William Trevor
- Facts About William Trevor
- He was born on May 24, 1928
- He went to St. Columbus's College
- He is an Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer
- He was awarded the honorary CBE in 1977, and also won the Nobel Prize in Literature
- He is a member of Aosdána
PREREADING REFLECTION:
What character traits and physical qualities do you associate with witches?
Witches are bad people because they use spells on you to kill you.
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, because one time I thought that this kid was going to be cool but then he turned out to be mean and selfish. I happened because one time he called my friend a name and he thought it was funny but it actually wasn't.
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 - To be very pretty.
"My dear, how gorgeous!"(pg.50)
Extraordinary - To be extra ordinary
"Extraordinary girl, no more than sixteen she was."(pg.50)
Tedious - To be annoying
"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!"(pg.53)
Occupied - To be kept busy
"She lay awake for ten minutes, gloomily thinking about the boring weekend, with her mother occupied listening to Miss Perego's silly chatter and her father making hay, and the man called Gareth probably asleep somewhere."(pg.53)
Contemptuously - To be disrespectful to someone
"Frances contemptuously exclaimed before she went to sleep."(pg.54)
CONTRASTING IDEAS:
Frances HAS POWER in a conversation or situation Frances DOES NOT HAVE POWER in a conversation or situation
When Frances is walking and talking to Ms. Perego When Ms. Perego tells Frances to close her eyes and Miss Perego
about witches, and she has the power because she is has the power and Frances doesn't because she is telling Frances
the one talking. what to do and she is also also in charge of Frances because the
might bite her.