situation and condition.

6. interpreting

The reader uses the reaction, the conception the connection with theme and the story it self

My opinion about the theme of this story. “ believe in your self “
although we have a disadvantage that can’t see (blind), beside that, we can do what parents are instructed with the good result. With the way. Although we can not see and can only hear. We can ask the people around in place we are going. We believe what the parents hope with us do what they instruct. We can. Without asking many times.

7. Judging

The reader giving the opinion about the text of the story. The author or setting of the story

-Setting place  which can we look here are blind home,  a mining area, a wedding party, a village where there happened to be a fire, take place in a couple were fighting with each other, take place in  two bulls fighting with each other in garden.
-about the plot this study used is Denouement plot. It is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.

And this story in blind listening has a funny character and protagonist character
then his father has a selfish character (antagonist) because he just order his son, but don’t care and thinking what the result come up is it true or good result which his son getting.

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba was such a poor man that he had only one shoe for his two feet. Even the mice in his house were hungry.

 One day, his wife said, "We have no food in the house. No rice. No potatoes. Go and collect leaves in the forest so that I can make a soup.

"Ali was a lazy man. He looked for leaves for about ten minutes and then he climbed a tree to sleep. He was afraid of wolves. When he woke up,he was surprised to see forty thieves on forty horses. They stopped in front of a big rock.

 "Open Sesame!" shouted the leader.A door on the rock opened. The thieves carried sacks full of gold into the cave. When they had finished, the leader shouted.

"Close Sesame!" and the door closed. As soon as the thieves had disappeared Ali Baba jumped down from the tree, said, "Open Sesame" and  went into the cave.

There were shelves all around the walls. The shelves were full of sacks. And the sacks were full of gold. Ali took a sack home with him.

Unfortunately, one of the thieves saw Ali's footprints on the sand. He followed them to Ali's home. He took out his knife and made a cross on the door.

"Now I shall know which house it is," he said. He rode off to get the other thieves. But Ali had seen the thief.

He and his wife took brooms and swept away the footprints. Then he made crosses on every door at the street. When the forty thieves arrived they had their knives between their teeth. But they couldn't fi nd either Ali – or the gold. And Ali and his wife lived happily ever after.

Taken from Addison–Wesley Kids 4, 1990

Hal 33 Developing English Competencies for Grade XI of Language Programme

1. Engaging

The reader tries to engage her (his) feeling through imagination to the literary work that are read

after I read the story. I imagined the character to be played by the ali and his wife in the story. ali is a poor man who has a wife. ali was is the people are lazy to work, he always accelerate its work. and buy time to continue its work. But behind his laziness . he is a clever in deceiving his enemy. and he was one of the lucky ones because his laziness can produce gold and get his wife happy.

2.Describing

The reader describe the characterization or character, setting time and place, the plot

A. Setting includes of

a)  place : Ali cottage house, in the forest, cave of gold

b)  social conditions -  the daily life of the characters have the customs of his behavior, ali is people are lazy, but because of his laziness. and his habit of sleeping in the trees. he got lucky, his ingenuity was up because he got his gold. that could make him and his wife lived happily without known by gold thieves stupid.

c)  mood or atmosphere feeling is created at the beginning of the story is a lazy man with the smart thinking and get the lucky from gold by gold thieves

B. Plot

There are five plot that I know here. There are :

Introduction
Rising Action
Climax
Falling action
Denouement

In this story the plot used is Falling action - The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.  The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not (events between climax and denouement).

C. Conflict
the conflict of this story is External - A struggle with a force outside one's self. Because ali is the person who get the lucky because his laziness, and have the smart thinking so that he able to support his wife

D. Character
this story in ali character is the lucky person
his wife is the lucky person too from what ali get can make her happy forever..

Gold thieves is careless person 

3.  Conceiving

The reader begin to comprehend the action of character, background and the language.

In this story, ali is a lazy man. even work for any meal he stalling for it. but laziness often finishes work he did was sleep in trees. but because of his laziness was the perfect fruition, she had a smart mind to take the gold from gold thieves carelessness gold store it in the storage area of his golden cave. Because ali has intelligence. ali can take the gold out of the cave. and end it with the gold he can live happily with his wife.

The language is used in this story is intelligence in doing something

4 Explaining

The reader tries to explain the action of the character.

ali is a lazy man. even work for any meal he stalling for it. but laziness often finishes work he did was sleep in trees. but because of his laziness was the perfect fruition, she had a smart mind to take the gold from gold thieves carelessness gold store it in the storage area of his golden cave. Because ali has intelligence. ali can take the gold out of the cave. and end it with the gold he can live happily with his wife.

5. Connecting

The reader connects her/his personal experience related to the character of the story.

I have ever been felt about this story.
i've been in this story. when I'm mid term exams. I have not studied before. I was wondering what would I fill in answering the questions given my teachers at school. when it was. chair beside my seat, I get the paper. I had not thought and thought, the paper is a paper of my friends who may be on the exam while he make the small / cheat sheet contains test we were doing. with great pleasure. what is the content of the paper. it is the answer to all our exam questions. This is a fortune that I have ever experienced. the same as what is told in short stories such

6. interpreting

The reader uses the reaction, the conception the connection with theme and the story it self

My opinion about the theme of this story. “idleness brings luck “

Although we are laziness person we do not make a fortune where laziness is a previously although we never lucky because our laziness. it is a fortune that happens accidentally. the best of luck. still good if the results we get and not of luck but of the performance trying to reach what we want...

7. Judging

The reader giving the opinion about the text of the story. The author or setting of the story

Setting place in this story are Ali cottage house, in the forest, cave of gold

In this story the plot used is Falling action - The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.  The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not (events between climax and denouement).