December
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ELA 20: Dec 14
- Students read “The Most Important Day” by Hellen Keller. We discussed the purpose of the author in writing this piece and answered the questions.See the following video that depicts a scene from the movie about Hellen’s life and Anne Sullivan’s influence in her life. Until Anne’s arrival to work with Hellen, her family let her do what she liked, unable to discipline her and knowing no other way to treat her. Anne, however, was not satisfied with letting Hellen act like an animal. This scene seems violent to some students but Anne used some ‘tough love’ to reach Hellen.
[youtube]mRq9G_B9yWY[/youtube] - Students then read an editorial essay called “How Poverty Affects My Kids” written by an anonymous writer. The students responded to this story, and some said even this was their most favorite thing we’ve read so far. I was pleased with their interest in the story and their ability to relate and have compassion for people in this situation.
Here are more videos of the Miracle Worker movie on Hellen’s life.
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