I really enjoyed this essay, especially the content around "interconnectedness" and the prospect of using it in the classroom although I wonder about introducing it to first year comp students. Too much too soon. Perhaps using Parker's 5 ways first?
The biggest benefit of Salvatori's approach is that I can see how it could cause students to become better readers and writers. The type of responding she advocates calls for close readings (hello New Criticism) which can lead students to see how a text works or makes meaning. These insights will stay with them while they compose their own essays, arguments. Hopefully.
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