1a. What does Helen do after poking her fingers in Percy's mouth? What upsets Helen about the doll made by Aunt Ev?
2a. What do Kate, Killer, and Viney give to Helen when Kate goes to get Annie?
3a. What three advantages does Annie say she has over Dr. Howe? At the end of the act, why does Annie say she will not be gotten rid of so easily?
4a. Identify three ways in which Helen communicates with other people. Explain how Annie communicates with Helen.
5a. Do you think Annie is up to the challenge of teaching Helen? Explain.
1b. Why do the incidents with Percy and with the doll upset Helen? What do these occurrences show about Helen's world?
2b. Why do Kate, Keller, and Viney give Helen these things? Explain whether these gestures satisfy Helen.
3b. Explain whether you think the assets Annie lists will be important to her as she tries to teach Helen.
4b. Annie says that she will teach Helen, "First, last, and—in between, language." Why is learning language so important for Helen? Explain how Annie's method of communicating with Helen differs from the way in which Helen now communicates.
5b. In what ways are Helen's behavior problems similar to those of typical, sighted and hearing child? Explain whether you think Helen deserves to be treated differently because of her disabilities.
Characterization. Choose five words to describe Annie's character. Identify actions, dialogue from other characters or other passages from this act that show you this side of Annie. What are Annie's weaknesses, according to other characters? What are her strengths?
Suspense. What questions were raised by the events in Act 1? When did the events make you feel anxious?
Writing New Sentences. Choose ten of the vocabulary words from Act I to write your own sentences. Be sure that the meaning of the vocabulary words are clear from your sentences.
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Using I and Me. Read the Language Arts Survey 3.41, "Using I and Me." Then rewrite the following sentences, fixing any usage errors you may find.
1. Terry and me played video games until his mom picked him up at ten o'clock.
2. Kit and I walk to school every day.
3. Hannah helped Justin and I with our homework.
4. Did you see Tristin and I at the mall?
5. Wait for Jordan and I!
6. Phil and I are meeting at the coffee shop at four.
7. Me and Parker went to Zach's house yesterday.
8. Why didn't you stop me and Lin when you saw us?
9. Tell LaTonya to call Lisa and I after she finds out the results.
10. Mrs. Peters sent me and Kate to the library to pick up the book.
