About the Author:
Maeve Brennan
Prereading Reflection:
What makes someone a generous person?
What makes someone generous person is by sharing your things if you have two or more.
Is it possible for someone to be too generous?
Yes you can be too generous because you can be too nice and give everything away and have nothing for yourself it would be nice to do that for a friend but sometimes you have to put yourself first sometimes.
Vocabulary in Context:
Provide definition as it relates to the text and a quote for each term
Anticipation: to be excited to for what will happen later on. (pg.16) "Derry and I exchanged a glance of anticipation."
Futile: to be annoying or disturbing. (pg.16) "Listening to the futile knocking at the front door."
Reproachful: to be angry or not happy. (pg.16) "My mother gave us a reproachful look."
Aghast: to be surprise or frighten. (pg.16) We gazed at one another another aghast."
Appalled: shocked or startled. (pg.17) "Who was appalled."
Remorse: to be guilty for what you have done. (pg.19) "Although,filled with remorse."
Skeptically: to doubt something or someone. (pg.19) "My mother cried,skeptically."
Maeve Brennan
- Maeve Brennan was born 1934 and died 1993.
- Maeve Brennan was a writer and a journalist.
- She went to New York and worked as a fashion copy writer
- She became ill in the 1970's
- Her home town is Ireland.
Prereading Reflection:
What makes someone a generous person?
What makes someone generous person is by sharing your things if you have two or more.
Is it possible for someone to be too generous?
Yes you can be too generous because you can be too nice and give everything away and have nothing for yourself it would be nice to do that for a friend but sometimes you have to put yourself first sometimes.
Vocabulary in Context:
Provide definition as it relates to the text and a quote for each term
Anticipation: to be excited to for what will happen later on. (pg.16) "Derry and I exchanged a glance of anticipation."
Futile: to be annoying or disturbing. (pg.16) "Listening to the futile knocking at the front door."
Reproachful: to be angry or not happy. (pg.16) "My mother gave us a reproachful look."
Aghast: to be surprise or frighten. (pg.16) We gazed at one another another aghast."
Appalled: shocked or startled. (pg.17) "Who was appalled."
Remorse: to be guilty for what you have done. (pg.19) "Although,filled with remorse."
Skeptically: to doubt something or someone. (pg.19) "My mother cried,skeptically."
Contrasting Ideas:
Give examples from the text that identify when Mrs. Brennan's generosity is HELPFUL vs. HURTFUL
Give examples from the text that identify when Mrs. Brennan's generosity is HELPFUL vs. HURTFUL
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Hurtful
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