Webb Ch 1

In the first chapter of Webbs' Literature and Lives, he starts out by discussing some of his first experiences teaching studnets literature, some of which weren't so successful. He looked for different ways to engage his students including finding different texts for them to read. One very useful tool he incorporated into this chapter is the list of texts that would suit different theoretical frameworks. This is helpful for me as a future teacher because I will be given the opportunity to find literature that would be conducive to my students learning. There are also blurbs about reader response and cultural studies included in this chapter. Here, he explains what the two are and clearly shares his opinions about what they contribute the clssroom and what they lack.