Questions I chose to answer:
- Write down five words that you did not know how to spell until seeing them in Spellbound.
- Do you have something in your life like the National Spelling Bee? Describe some of the pressure you feel.
My Answers:
1.In my life, I face many pressures that relate to these kids and the National Spelling Bee. I have been swimming competitively since I was 7, and I have been attending the National swim meets since I was 10. When I reached that point, I felt much more pressure than ever before. I didn't know how good were the people I was competing with, and how I compared to the best swimmers in the nation. It takes a lot of practice, dedication, and perseverance in order to succeed in swimming as well as in the spelling bees.
2. Some words I learned how to spell from the movie are the following:
Angstroms
ossicular
permeability
epitome
diskotek
I didn't even now these words existed, and from watching Spellbound I could acknowledge their existence and learn how to spell them. Although we are celebrating our conclusion with spelling quizzes, we can still learn to spell new words every day!
