Webb, Chapter 1

From what I gathered from Chapter one, one of the most important factors that I saw that Webb implemented was using real audiences for his students assignments. He did this when he gave the assignment to write letters to Mr. Wiesel, who is the author of Night. What I really found interesting throughout the whole chapter was how his class didn't address literary genres or teminology, they focused on the bigger idea and understood the bigger picture. Although I enjoyed how Webb made his reading assignment for a real audience, I was somewhat cynical in the beginning of this chapter. This is because I've seen so many great units on the Holocaust. I feel as if the Holocaust is one of the easiest units to make interesting. I do however believe that Webb's ideas were very well thought out and effective. Im glad that Webb went more in depth to many different themes and literature that could connect to them. Showing how effective reader response can be was very informative. Another aspect that Webb pointed out that I liked was how he pointed the negative and positive aspects of Reader Response. It was helpful to see the downfalls that it could have. I also enjoy how Webb writes to us on our level, it is very straightforward and understanding.