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This is an old revision of EllasFirstDay made by AnnCarpenter on 2013-02-08 18:33:37.
<#kate: Ella learns her chores, mostly maid duty and cleaning. Before hand however, Ms. Lizzy instructs Minnie to clean her up and they have a nice time being a little girlie together. #>
<#kate: During the meals, Ella eats up, still seemingly like this is a rare treat. #>
<#kate: During the lessons, she becomes really quiet and it's clear based on Ms. Lizzy's initial instructions that Ella might know her alphabet, can count her numbers on her fingers as well as read a few basic words, but she's far from literate or mathematically educated. I feel it's clear the rest are far more advanced, and she gets a visibly embarrassed, then rather stubborn in completing whatever lesson Ms. Lizzy has presented to her. #>
<#kate: Not sure if I have the lessons right or people's abilities, but figure you'd all notice the above. #>
<#jonah: During the lesson, when it's become clear that Ella is a bit behind, Ollie leans over to her and whispers, "Don't worry, you'll catch up pretty quick. When I started lessons here I didn't even know how to speak English!" He gives her his goofiest Ollie grin, before snapping back into a more studious position to avoid the wrath of Ms Lizzie. #>
<#kate: Ella smiles a little at his whisper and grin, and seems to redouble herself toward her work. #>
<#ann: Celeste offers little bits of help throughout the day, trying to not embarrass <#kate: Ella #>. She lets her know that most of the kids didn't read or write when they came to the orphanage, regardless of how old they were. #>
<#kate: She definitely appreciates the little bits of help from and the tactfulness of Celeste. #>
<#court: Jeanne watches Celeste helping Ella, and starts fiddling around with her pencil instead of doing work. She ends up getting in trouble from Ms. Lizzy and when lessons are over, she leaves quickly without talking to anyone. #>
<#ann: Celeste seems surprised and irritated when Jeanne does not wait to walk with her, and makes a big show of asking Ella if she needs someone to show her how to get to wherever she's going after class. #>
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