Eudora Welty: From Listening

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What specific details does Welty use to characterize her first-grade teacher, Miss Duling? What qualities of character does Welty emphasize about Miss Duling? And what effect did Miss Duling have on Welty in both the short and the long term?

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Identify three other teachers that Welty mentions. What does she emphasize about each? What do her memories of all her teachers share? What significance do these teachers have for Welty and for the reader?

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Write an essay about one or more of your own teachers. You may wish to describe a teacher or teachers from long ago, or you may focus on a more recent reacher. Consider setting up your essay as a contrast between two teachers.

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