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Helen Keller - Lesson Plan

Helen Keller - Lesson Plan

DAY 1 – 5 Discussion Page - Biography of Helen Keller

 

  1. Read Chapters 1-3; 4-5; 6; 7-8; 9


  2. Write the theme here:


  3. Write 4 facts and 4 opinions from the story here:


Facts Opinions
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.

 

 

DAY 1: What did Helen Keller think about the value of self-pity?

DAY 2: Who was Anne Sullivan, and how did she change Helen’s life?

DAY 3: Describe how Helen Keller earned a living during her adult life.

DAY 4: What did Helen Keller mean when she wrote no one could take away her soul?

DAY 5: Write your thoughts about what life must have been like for Helen, just before she met Anne Sullivan.

 

Write details about the people and events in the story, Helen Keller.

Arthur and Kate Heller Helen Keller’s infant illness
Laura Bridgman Creating a fingerspelling system
Anne Sullivan
Episode at the water pump
Polly Thomson Reading and writing in Braille

 

Complete the sentence below and write your essay here:

Helen Keller is a story based on

 

Complete the quiz below. Write your answers from the information you read about Helen Keller.

 

  1. What happened to Helen Keller when she was nineteen months old?


  2. How did Helen’s parents discover the results of their daughter's illness?


  3. How did Helen cope with her lack of hearing and seeing, before she met Anne Sullivan?


  4. What did Helen’s mother discover, when she read a story by Charles Dickens?


  5. How did Alexander Graham Bell help the Keller family?


  6. What is Story of My Life?


  7. What can we learn about patience from Anne Sullivan?


  8. Describe what patience means to you.


  9. Why do you think Helen Keller was so curious and self-disciplined?


  10. How did being curious and self-disciplined help Helen to overcome adversity?


 

 

ANSWER KEYS - Helen Keller