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From the Ted Talk by Nicole Maines: The trans story includes you
Unscramble the Blue Letters
My falmiy eventually had to leave that soochl and leave oonro, because the school could not and would not be reasoned with. For the next two yraes, we had to live in hiding. And live apart, because my father had to stay behind to keep his job. For those next two years in mdilde school, my parents had to warn me and Jonas never to tell anyone who we were or we would have to move again. So I shut down for those two years. I didn't have any sleepovers, I didn't visit any friends. I was like a ghost. I went to school and I came home.
When the time for high school came, we were approached by a local private school, a plcae called Waynflete. And ... From my vitiss there, I learned that they were progressive and forward-thinking. And my brother and I were both accepted. And the best part was, my parents told us that at this new school, we wouldn't have to hide anymore. So at Waynflete, they start each school year off by sdinneg the students on a bonding trip. They do this by dropping the freshmen in the middle of the wdoos and tell us to "get along." It's charming.
Open Cloze
My ______ eventually had to leave that ______ and leave _____, because the school could not and would not be reasoned with. For the next two _____, we had to live in hiding. And live apart, because my father had to stay behind to keep his job. For those next two years in ______ school, my parents had to warn me and Jonas never to tell anyone who we were or we would have to move again. So I shut down for those two years. I didn't have any sleepovers, I didn't visit any friends. I was like a ghost. I went to school and I came home.
When the time for high school came, we were approached by a local private school, a _____ called Waynflete. And ... From my ______ there, I learned that they were progressive and forward-thinking. And my brother and I were both accepted. And the best part was, my parents told us that at this new school, we wouldn't have to hide anymore. So at Waynflete, they start each school year off by _______ the students on a bonding trip. They do this by dropping the freshmen in the middle of the _____ and tell us to "get along." It's charming.
Solution
- school
- place
- middle
- orono
- visits
- years
- woods
- sending
- family
Original Text
My family eventually had to leave that school and leave Orono, because the school could not and would not be reasoned with. For the next two years, we had to live in hiding. And live apart, because my father had to stay behind to keep his job. For those next two years in middle school, my parents had to warn me and Jonas never to tell anyone who we were or we would have to move again. So I shut down for those two years. I didn't have any sleepovers, I didn't visit any friends. I was like a ghost. I went to school and I came home.
When the time for high school came, we were approached by a local private school, a place called Waynflete. And ... From my visits there, I learned that they were progressive and forward-thinking. And my brother and I were both accepted. And the best part was, my parents told us that at this new school, we wouldn't have to hide anymore. So at Waynflete, they start each school year off by sending the students on a bonding trip. They do this by dropping the freshmen in the middle of the woods and tell us to "get along." It's charming.
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