The Witch Who Came For The Weekend
By: William Trevor
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
William Trevor - five
facts about the author, identify how the author's personal life is reflected in
the story, provide an image
William Trevor was born on May 24, 1928
William Trevor was an Irish novelist
One of the books he wrote were The hill bachelors
He spouse was Jane Ryan
His education was St. Columba's College
William Trevor - five
facts about the author, identify how the author's personal life is reflected in
the story, provide an image
William Trevor was born on May 24, 1928
William Trevor was an Irish novelist
One of the books he wrote were The hill bachelors
He spouse was Jane Ryan
His education was St. Columba's College
PREREADING REFLECTION:
What character
traits and physical qualities do you associate with
witches?
I always think that witches have a lot of goose bumps and this pointy hat.
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. For example, when David came to this school, I thought he was very quiet but later in the year he kept talking more.
What character
traits and physical qualities do you associate with
witches?
I always think that witches have a lot of goose bumps and this pointy hat.
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. For example, when David came to this school, I thought he was very quiet but later in the year he kept talking more.
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 - Gorgeous means very pretty. "My dear, how gorgeous!" she cried when the collies barked at her. (p.50)
Extraordinary - Extraordinary means amazing, fabulous. "Extraordinary girl, no more than sixteen she was." (p. 50)
Tedious - Tedious means very long and boring. "How tedious the weekend was going to be, Frances thought, with Miss Perego saying everything was gorgeous all the time and the man called Gareth agreeing." (p.53)
Occupied - Occupied means very busy. "with her mother occupied listening to Miss Perego's silly chatter and her father making hay, and the man called Gareth probably asleep somewhere." (p.53)
Contemptuously - Contemptuously means showing deep hatred. " Frances contemptuously exclaimed before she went to sleep." (p.54)
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 - Gorgeous means very pretty. "My dear, how gorgeous!" she cried when the collies barked at her. (p.50)
Extraordinary - Extraordinary means amazing, fabulous. "Extraordinary girl, no more than sixteen she was." (p. 50)
Tedious - Tedious means very long and boring. "How tedious the weekend was going to be, Frances thought, with Miss Perego saying everything was gorgeous all the time and the man called Gareth agreeing." (p.53)
Occupied - Occupied means very busy. "with her mother occupied listening to Miss Perego's silly chatter and her father making hay, and the man called Gareth probably asleep somewhere." (p.53)
Contemptuously - Contemptuously means showing deep hatred. " Frances contemptuously exclaimed before she went to sleep." (p.54)
CONTRASTING IDEAS:
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Frances DOES NOT HAVE POWER in a conversation or situationFrances does not have power when Miss Perego save Frances form the grass snake.
Frances does not have power when Mr. Addlerpipe tells Frances about all the witches he met. Frances does not have power when Miss Perego tells Frances about ladybugs. Frances does not have power when Miss Perego wants to go look for Gareth. |