ABSTRACT
This chapter is about flipping that switch, about turning the spotlight on identity, audience, and the reader-writer relationship, so that students communicate with self and others in mind. Ethical and effective communication is the master practice that makes all other forms of collaborative problem solving possible. Teaching literature rhetorically means teaching literature as the communication. Communication personal inventory is a way to continue developing students’ identity awareness through a consideration of their assets, needs, and learning contexts. This activity takes a little more time and reflection and may not be suitable to whole-class sharing. The concept of intersectionality can also be applied to literary characters. This can be an especially enlightening the act of transfer. Gillespie's request for help establishes a sympathetic connection between writer and reader. Communicating with others in mind is a key aspect of a rhetorical approach.
