Helen Keller

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/helen-keller

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Helen Keller born?June 27, 1880
2. When did Helen Keller die?June 1, 1968 (age 87)
3. Where was Helen Keller born?Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA
4. What happened to Helen Keller when she was a baby?When Helen was 19 months old, she got very sick and became both deaf and blind.
5. How did Anne Sullivan help Helen learn words?Anne Sullivan taught Helen by spelling words into her palm and showing the meaning with touch, like spelling "water" while running water over her hand.

Profoundly Deafblind: Experiencing complete loss of both sight and hearing.
Tactile Learning: Acquiring knowledge through the sense of touch.
Social Justice: The fair and equitable distribution of resources, opportunities, and privileges within a society.