1. By Way of an Introduction: Readers, Writers, and Literature. 2. Those Kids: Readers, Rappers, Writers, Talkers, and Listeners. 3. Being a Chapter That Deals in Literary Theory and Its Relation to the Curriculum. 4. Enter (Stage Right or Left): The Reader-Based Approach. 5. If Literature Is Exploration, WhatOs the Territory and Who's the Guide? 6. Putting Your Mouth Where Your Money Is: The Role of Talk in a Community of Readers. 7. Drama: Creating, Improvising, Performing. 8. Making the Reading Visible. 9. But What about Writing and All That? 10. Reading in Hyperspace. 11. Evaluation, Testing, and Portfolios: Taking Responsibility.