Vocabulary
Bound
Likely to happen
Synonym - Certain
Who says "Will you say grace, Jimmie?"
Kate Keller
Helen uses what to navigate her surroundings?
A - Touch
B - Smell
C - Sight
A - Touch
Have you ever used the word vigorously before today? Can you give me one synonym and one antonym?
Answers vary. Synonyms could be forcefully, energetically. Antonyms may be gently, gracefully
Inclines
to lean or bend towards something
Synonym - tilts
Who says "Oh, we glad to have you back too, prob'ly."
Viney
What did Helen throw in the floor after she had learned not to throw things?
A - Fork
B - Spoon
C - Napkin
C - Napkin
Who is Annie Sullivan, and why is she at the Keller homestead?
She is a teacher there to teach seven-year-old Helen Keller who is blind and deaf.
Contemplates
To ponder or consider carefully
Synonym - considers
Who says "Oh, I should say so, you know my opinion of your pickles-"
Aunt Ev
What does "out of joint" mean in the text?
A - Upset
B - Happy
C - No meaning
A - Upset
How would you describe Annie's emotions during the napkin scene? Why?
Annie feels mostly frustrated. She is wanting to set clear expectations for Helen, but Helens mother is making too many exceptions.
Vigorously
Energetically or forcefully
Synonym - strongly
Who says "I've always suspected those hens."
James Keller
Which inference can be best made about Helen Keller?
A - She is amused
B - She hates her family
C - She shows defiance
C - She shows defiance
The reading today was a play, or drama. Do you think the dialogue clearly conveyed the theme of the passage? Why?
Answers vary, an example would be "Yes because of more emotion revealed through conversation and tone."
Name a character from the play, and tell me their tone throughout the story. Were they sad, happy, angry, frustrated? Why were they that way?
Answers vary. An example may be "Annie. She was frustrated throughout the story, especially when Kate would not agree with her views on treating Helen."