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Javier Lopez
Eng 1320/1301
Trang Phan
9/25/10

Rhetorical Reading Strategies and the Construction of Meaning

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In this article, Linda Flower and Christina Hass both explain about the growing consensus in our field of reading; should be thought of as a constructive, rather than a receptive process. In this case, there is different ways in viewing constructive, which are literary theory and cognitive research. They even mention how reading rhetorically is not a separate and different strategy but is a progressive enlargement of the constructed meaning of a text, meaning reading for a purpose is better then reading for recreational purposes due to the fact that it may be dominant and crucial at times. Flower and Hass, both experienced writers explain how difficult teaching to read rhetorically due to the fact that students focus on bits and pieces of the reading and not focus on how the reading is written and how its put together.
Q. What does it mean to have “rhetorical” reading strategies? Do you already practice this method of reading?
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If you have rhetorical reading strategies it means that you can relate real well to the content of the paper. Using this strategy is the most important because personally when I read a article or any type of writing, I like to look past the writing and focus on the more in depth features. If you, the reader, can relate to the writer, it is much easier to relate to the ideas stated in the article. Me for instance, it takes a good article to catch my attention, not everything grabs me by the eye, but when that one article comes past me I can relate to it in any way or form I can.