Students examine the senses and their communicative abilities in this story of Annie Sullivan's heroic efforts to teach her pupil, Helen Keller. William Gibson's novel, "The Miracle Worker" forms the focus of this lesson.

Readers are asked to evaluate Helen Keller's claim, and the evidence she uses to support her argument, that it is more difficult for hearing impaired children to learn to talk with others.

Who knew a state quarter could say so much? Alabama's quarter is embossed with an image of Helen Keller, pupils will use this image to think about what the phrase "Spirit of courage" means. They will use a graphic organizer to...

Providing several examples of figures of speech, such as irony, paradox, and personification, this presentation could complement your lecture on pragmatic humor or humor in writing. Examples from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in...

Students discuss acts of kindness. In this character education instructional activity, students use a large sheet of poster paper, tempera paint, and markers to create a graffiti wall. Students write down their ideas of kindness and...

Using this worksheet, students review information about Helen Keller, and practice identifying vocabulary about this famous woman. This fill-in-the-blank worksheet could be used an a reading comprehension page, vocabulary review, or ESL...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a true story about Helen Keller. Students fill in the 8 blanks in the story with the correct word from the word bank.

Tenth graders explore the resilience of the human spirit as it pertains to The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson. They also explore how people with disabilities can overcome great obstacles.

Tenth graders complete a course in basic skills in order to meet the standards for sophomore year. Using one of their classmates papers, they identify the main idea, topic sentence and theme. They also identify the transitional words...

Young scholars read the "Seven Resiliencies" and examine the life of a famous or historical person using the concepts. In this resiliency concept lesson, students discuss The Seven Resiliencies handout and discuss how people show the...

An extensive biography of Anne Sullivan Macy, who pioneered techniques for teaching the blind and deaf through her work with Helen Keller. Includes many images and primary source documents, such as letters. Anne had a difficult...

A biographical overview of the life of Anne Sullivan Macy, devoted teacher of Heller Keller and a pioneer in the education of the visually impaired which earned her the nickname "miracle worker". Learn about her through her own letters,...

Use this site to learn about Annie Sullivan's work to improve the lives and education of the blind. This article includes images and "related links" for further reading and research.

An image of Annie Sullivan.

This biographical sketch from the Lakewood Public Library of Helen Keller's devoted teacher includes facts, accomplishments and a bibliography for further research.

An account of Helen Keller's remarkable accomplishments learning to speak, though blind and hearing impaired. Helen Keller was exceptional in her ability to communicate the challenges that handicapped people face to the rest of the...

A detailed site that recounts the story of Helen Keller and describes her birthplace at Ivy Green, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Click on the links down the left-hand side to see maps, artifacts, and more to find games and activities for...

A detailed biographical account of the life and achievements of Helen Keller. Each part of Helen's life is divided into topics, and can be read and researched independently.

The University of Chicago Press offers an extended excerpt from the book "Helen Keller: A Life", by Dorothy Herrmann. This biography shows her life as some of us never knew her.

Despite her disability Helen Keller became a famous lecturer, writer, and advocate for the deaf and blind. Read about Keller's education and influential life and check out the "related links" for further reading and research.