Task 1. Scan and Answer Questions. If el ensayo and la oratoria share the goal of persuasion, how do they differ and what is the impact of that difference? Scan the first paragraph of this section, on page 364, for answers to these questions.

1.			How do el ensayo and la oratoria differ?
2.			What is the impact of that difference?

Task 2. Interpret.

3.			In the paragraph you read for Task 1, the authors use the phrase "mover el ánimo" to describe the purpose of the essayist. What do they mean by that statement?

Task 3. Explain.

4.			In the final sentence of the last paragraph in this section, on page 365, the authors state that the essay, as a literary form, can give "permanencia y universalidad" to a time and place. Explain what the authors mean and how that "permanencia y universalidad" is accomplished by the essay as a literary form.

Task 4. Scan for Textual Support. Scan all of the paragraphs you have read so far in this chapter and find textual support for the explanations you offered in Tasks 2 and 3. Enter the statements and the textual support (including page, paragraph, and sentence numbers) in the chart.

The chart is a .pdf file; you will need the Adobe Acrobat reader to view it and print it out.

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Task 5. Discuss. (Optional)

6.			Discuss the following question with a study group: Could the concept of "permanencia y universalidad" and the phrase "mover el ánimo" be applied to the other literary genres you have studied (narrative, poetry, and drama)? Justify your statements with textual support.