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 * Directions: Please read Eudora Welty's "Listening" found in __50 Essays.__** **While reading, identify Weltys' dominant writing techniques (ie: imagery, setting, symbolism, characterization, genre, point of view, figurative language). Then, write a five paragraph essay analyzing how Welty conveys the importance of books on her life.

Make sure you have a thesis that deliberately states that her use of technique A, B, and C, convey. . . . . ..

Each body paragraph will test your thesis. I want you to start thinking of writing in scientific terms. Your thesis is your hypothesis, your topic sentences are your statements in defense of your hypothesis, your body paragraph sentences show, through text based evidence (specific details AND quotations ) that your hypothesis is accurate, your conclusion reports on the findings of your experiment.

Please type your essay on a discussion page. Include skillful transitions and make sure you proofread.

__Sample outline:

Body #1:

Topic Sentence:__ First technique and how it conveys the importance of books.

Evidence: Details/quotes from first third of the personal essay

Evidence: Details/quotes from second third of the personal essay

Evidence: Details/quotes from the final third of the personal essay

Clincher Sentence: Evaluate the effect of this technique on the essay.

*Please note that you may not find details/quotes from all three sections. However, a well-reasoned, well-developed analysis shows overwhelming support for your hypothesis. **