"Listening" - Discussion

Question 1

focus: tone

Answer 1

• tone is the author’s attitude about the subject
• mood is the atmosphere created by the text
• identifiers: diction, figurative language, details, diction

Question 2

SOAPSTONE

Answer 2

• S: Welty, reader and writer, listener, thinker
• O: lecture to beginning writers
• A: writers, you
• P: expresses (argues) the importance of hearing
• S:
• TONE:

Question 3

tone/diction example

Answer 3

• the sun was BRIGHT and CHEERY. birds sand GLEEFULLY in the trees, and frogs croaked for the sheer JOY of it.
• the sun was SHADOWY and DREAR. birds sand DESPONDENTLY in the trees, and frogs croaked for the sheer necessity of contributing to the SOMBER day

Question 4

figurative example

Answer 4

• my stomach felt LIKE A CAGE OF BUTTERFLIES

- my stomach felt LIKE A PILE OF BRICKS

Question 5

details example

Answer 5

• my life was riddled with instances of slights and insults which have enabled me to develop a deeper sense of empathy for those subjected to similar circumstances
• (the OMISSION of specific instances of being slighted along with the resolution to have “empathy” for others demonstrates that the author is fairly objected and unemotional about the topic. THE TONE IS INFORMATIVE AND MATTER-OF-FACT)

Question 6

step 1

Answer 6

Welty

Question 7

step 2

Answer 7

reinforces

Question 8

step 3

Answer 8

that recognizing and using “voice” is essential to becoming a good reader and writer

Question 9

step 4

Answer 9

by emphasizing the impact it had on her personally

Question 10

step 5

Answer 10

provide textual evidence to support your claim

Question 11

claim: welty utilizes parallel structure to illustrate her point that a love of literature begins early, and is crafted by important people in our lives
what do you do next?

Answer 11

you find text like “she’d read” in order to support your claim

Question 12

welty expertly _______

Answer 12

juxtaposes

Question 13

claim: welty expertly juxtaposes her parents reading styles to convey that there are many different reasons people love to read

Answer 13

you find textual support like “father’s longing” and

“mother” “sank as a hedonist”

Question 14

the author employs intimate description ________

Answer 14

in order to illustrate the point that books can be precious portals of literacy