1 Daily Planning Notes DATE STORY/CHAPTER WORD STUDY VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY STRATEGIES GROUPINGS READING WORKSHOP WRITING WORKSHOP Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 1 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
2 Pathways Newsletter Dear Family, Our class is beginning to read Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark. This biography is the story of a courageous young girl who, despite the physical handicaps of being blind, deaf, and mute, accomplished extraordinary things. One of the first activities in this unit will be a simulation during which students plug their ears with cotton balls and are blindfolded. This activity helps develop an awareness of how much we depend on our senses, and helps students understand what it would be like to be deaf and blind. As the unit develops, students will keep a character journal of the significant events in Helen Keller s life. We will also be making Braille cards and learning some sign language. Through our reading, writing, and discussions, students will enhance their sensitivity toward others while developing a better understanding of people who are disabled. It is hoped that students will realize that all people share the same feelings. At the end of our Helen Keller unit, each student will choose a biography to read independently. You might want to help your child select a biography to read at home. Please let me know if any family member or friend would like to be a resource speaker during this unit. If you are knowledgeable in American Sign Language, we would deeply appreciate your assistance. Sincerely, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 2 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
3 Using Reference Material Look It Up! Answer on another paper. Written answer = 5 points. Project such as a diagram, map, or class presentation can earn 10 50 points. Reference and Question Page Number Points 1. Who developed Braille? 2. On what is Braille based? 3. How was sign language developed? 4. How do our eyes work? 5. How do our ears work? 6. Where did Annie Sullivan work? 7. Where did Helen Keller travel to speak about being blind and deaf? My Question My Question Total Points Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 3 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
4 Reaction! Write a paragraph explaining how you felt when you pretended to be blind, deaf, and mute. Choose at least three strong, descriptive words to use in your writing. 1. 2. 3. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 4 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
5 Vocabulary Mapping proof definition context clue: dictionary # of syllables/part of speech sentence proof definition context clue: dictionary # of syllables/part of speech sentence proof definition context clue: dictionary # of syllables/part of speech sentence Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 5 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
6 United States Map Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 6 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
7 Paragraph Frame My Diary by as Helen Keller I was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on June 27, 1880. When I was a baby, not even two years old, a illness left me and. Because I couldn t hear people talking, I soon became, too. My world was Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 7 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
8 Compare and Contrast Past 1880 Present Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 8 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
9 Ear Diagram Directions: Label the following parts of the ear: outer ear canal, eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup, cochlea. Sound is collected by the pinna (the visible part of the ear) and directed through the outer ear canal. The sound makes the eardrum vibrate, which in turn causes a series of three tiny bones (the hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup) in the middle ear to vibrate. The vibration is transferred to the snail-shaped cochlea in the inner ear; the cochlea is lined with sensitive hairs which trigger the generation of nerve signals that are sent to the brain. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 9 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
10 Eye Diagram Directions: Label these parts of the eye on the diagram below: cornea, iris, lens, pupil. Cornea the clear, dome-shaped tissue covering the front of the eye Iris the colored part of the eye that controls the amount of light that enters the eye by changing the size of the pupil Lens a crystalline structure located just behind the iris that focuses light onto the retina Pupil the opening in the center of the iris that changes size as the amount of light changes (the more light, the smaller the hole) Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 10 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
11 American Manual Alphabet American Manual Alphabet from My Signing Book of Numbers(p. 52) by P. B. Gillen, 1988, Washington, D. C.: Gallaudet University Press. Copyright 1988 by Gallaudet University. Reprinted by permission. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 11 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
12 Finger Games Use your eyes to hear and your hands to speak to play these two games. Players should sit in a circle so they can see each other. After a few rounds of either game, you probably will not even need to look at the manual alphabet shown here to spell your words. I Spy Number of players: Two or more Equipment: None Knowledge of the manual alphabet required. Player One looks around the room and selects an object, telling no one what object has been chosen. The player then says or signs the sentence, I spy something, and completes the sentence by signing or finger-spelling the color of the object selected. The other players look around the room and try to guess the object the first player chose. They guess, in turn, by finger-spelling the names of objects that have that color. The first one to guess the correct answer wins and chooses the next object to be guessed. Letter Link Number of players: Two or more Equipment: None Knowledge of the manual alphabet required. Player One finger-spells a word. Player Two says the word that was just spelled and then finger-spells another word beginning with the last letter of the word that was signed by Player One. The next player says the word just spelled, then finger-spells another word beginning with the last letter of the word just finger-spelled, and so on. Any player who misreads or misspells the finger-spelled word is out. Variations: Instead of using the last letter of the word as the first letter of the next word, use the same letter, the second letter, or the third letter. Finger Games (text) from Discovering Sign Language (pp. 78 79) by L. Greene and E. B. Dicker, 1988, Washington, D.C.: Gaullaudet University Press. Copyright 1981 by L. Greene and E. B. Dicker. Reprinted by permission. American Manual Alphabet from My Signing Book of Numbers (p. 52) by P. B. Gillen, 1988, Washington, D. C.: Gallaudet University Press. Copyright 1988 by Gallaudet University. Reprinted by permission. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 12 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
13 The Braille Alphabet Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 13 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
14 Verb Review Directions: Circle the verbs in the following sentences. 1. Helen Keller loves books. 2. Helen goes horseback riding. 3. Annie Sullivan taught Helen. 4. Helen types fast on her typewriter. 5. Helen s father fought in the Civil War. 6. The flowers smell sweet. 7. Helen grew roses in her garden. 8. Helen traveled to many countries. 9. The wind blew on Helen s face. 10. Helen Keller worked for the American Foundation for the Blind. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 14 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
15 Venn Diagram Young Helen Keller Same Adult Helen Keller Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 15 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
16a The Only Thing I Can t Do Is Hear I can t hear. I m deaf. I ve always been deaf ever since I was a baby. But just because I ve been deaf a long time doesn t mean I like it. People talk and talk. Their mouths move up and down, round and round. I try to watch their lips, but they talk too fast. I can t understand what they re saying. Sometimes I nod my head and pretend I understand. Sometimes I get angry. I stamp my feet. I throw things. Then people stop talking. They pay attention to me. My aunt shakes her head and walks away. My babysitter writes on her note pad: That was very bad. My grandfather tells my grandmother, That girl should be spanked. Sometimes people shout at me to try to make me hear. I know they re shouting because other people cover their ears. I don t like it. And it doesn t help me hear. Sometimes my uncle writes messages on my chalkboard. I wish he d write a joke, but he never does. He writes things like: Look there! That is a bird! See that black and white dog! I KNOW it s a bird. I KNOW it s a dog. I KNOW it s black and white. I m not stupid. I can think. I m just like you. I m just like everyone else. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 16a Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
16b The Only Thing I Can t Do Is Hear (cont.) I like to have fun. I like to hop and skip and run races. I like to go to movies and to watch TV. I ride a two-wheeler. I read lots of books. I can add and subtract and divide. The only thing I can t do is hear And because I can t hear Ever since we moved to our new house, I don t have any friends. I try to pretend I don t care. But I do. I care a lot. I care when I don t get invited to the birthday party. I care when no one wants to sit next to me at the picnic. I care when kids laugh and giggle when I try to ask them to play. I know they think I talk funny. But how would you talk if you d never heard a sound? I bite my lip and turn my head and get out a handkerchief and pretend I have something in my eye. I don t want the other kids to see I m crying. But I am crying. And I hurt as bad as if I had a stomachache. I waited. I waited for the long summer to end. At last it was over, and I hoped things would be better. But I was scared. I was scared things wouldn t be better. I wished I could go back to my old school. In my old school, none of us could hear. We talked and told jokes with our hands. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 16b Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
16c The Only Thing I Can t Do Is Hear (cont.) But this year I have to go to a new school, where everyone will be like everyone else. Everyone, that is, except me! The first day I went to my new school, my legs shook so hard it took a long time to walk down the hall. I knew I was going to hate it here. I took a deep breath and opened the door to my room. My chin trembled. I was ready to be laughed at when I tried to talk. I was ready to be shouted at when I didn t understand. I was ready to be ignored because it was too much trouble to explain. I was ready to feel lonely. I was ready to feel angry. I was ready to feel sad. But my teacher smiled at me and showed me where to sit. And then She finger-spelled my name my full name! I was so happy, I didn t think I could be happier. But in a few minutes I was because my teacher had me teach all the kids in the room how to finger-spell their names. After awhile, my new friends and I could talk to each other with our hands. We sent messages back and forth at lunch and recess that none of the other kids in school could understand. The other kids wanted me to teach them how to sign. But my friends said, No! It s our secret code! At first I said OK. I wouldn t teach them. But I ve been thinking about it. And I may change my mind tomorrow, because I know how it feels when you can t understand. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 16c Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
17 Biography Reader s Log Title Author Famous Person Date Page to Page Comment or Interesting Words to to to to to to to Setting to Describe the time and place Childhood What did the main character like to do? Tell about exciting events. As an Adult Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 17 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
18 World Map Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 18 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
19 Timeline Timeline Title Pick nine important events in the life of your main character. Sequence them. Write the year and the event. Draw illustrations in the space if you want. Title the timeline. Year Event Illustration Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 19 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
20a Biography Report Famous Person Your report will have three parts. Each of these sections will be a paragraph. 1. Introduction Tell who the person is and why the person is famous. 2. Childhood Tell interesting and important events about the person s childhood. Tell about the person s interests as a child. 3. Adulthood Tell about the person s accomplishments and jobs as an adult. Tell about the person s personal life. Introduction Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 20a Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
20b Biography Report (cont.) Childhood Adulthood Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 20b Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
21 Revising and Editing Checklist Revising Checklist Have I Included everything I want? Does my writing make sense? Have I made changes to improve my writing? Have I read my writing to someone? Editing Checklist Do all my sentences begin with a capital letter? Do all my sentences end with the appropriate punctuation mark? Have I checked my paper for spelling? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 21 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
22 Revision Guide Content and Ideas I know what I am talking about. I know my content. I use details to show what I am trying to say. I keep to the topic. Organization I like the way I begin my piece. I think readers will keep reading. The order seems to make sense. I have clearly explained the main ideas with details. I like the way my paper ends. Voice I have written with feeling. The reader should be able to tell what I think about my topic. This paper sounds like me. Word Voice I have used interesting words and have tried not to repeat the same words over and over again. I tried to say things in a new way. I like my strong verbs and descriptive language. Sentences My sentences are complete. My sentences begin in different ways. Some of my sentences are long and others are short. Conventions I have proofread my paper for spelling and punctuation. I have indented paragraphs. My sentences have capital letters and periods. My paper is neat and easy to read. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 22 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
23 Common Editing Marks Symbol Meaning Example Check spelling. The anemal ran. Delete or remove. She walked the dogg. Close the gap. I caught the fi sh. Add a letter, word, sentence, etc. a It lives in tree. Make a space. The bird fliessouth. Reverse the order. The animal plants eats. Add a period. She walked home Add a comma. The dog, cat and bird were pets. Add an apostrophe. The deers antlers are huge. Make a capital letter. birds eat seeds. Make the letter lowercase. A Snowshoe hare is white. Delete some space. That boy is tall. Make a paragraph break here. Begin new paragraph here. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 23 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
24 Daily Oral Language Week 1 1. when helen was little, she became sick she had a high fever 2. helen keller couldnt see here or talk 3. do you think helen was sad when she was young 4. how could she tell someone she was sick how could she tell someone she was tired or how could she tell someone she was scared 5. helen kicked her parents and helen scratched her parents when they tried to touch her 6. helens parents didnt no what to do 7. alexander graham bell new a great deal about teach deaf people 8. why couldnt helen speak 9. helens teacher, annie, helped helen see the world in a new way 10. helens world was dark and silent Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 24 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
25 Daily Oral Language Week 2 1. me and sandy was reading a great book about helen keller 2. was you reading about her, too 3. helen lost her sense of sight helen lost her sense of hearing 4. annie spell word after word into helen hand 5. helen was quick to learn other words helen learned thirty words in one day 6. braille is a form of writing. braille was invented by louis braille 7. i reads with my eyes but helen read with her fingers 8. helen could read braille. helen could read lips 9. people was amazed to here her speak 10. me and my mom is learning sign language Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 25 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
26 Daily Oral Language Week 3 1. helen fingers could see what her eyes couldnt 2. johanna hurwitz writed the book helen keller, courage in the dark 3. helen kellers life were filled with silence and darkness 4. helen had courage. helen had determination 5. she been the subject of plays books movies and television shows 6. helen were kind helpful and caring 7. has you met helen keller 8. i wish i could of met her 9. we was learning sign language at school 10. does you no how to do the alphabet with your hands Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 26 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
27 Daily Oral Language Week 4 1. helen studied english and german 2. helen learn to speak at school 3. sarah fuller teached helen to speak 4. helen learn how to read people lips 5. for three years helen work hard to prepare for the entrance exams 6. my sister is best at american sign language than me 7. helen couldnt here the music, but she could feel the vibrations 8. helen was a amazing person 9. little helen had grew into an beautiful educated women 10. helen write an book called the story of my life Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 27 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
28a Session 1 Handwriting Practice overcurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 28a Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
28b Session 1 Handwriting (cont.) Trace and write the Bible verse. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 28b Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
29a Session 2 Handwriting Practice overcurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 29a Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
29b Session 2 Handwriting (cont.) Trace and write the sentences. Choose four words from this paragraph, put them in alphabetical order, and write them on the back of this page. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 29b Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
30 Session 3 Handwriting Practice overcurve with undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 30 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
31a Session 4 Handwriting Practice slanting letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 31a Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
31b Session 4 Handwriting (cont.) Trace and write the verse from Deuteronomy 31:6. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 31b Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
32a Session 5 Handwriting Practice downcurve with undercurve capital letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 32a Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
32b Session 5 Handwriting (cont.) Trace and write the sentences. Put four words from this paragraph in alphabetical order. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 32b Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
33 Session 6 Handwriting Practice downcurve with undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 33 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
34a Session 7 Handwriting Practice downcurve with undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 34a Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
34b Session 7 Handwriting (cont.) Trace and write the sentences. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 34b Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
35 Session 8 Handwriting Post-test Use your Bible to locate and read Matthew 9:28, 29. Write, in cursive, the words of Jesus in verse 29. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 35 Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark