In the short story “Home”, which is written in the form of personal diary entries, Kim Muncey uses the literary technique of setting to reflect the emotional and physical state of her main character. In this activity, you will apply your reading and listening skills in order to understand the events and message of the story.
Step 1: On the next page, listen to the story by clicking the audio button. Follow along with the text and try to understand what is happening in the story.
You may pause the story at any time.
Step 2: Without clicking the audio button, reread the story silently to yourself. Note that key vocabulary words are highlighted. As you read, you may mouse over the highlighted words to see their definitions.
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