The Miracle Worker

“It was a miracle.” Basil Heatter’s “The Long Night of the Little Boats,” which details the miraculous rescue of the British army from the shores of Dunkirk in 1940, is featured in a series of exercises that ask class members to read,...

In this Miracle Worker learning exercise, students complete a scene guide to further their understanding of the important elements in act one. Students summarize the action of the plot and the main characters involved in the action.

The class uses context to determine the meaning of 10 vocabulary words selected from The Miracle Worker, Act One. They choose the correct word from a word bank to complete 10 fill-in-the-blank sentences with contemporary context to help.

In this Miracle Worker standards focus learning exercise, students address the literary element of setting by completing a note taking and summarizing chart. Students identify the setting of the play from the clues in the text.

Students explore the sign language alphabet. They examine the difficulties faced by handicapped persons, and are introduced to Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and The Miracle Worker.

Ninth graders explore The Miracle Worker. In this literature lesson, 9th graders review the elements of drama and discuss the main characters. In groups, students create descriptions of the characters' personalities and find examples in...

Be the next Alex Trebek in this language arts themed Jeopardy game! Categories include Lit Terms, Short Stories, Romeo and Juliet, Tom Sawyer, and The Miracle Worker. By clicking on each category (points from 1-5), a slide with the...

Ninth graders explore The Miracle Worker. In this literature lesson, 9th graders review two elements of drama--dialogue and plot. Students identify all plot elements and explain the climax and resolution.

Learners write a business letter similar to one Captain Keller might have written asking the Perkins Institution to recommend a teacher for his daughter in The Miracle Worker.

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.