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Helen Keller
Helen Keller
What is a biography?
Discuss as a class.
What do you already know about Helen
Keller?
I remember…
I wonder...
Ch. 2
-a pull
-a push
Discuss as a class.
I remember...…
I wonder...
Ch. 4 Read for Details
How old was Helen when Miss Annie Sullivan arrived in
Alabama to help her?
Ch. 4 Figurative Language
Read this quote from the chapter:
Synonym of delicious:
Antonym of delicious:
Ch. 4 Vocabulary - Prefixes
Read these two sentences from the chapter.
Underline the base words and circle the prefixes for unlocked and untied.
Ch. 4 Reread to Clarify
The author titled the chapter “The Worst Fight of
All.”
Describe the worse fight between Annie and
Helen.
Use sequence words like first, then, next and
finally.
Ch. 4 Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast how Helen’s parents reacted when Helen took food
from their plates with how Annie reacted when Helen tried to take food from
her plate.
DISCUSS AS A CLASS
Ch. 4 Connect
Do you think Annie was hard on Helen?
(Discuss as a class)
Chapter 6: So Much to Learn
Choose the type of figurative language used in the following Chapter 6 excerpts.
1 2 3 4
“This was thunder. But to Helen it seemed as if a giant
were dropping something heavy nearby.”
I wonder...
Ch. 7 Infer: Which best describes how
Helen felt about going to the upcoming
circus with Teacher?
Ch. 7 Re-read to Clarify: Why was
Christmas when Helen was seven years
old so much better than Christmases in
the past at the Keller house?
Ch. 7 Reflect
“And there were some things Helen
could do better than other people.”
I remember…
I wonder...
Ch. 8 What did Helen like best
about her trip to the Perkins
Institute?
Ch. 8 Reread to Clarify: How were the
books at Perkins Institute different from
books Helen had previously experience
with?
Ch. 8 Cause and Effect:
Effect: Though Helen wanted Teacher to continue “reading”
to her, but Teacher was unable to continue.
The teachers eyes were The teacher was feeling The teacher was
tired sick mad at Helen
Ch. 8 Synonyms & Antonyms: Write a
synonym for the underlined word.
Discuss:
What is the cause for the following effect?
Effect: Helen was unable to attend Harvard.
Chapter 9: Reread to Clarify
College was not only difficult for Helen but also for Annie
Sullivan. Raise your hand to share.
Chapter 10: The Busy Years
Chapter 10: Reflect
Discuss.
After Finishing the Book
After finishing the book: Character Trait
Discuss.
After finishing the book: Author’s Purpose
1 2 3 4 5
After finishing the book: Connect