Helen Keller became a teacher after her experience with Anne Sullivan, demonstrating to the world how valuable a dedicated mentor and determined spirit can be when overcoming adversity. Middle schoolers learn more about the influential life of Helen Keller with a reading activity about her life.

Concepts

women's history, women's history month, helen keller, adversity

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a social studies lesson during Women's History Month
• Allow learners to listen to the reading on their own before discussing what they heard with their peers

Classroom Considerations

• Designed for a reader from the publisher, which is only available when purchased; however, the attached video provides an audio version of the reader

Pros

• Provides a graphic organizer that is versatile for any lesson or book on Helen Keller
• Addresses language, comprehension, writing, and speaking and listening skills

Cons

• Video includes a strange animation of a photograph of Helen Keller telling her story, which may be distracting to viewers

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.7.1 RL.8.1 RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1 SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a