About the Author: William Trevor
PREREADING REFLECTION:
What character traits and physical qualities do you associate with witches?
I associate with witches by having similar looks and also by having secerts that we keep.
Have you ever formed an opinion about someone's personality and later changed that opinion? How did you form your first opinion? What caused you to change it?
Yes I have. It was one of my best friends. The years before I met her I would all ways see how she dresses and I didn't like it. But when we were in the same class in fifth grade I really got to see her personality and I change my opinion.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT:
Define each term as it is used in the context of the story. Provide a quote from the story in proper quote format and include a page number.
Gorgeous - something that is pretty "'My dear, how gorgeous!" she cried when the collies barked at her." (p.50)
Extraordinary - some one or something that is not ordinary;special "Mr. Addleripe said. "Extraordinary gorl, no more then sixteen she was." (p.50)
Tedious - something that takes forever;long "How tedious the weekend was going to be, Frances thought". (p.53)
Occupied - some who is busy " with her mother occupied listening to Miss Perego's silly chatter". (p.53)
Contemptuously - mean and doubtful "Really!" Frannces contemptuously exclaimed before she went to sleep. "Really!" (p.54)
CONTRASTING IDEAS:
Provide 4 examples for each idea and use examples from the text to support
- born in Ireland
- his birthday is May 24, 1928
- short story writter
- novelist
- was a teacher
PREREADING REFLECTION:
What character traits and physical qualities do you associate with witches?
I associate with witches by having similar looks and also by having secerts that we keep.
Have you ever formed an opinion about someone's personality and later changed that opinion? How did you form your first opinion? What caused you to change it?
Yes I have. It was one of my best friends. The years before I met her I would all ways see how she dresses and I didn't like it. But when we were in the same class in fifth grade I really got to see her personality and I change my opinion.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT:
Define each term as it is used in the context of the story. Provide a quote from the story in proper quote format and include a page number.
Gorgeous - something that is pretty "'My dear, how gorgeous!" she cried when the collies barked at her." (p.50)
Extraordinary - some one or something that is not ordinary;special "Mr. Addleripe said. "Extraordinary gorl, no more then sixteen she was." (p.50)
Tedious - something that takes forever;long "How tedious the weekend was going to be, Frances thought". (p.53)
Occupied - some who is busy " with her mother occupied listening to Miss Perego's silly chatter". (p.53)
Contemptuously - mean and doubtful "Really!" Frannces contemptuously exclaimed before she went to sleep. "Really!" (p.54)
CONTRASTING IDEAS:
Provide 4 examples for each idea and use examples from the text to support
Frances HAS POWER in a conversation or situationFrancis had power when she talked to Miss Pregeo about the witches she heard from Mr. Addleripe
She also has power when she was talking to Miss. Pregeo and say a snake that she was scared of She also has power when she is talking to Mr. Adderipe about witches |
Frances DOES NOT HAVE POWER in a conversation or situationFrancis doesn't have power when Miss Pregeo commands her to colse her eyes about the snakes.
She doesn't have power when she is just staring at Miss Pregeo but not asking if she is a witch She also doesn't have power when Mr. Addripe is talking to her about witches he meet. |