MRW, The Corner Store, P.387

Master’s Reading and Writing, The Corner Store, P.387

1.       To rise up from something: to go from the bottom up into the sky; for example, a large tower rises up from the ground into the sky.

        Obscurity: the state of being unknown

 Tangible: something you can touch or feel

 Enchantment: a feeling of wonder; amazement

 To lure (someone): to draw them closer; attract them

  Contemplate: think deeply about something

  Make up your mind: make a decision about something

  To plunge: to go deep into something

 To hurry (one) off: to get someone to leave a place quickly

 To make certain: to check something over to be sure about it

 Pre-Reading Activity:

1.                            People like amusement parks like Disney World because of the _______________________in                these places.

A.      Enchantment   B. hurry off   C. obscurity   D. tangible

Before you leave, please _____________________you have all your things and didn’t leave anything behind.

A.      Enchantment   B. hurry off  C. make certain   D. obscurity

  A city with a good economy ___________________people to move there for job opportunities.

A.      Enchantment   B. hurry off   C. lures    D. plunges

 When it is hot, I like to go to a swimming pool and ______________________into the water.

A.      Enchantment    B. hurry off   C. plunge   D. tangible

 Before you buy a new house, you must ____________________if this is the best place to live.

A.      Contemplate   B. enchantment   C. hurry off   D. obscurity

 I like living in the middle of nowhere because I want to live in ______________________.  I don’t want people to know where I am.

A.      Contemplate   B. enchantment   C. hurry off   D. obscurity

 When the school day ends, many students ___________________to get out of the building.

A.      Contemplate   B. enchantment   C. hurry off  D. obscurity

 To pay me back for my services, don’t just say thank you.  Give me something ________________like a new car to show your appreciation.

A.      Contemplate   B. enchantment   C. obscurity   D. tangible

 

Reading: What is the dominant impression of the Corner Store in Eudora Welty’s “Corner Store?” What gives you that impression?  Is it a nice place?  A friendly place?  A place with good memories or bad memories?  Discuss.