Helen Keller

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, therin to be content. 

--Helen Keller

1. Who was Helen Keller? The movie The Miracle Worker tells the story of Helen's childhood. Meet young Helen, her family and her teacher Anne Sullivan as they sit down to eat dinner together. As you view the clip, think about:
What might be causing Helen to act this way?
How do the adults react to her behavior?
What are other questions you have about Helen Keller?

2. Read and view the biographical information about Helen Keller in your classroom folder. You will need to activate Docentedu to view and respond to the questions.

Honeysuckle Blossoms

3. As we learned in the biographical reading, Helen grew up to be an educated woman. She traveled the world and wrote books, even her own autobiography. Read along with the excerpt of her autobiography, "Water," in which she describes the day that changed her life forever. As you read along, use your highlighter to mark meaningful one quotation that help you to understand what her life was like before and after discovering and one quotation that helps you to understand her life after discovering language. Please post your quotations in the classroom stream.

4. Reread "Water" from the document in your classroom folder. Answer the questions for analysis as you go.