Vocabulary
Anything that causes pain or distress
Affliction
Wah Wha
Helen Keller
Helen Keller and her family lived here:
Tuscumbia, Alabama
What is the rhyme about I before E?
Write I before E, except after C or when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh.
So pull me closer
Why don't you pull me close?
Why don't you come on over?
I can't just let you go...
Oh baby, why don't you just meet me in the middle?
I'm losing my mind just a little.
Furious
Irate
Here a houseful of grownups can't cope with the child' how can an inexperienced half-blind Yankee schoolgirl manage her?
Captain Keller
The name of the Kellers' plantation
Ivy Green
Spell the following word:
ACHIEVE
Just a young gun with a quick fuse
I was uptight, wanna let loose
I was dreaming of bigger things
And wanna leave my own life behind
Not a yes sir, not a follower
Fit the box, fit the mold
Have a seat in the foyer, take a number...
I was lightning before the thunder
Pleasantly, good naturedly
Amiably
Finding out if she's ticklish? She is.
James
Captain & Mrs. Keller's first names
Kate & Arthur
Spell the following word:
RECEIVE
Don't go look at me with that look in your eye
You really ain't going away without a fight
You can't be reasoned with, I'm done being polite...
I've told you one, two, three, four, five, six thousand times
Intelligent for one's age
Precocious
"I'm gonna give him an operation. Now I'm gonna cut off his arms, one two..."
Martha
The two servant children
Martha and Percy
Spell the following word:
VEIN
I been movin' calm, don't start no trouble with me
Tryna keep it peaceful is a struggle for me...
Don’t pull up at 6 AM to cuddle with me
Rudeness or disrespect
Impudence
It's only a napkin, it's not as if it were breakable!
Aunt Ev
The name of Helen's little sister
Mildred
Create a funny sentence/story using at least THREE words that do not follow the I before E rule.
Answers vary.
Right now, I'm in a state of mind
I wanna be in like all the time
Ain't got no tears left to cry
So I'm pickin' it up, pickin' it up
I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up