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Miracle Worker Glog

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Note: This resource page is available from home or school on the school library website @ http://generaljohnstrickerms.bcps.org/lmc.html.

Objective: Use GlogsterEDU to create an interactive multimedia poster in order to share your knowledge about the historical and biographical background for the play The Miracle Worker.

Your Glog will be assessed using this scoring tool.
Outstanding Glogs will be used as learning resources by next year's 7th grade Language Arts students as they prepare to read The Miracle Worker.
You will be provided with a GlosterEDU student account. This account is to be used for school projects only.
All Glogs created using this account must comply with the BCPS Telecommunications Policy for Students

Your Glog should include information about some of the following topics:

Helen Keller

What kind of person was Helen Keller? Describe her background.
What was Helen’s family like? How did they treat Helen?
Describe the Keller house and grounds. What are these like today?
What caused Helen to lose her sight and hearing? Describe this disease.
What steps did Anne take to teach Helen? How did Helen respond? How did Helen’s family respond?
How did Helen treat Anne? Explain how this treatment changed as Anne taught Helen.
Give details of Helen’s adult life. Include accomplishments, travel, etc

Anne Sullivan

Describe Anne Sullivan. Give background information about her.
Explain Anne’s method of teaching Helen.
How did Helen’s family support (or not support) Anne?
Give details about Anne’s childhood and adult life

Life during the late 1800's/19th century

What was life like in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s? Name some inventions.
What types of technology was available to disabled people?
How were illnesses treated during this time period?
How were blind and deaf people treated

American Sign Language, Braille, Perkins Institute

Give information about the Perkins Institute.
Provide information about sign language. Who invented it? Are there different kinds?
Explain Braille. Who invented it? Show some examples and label them

William Gibson's play The Miracle Worker

Why is the play so unique? Why did the writer think that writing a play was the best way to tell the story of Helen Keller?
What would the stage look like for The Miracle Worker? Why would the director design the set this way? Explain how lighting plays a part in the play.
Who is the Miracle Worker?

Use the information resources and search tools below, and the handouts provided in Language Arts class, to gather information about these topics.

Summarize and paraphrase information from the resources using this note-taking chart.
Include vocabulary from the time period and play in your glog; refer to your Vocabulary Sheets.

Information Resources