Warm UpA. Think about your current claim

regarding the way the interpretive process works

B. Then, on a blank piece of paper, write down that claim

Warm Up 2.0A. Even though there are many obstacles and influences that are

in our way, people tend to look on the brighter side and look for a positive outcome.

B. Fable of the Goat is about how an old man’s greed brings him bad luck.

C. My interpretation of “The Willowdale Handcar” being about infidelity shows how much the media shapes the way I interpret things.

D. We interpret due to influences like culture, family, school, past experiences, upbringing, friends, and environment.

E. We interpret based on our beliefs and values.

Warm Up 3.0A. Reexamine your claim:

A. Does it answer the prompt? In other words, does it make a statement about how the interpretive process works?

B. Is it clear or confusing?

C. Is it specific or is it too broad / vague?

B. Revise your claim if necessary or make a note on how you’ll need to revise it for the revision.

With your Draft…Highlight places in your interpretation

where you are actually doing what you claim we do when we interpret.

In other words, if you say the interpretive process works through X, highlight places where you actually used/do X to create your interpretation.

With your claim…

A. Select one highlighted area B. Then, use the following framing language:

The interpretive process works by (my claim).

Here’s where I did (my claim): “cite the highlight”

This part of my interpretation shows how (my claim) works when interpreting because _____

Fish: Fact or Fiction?

There is a hidden meaning in the texts we read that we have to find

or decode when we interpret

FISH FICTION!

Fish: Fact or Fiction?

Poems and assignments are

inherently different from one another

FISH FICTION!

Fish: Fact or Fiction?

We recognize distinguishing features in a text which allows us to

start interpreting

FISH fACT!

Fish: Fact or Fiction?

Everyone is free to interpret and think in his or her own way.

FISH FICTION!

Fish: Fact or Fiction?

We interpret based on what we’ve learned

through shared cultural knowledge

FISH FACT!

Fish: Fact or Fiction?

There are no limits to the way we can think and

interpret things

FISH FICTION!

Fish: Fact or Fiction?

We produce what we expect to see because we follow a recipe when we

interpret

FISH FACT!

Fish: Fact or Fiction?

Our mental operations are expanded by

institutions

FISH FICTION!

Making Fish UsefulHow Fish would respond to your claim:

Fish says “_____”

When Fish says this, he means ________.

The link between this concept and my claim is _________________________________.