Akeelah
Where did Akeelah live?
South Central/Los Angeles
What was his job or profession?
College Professor
What did Akeelah's mother Tanya do for a living?
Nurse
Where does the Scripps National Spelling Bee take place?
Washington DC
When is the last day of school? Give the exact date.
June 10th
The school Akeelah attended was..
Crenshaw Middle School
He does this to help Akeelah
coaches her in spelling
How many siblings did Akeelah have?
3 (Kiana, Devon, Terrance)
What was Akeelah's first spelling bee word at her school's spelling bee competition?
DOUBT
How many states are there in the United States? Name at least 3 of them.
50 and named at least 3
How old was Akeelah?
11 years old
What is the amount of words he gives her to learn before the National Spelling Bee?
5,000
Who does Akeelah's older brother Devon do for a living?
Serves in the Air Force / Military
What makes Akeelah lose her motivation to study for the National Spelling Bee? Must give at least two reasons.
Dr. Larrabee quits being her coach
Her best friends stops talking to her
Too much pressure from the community
Put these elements of a plot diagram in order from beginning, middle to end:
resolution, exposition, rising actions, falling actions, climax
exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, resolution
Give an example of how Akeelah showed both Growth AND Fixed mindsets in the movie.
Anything related to confidence issues and her not giving up and showing resilience despite obstacles.
What is the name of his deceased daughter?
Denise
Who is the boy that helped Akeelah on her first district spelling bee and ends up having a crush on her?
Javier Mendez
What was Akeelah's final and winning word at the national Scripps Spelling Bee?
(Hint: Starts w a P and Rhymes with "altitude")
Pulchritude (pul-kreh-tood)
How many continents are there in the world? Name all of them. (Hint: Two of them have the word America)
7 and they include North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Africa, an Asia
What was her mnemonic device or rhythmic device to help her remember how to spell words?
Jump roping
Where does he tell Akeelah is he going to teach toward the end of the movie? (Hint: It's in Los Angeles).
UCLA
Why did Akeelah's mom try to stop her from competing in the Woodland Hills Spelling Bee?
She didn't like that Akeelah was studying for the Spelling Bee in secret
What was the word Akeelah and Dylan both spelled wrong to help each other at Scripps Spelling Bee ?
You must spell it correctly.
XANTHOSIS
If it's 3pm in California, what time is it in New York?
How many hours difference?
It's 6pm and there's a 3 hour difference