Each act has been broken into sections for the purposes of summary and analysis. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Explain the event in helens past that made it possible for her to realize what water was. By the end of act i, annie sullivan has arrived and, despite her familys misgivings do they expect one blind child to teach another. Students attempt to understand the motivations of the characters in the play. What simile does captain keller use to describe annie teaching spelling to. A quiz for those who have read william gibsons play, the miracle worker. In 1881, after suffering what was called brain feverpossibly scarlet feverwhen she was only nineteen months, helen keller was left blind and deaf. Give a description for each of the following characters and describe how they react to helen. The miracle worker act 2, scene 1 and 2 reading check.
Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Arthur referred to as captain and kate keller are helens parents. The miracle worker annie sullivan writing response. Act 1 this play, the miracle worker, is set in the 1880s. Short answer study guide questions the miracle worker. The miracle worker act 1 10 questions developed by. Give a description for each of the following characters and describe how they react to. Act two act two, scene 1 ii,i annies room in the evening read to discover. The greatest problem is disciplining helen without breaking her spirit p. English 9 offers the students a wide variety of outstanding literature and introduces them to literary terms and their use in short stories, poetry, drama, and the novel.
The miracle worker kindle edition by gibson, william. Who was pinned down and almost stabbed with scissors. Terms in this set 59 how does kate discover her baby is blind and deaf. In act 1, twentyyear old annie sullivan is preparing to leave her school and become a teacher herself.
Matchingmatch the characters with the descriptions. The miracle worker act i study guide questions answer the following questions using complete sentences. Put events from the novel in order as they happened when annie and helen were eating dinner. Themes and colors key litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the miracle worker, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Stage setting act 1 act 2 act 3 free quiz characters themes style. In act 1 of the miracle worker, what does kate want to do that. All of the following are problems that annie faces at the end of act 1 except. She is bidding farewell to anagnos, her mentor, and to. Take a free quiz on the miracle worker by william gibson and find out how well.
The miracle worker act 1 test by mrs connallys class tpt. Keller is a man in his forties, while kate is girlishly youthful. Short answer study guide questions the miracle worker act i pages 123 1. Based on the autobiography of helen keller the story of my life, this play explores how teacher annie sullivan helps a deaf and blind child develop the skills she needs to cope and to communicate. However, when you download it, it is very neat and organized. The miracle worker novel study guide grades 7 to 8. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. In the miracle worker act 2 the stage directions are very. Read this student summary of act 1 of the miracle worker. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. When act 1 of the miracle worker begins, the audience learns that baby helen has been ill with acute congestion of the. The miracle worker act 1 section 1 helen summary course hero. In act 1, twentyyearold annie sullivan is preparing to leave her school and become a teacher herself.
Contains ten questions about the special relationship between anne sullivan and helen keller. Get paid for writing on odia forum participant saroj on10122018 at 8. The miracle worker by william gibson, act i vocabulary. An assessment for william gibsons the miracle worker act 1. Leave a comment in many plays, there is a strong sense of a protagonist the leading character, the one that the audience sympathizes with and an antagonist the opposing character, the one that gets in the way of the protagonists journey. The miracle worker act i quiz by jennifer moore tpt.
This quiz deals with the 1962 version of the miracle worker. Take the miracle worker quiz from enotes to find out. The miracle worker opens at the home of captain arthur keller and his wife, kate, in tuscumbia, alabama. Is there an act 1, scene 8 in the miracle worker which is based on. Take our free the miracle worker quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. According to annie, what is going to be her greatest problem in teaching helen.
This quiz is about the movie the miracle worker created by disney in 2001. It follows the keller family and their struggles with their daughter helen, who is deaf, mute and dumb. Helen is violent on a number of occasions due to her frustration with her. A vocabulary list featuring the miracle worker by william gibson, act i. How does helens mother discover that helen cannot see. The plot begins at night on a plantation in tuscumbia, alabama. Beenken, ruth miracle worker vocabulary mountain brook schools. Gain insight into the difficulties of being blind andor deaf. You must finish by friday in order to take the quiz and complete the flipgrid. Act 1 part bshort answer answer each of the following questions in complete sentences. Experience the miracle of understanding that we all take for granted. Answer the following questions using complete sentences.
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