“Meaning making is an individual process.” You need to apply what you are reading to your own knowledge, experience, and purpose.
It is the job of the writer to make sure that two different readers relate to the text in the same way.
When you write, it is harder to convey to the reader what the author is thinking. People have different associations with different words.
“Do you see what I am saying?”
Other people will have different associations with what you write.
6. Having responded to questions 1-5, what new or different insights into the essay do you now have? Please explain.
Alexie’s essay stood out for us because we felt he was having a conversation with us. We got into a very interesting conversation regarding Alexie’s use of the term “Indian.”
