Spelling Bee Movie (Spellbound)

Questions I chose to answer:

1. Write down five words that you did not know how to spell until seeing them in Spellbound.
2. 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!