Water by Helen Keller Review. 1.Which event helps Helen to recognize the meaning of w-a-t-er? Feeling the water as Sullivan spells the word into her hand.

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1.1. Which event helps Helen to Which event helps Helen to recognize the meaning of recognize the meaning of w-a-t-er?w-a-t-er?

Feeling the water Feeling the water as Sullivan spells as Sullivan spells the word into her the word into her hand helps Helen hand helps Helen make the make the connection connection between the between the water and its water and its name.name.

2. How is water from the pump 2. How is water from the pump

different from water in the different from water in the mug?mug? The water from The water from

the pump is not the pump is not being contained being contained like the water in like the water in the mug.the mug.

3. How does Keller feel when 3. How does Keller feel when she she goes to bed on the night she goes to bed on the night she

learned about w-a-t-e-r? learned about w-a-t-e-r? Helen is happy Helen is happy

and eager to and eager to learn.learn.

4. Why does she feel that 4. Why does she feel that way?way?

She now She now knows that knows that there is much there is much to learn to learn about the about the world.world.

5. What are two purposes 5. What are two purposes Keller Keller may have had for writing may have had for writing this this narrative essay? narrative essay? To entertain To entertain

readers by readers by telling about telling about events in her events in her life and to life and to reflect on those reflect on those events.events.

6. What is an 6. What is an autobiographical autobiographical essay? essay?

It tells about an It tells about an event or a time event or a time in the author’s in the author’s own life and is own life and is written in the written in the first person. The first person. The author may author may include his or her include his or her own thoughts, own thoughts, feelings, and feelings, and reactions.reactions.

7. What sense does Helen 7. What sense does Helen Keller Keller rely on the most? rely on the most? touchtouch

8. How does Helen Keller feel 8. How does Helen Keller feel after after she breaks her new doll? she breaks her new doll?

delighteddelighted

9. What is the first word Helen 9. What is the first word Helen Keller understands? Keller understands?

waterwater

10. What action causes Keller 10. What action causes Keller to to learn her first word? learn her first word?

Having water Having water from the from the pump flow pump flow over her over her hand.hand.

11. What day does Keller 11. What day does Keller describe describe in great detail in the essay? in great detail in the essay? The day she The day she

understands understands the word the word w-a-t-e-r.w-a-t-e-r.

12. What is the “strange, new 12. What is the “strange, new sight” that Keller sight” that Keller describes?describes?

She She understandsunderstands that everything that everything has a name, has a name, and the names and the names give her new give her new thoughts.thoughts.

13. Why does Helen Keller tell 13. Why does Helen Keller tell about trying to fix her about trying to fix her broken broken doll? doll? To show how To show how

much she much she changed; she changed; she now feels now feels repentance repentance and sorrow.and sorrow.

14. Describe Helen at the 14. Describe Helen at the beginning beginning of the essay and how she of the essay and how she changes in the selection. changes in the selection. At the beginning, Keller At the beginning, Keller

is impatient, frustrated, is impatient, frustrated, and unable to connect and unable to connect words with objects. words with objects. After the incident at After the incident at the pump, Keller the pump, Keller understands that there understands that there is a word for is a word for everything, that she is everything, that she is excited and eager to excited and eager to learn, and that her learn, and that her outlook on life has outlook on life has changed.changed.

15. What is author’s 15. What is author’s purpose?purpose? The main reason the author writes a The main reason the author writes a

work. An author can have more than work. An author can have more than one purpose.one purpose.

16. What is the author’s 16. What is the author’s purpose if purpose if the author presents facts the author presents facts and and true information? true information?

To informTo inform

17. 17. What is the author’s purpose if What is the author’s purpose if the the author wants the reader to think author wants the reader to think or or believe the same things the believe the same things the author author does or encourage the reader to does or encourage the reader to do do something such as recycle glass something such as recycle glass

bottles or buy a brand of bottles or buy a brand of clothing?clothing? To persuadeTo persuade

18. 18. What is the author’s purpose if What is the author’s purpose if the the author presents stories about author presents stories about experiences or wants to make experiences or wants to make the the reader laugh, cry, feel reader laugh, cry, feel suspense, or suspense, or otherwise enjoy the writing? otherwise enjoy the writing? To entertainTo entertain

19. What is the author’s 19. What is the author’s purpose if purpose if the author writes about his the author writes about his or or her thoughts and feelings? her thoughts and feelings?

To reflectTo reflect

20. Copy; mimic20. Copy; mimic

imitateimitate

21. Refused to give up21. Refused to give up

persistedpersisted

22. Small, broken-off parts 22. Small, broken-off parts

fragmentsfragments

23. A tender feeling or 23. A tender feeling or emotionemotion sentimentsentiment

24. Things that make 24. Things that make progress progress difficult; obstacles difficult; obstacles

barriersbarriers

25. Deep sorrow and regret25. Deep sorrow and regret

repentancerepentance