STORY NOTES
WILLIAM’S HOUSE
1. How was life in New
England different from
life in England?
*The weather was different
with hotter summers and
colder winters.
2. Why didn’t William make
all the changes to his house
at the same time?
*The problems he had
happened at different
times.
3. Why do you think cousin
Samuel asked William
“What kind of house is
this?”
*William’s house was
different than Samuel’s
house.
4. William set out to build a
house that was like his
father’s house.
5. The first changed
William made was he dug a
cellar.
6. The setting changed in
the story by the different
seasons.
7. A “noggin” of cider is
probably a mug.
8. William scraped a piece
of animal horn until it was
translucent because he
wanted light to pass
through the horn for a
window.