helen keller water pearson – Flashcards
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Imitate
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copy or mimic
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sentiment
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a gentle feeling
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persisted
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refused to give up
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What makes Water a narrative essay?
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it is a true story about Helen keller
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What sense does Helen Keller seem to use most?
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touch
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What is the first word Helen Keller understands?
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water
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How does Helen feel after she breaks her new doll?
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glad and satisfied
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Why does she tell us that she tried to fix the broken doll?
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She wanted to know that she had changed. She was sorry for Breaking the doll.
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What action caused Helen to learn her first word?
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The flowing water on her hand and Miss Sullivan writing water
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Most of the essay was spent describing what event? Why?
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The learning of water event because it was important to Helen It was when she first learned that objects have names
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What were Keller's two main purposes for writing Water?
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inform and express. It would be entertaining to learn about her life.
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What does Helen think about going outside?
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It was fun and happy. She likes the sun on her face
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What passage near the end of the essay tells the reader that Helen Keller was reflecting on her new experience?
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She wanted to learn more when she was laying in her bed waiting for the next day and that she was happier than before.
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Why did she include the mug and water event? (Author's purpose)
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To form the words and express her feelings about the event. To contrast the two events; she did not understand it with the mug and she finally understood with the water pump.
