response based approach

This article was the best I have read of all the articles.  I guess it appealed to me the most.  Being a Social Studies major and English minor I completely get the reading for an answer.  That is always how I have read literature and that is how I have always been taught to read it.  The assignment is always read pages 35-78 and answer the questions.  Rarely was there discussion and never was the discussion to deepen the understanding and to ask more questions that maybe aren't even answered.  I especially liked the analogy of the horizon.  It really illustrates the meaning of reading for a deeper meaning and not just to find an answer.  Instead you discuss and there may never be an end, but we are always working towards it.  It seems that with this horizon way of thinking the reader is able to apply things they may already know from personal experiences or can draw from other things they've learned.  With the discursive approach the reader is to come to the same conclusion as every other reader and isn't encouraged to use their own knowledge.  Not only should this literature bases approach be used in an English class but I think I can take this approach to parts of a history class.  Within the article there are also steps to follow that teachers have developed and continued to improve.  It gives the framework and the guidelines to having a more thought provoking discussion.  I believe that every student knows something that I don’t, or might just know it different.  This is a good time to learn for myself and everyone else in the classroom. Classroom discussions add to the classroom.  This article was the best yet! Not only full of useful information with examples and instructions but also easy to read.