Natalie-Keller

Can you imagine spending an entire day in the dark unable to see anything? What if you could not hear a word anyone said? Now picture yourself not being able to utter a sound? How would this make you feel - frustrated, discouraged or angry? These are all feelings Helen Keller had to learn to deal with when it was discovered she was blind, deaf, and mute. Before we view //Miracle Worker//, you will complete research to gain better understanding of Helen and her challenges.

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How did Helen Keller become deaf and blind? What was it called? She had a sickness and it was called brain congestion. She also had scarlet fever.

What was her life like as a child? Where did she live? She lived in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She grew up living in war. When she was 6months she sterted talking. when she was 8 months she was walking. At sixteen months she was found to have a sickness that caused her to go blind, deaf, and mute.

Did she have any siblings? With whom did she live? What were her parents’ names? She did have some siblings. One sister 5 yrs. younger Mildred, one brother 12 yrs. younger Phillips also two step brothers simpson, and James. she lived with her Mother. Captian Arthur H. Keller and Katherine Adams Keller is her parents.

What did Anne Sullivan do to help Helen Keller? How did she teach her? She taught her sign language and also helped her through school.

What was Anne Sullivan’s life like before and after meeting Helen Keller? At first she was blide and deaf then her and Helen had surgery.

What is Braille? Braille is something that helps the blind people read

What is fingerspelling? Fingerspelling is when theres these bumps and blind people can feel for what is says.

What is the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston? The school is for the peaple that is blind.

Did Helen Keller learn to speak? Yes. she did Learn to speak.

Where did she go to college? she went to college at Radcliffe College.

What was the name of her autobiography? // "The story of my life" // Is what her autobiography is called.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">What did Helen Keller do for the American Foundation for the Blind? She taught peaple how to speak that had the same illness.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">Why is Helen Keller famous even today? <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">Shes famous even today because she was deaf blind and mute. She Also taught people how to speak.