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| "The Marginal World," Rachel Carson 1. What time and special place does Carson describe first? 2. What special beauty does Carson find there? 3. Summarize the other times, places, and experiences Carson describes. Interpret 4. Explain Carson’s statement, “The shore has a dual nature.” 5. What broader meaning about life does the “marginal world” Carson describes help you see it? 6. Think of another title for the essay – one that states the meaning of the essay for you. Literary Focus Expository Writing 7. Identify three reasons that Carson provides about why the level of the sea changes. 8. Explain the differences Carson identifies between the shore at night and the shore in daylight. 9. Summarize the main points Carson makes about the “marginal world.” Self Test "The Marginal World," Rachel Carson 1. Which best explains the author's statement, "The shore has a dual nature"? The shore is both an image and a reality. The shore is where both fish and birds live. The shore is the meeting place between land and sea. 2. What broader lesson about life does Carson find in the "marginal world"? Humans cannot upset the natural environment. Everything in nature is related. Nature is meaningless without people to appreciate it. 3. What special beauty does the author find in the first place she visits? She finds two birds nestled at the base of a fallen tree. She finds a starfish suspended from the ceiling and reflected in the pool. She finds crystals of ice on the edge of the bank. 4. What broader meaning does the author find in the snails' journey? Human beings, like snails, once lived in the sea. Snails are surprisingly intelligent. All creatures are linked to forms of life that preceded them. 5. Judging from "The Marginal World," which of the following issues do you think would be of greatest concern to Carson? Fishing would be of great concern to Carson. Smog would be of great concern to Carson. Extinction of species would be of great concern to Carson. |
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