3. Helen Keller Helen Keller was born in America in 1880. As a small child, she became blind and deaf, she couldn’t see and hear. Later, Helen had a teacher- Anne Sullivan. The teacher drew letters in Helen’s hand. Helen learned to speak. Later she learned to read. She could also write. She wrote a few books about herself. She went all over the World. And she lived to be 87. Helen Keller is a model for blind people and for you and for me.

4. The Life Story of Helen Keller Born Birthplace Illness Early education Further education 1888 1896 1900 1904 died Best Known as 27 June 1880/full sight &hearing Tuscumbia, Alabama Caught scarlet fever at 19months/ deaf &blind Anne Sullivan lived with the Kellers/ very strict with Helen Anne spelled words into Helen’s palm attended Perkins Institute for the blind entered the Cambridge School for young ladies gained admission to Radcliffe College graduated from Radcliffe as the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree 1 June 1968, at age 88 World-famous activist, lecturer, author and educator who was blind and deaf The author of The Story of My Life Founder and promoter of the American Foundation for the blind Complete the following outline about Helen Keller

5. Read the above outline, retell the life story in the name of Helen Keller and write it down.

6. 本篇文章是简介人物的生平。要注意表 述条理、要点齐全。适当增加细节， 使文章生动耐读。人称用第三人称， 时态用一般过去时。 写作指导： I. 题目研读

7. 1. 一位世界著名的聋、哑、盲教育家、作家、演讲 家及社会活动家 Helen Keller. 2. 从小因病导致聋、哑、盲。 3. 老师 Anne Sullivan 走进 Keller 的生活。 4. Keller 学会了盲文，学会了读写和说。 5. Keller 进大学深造，成为世界著名作家、教育家。 6. 一生写有十四部文学作品, 其代表作品有： The Story of My Life, Three Days to See, My Teacher. II. 要点信息：

8. 1. 既是写人物生平, 一般按时间先后写. 2. 时态用过去时态. 3. 用好连结词, 使文章逻辑严密、流畅. III. 思路点拨

9. Here are some useful linking words. at first as a result of afterwards in spite of in addition in fact at last therefore what’s more

10. 1. Helen Keller ，是世界著名作家、教育家， 1880 年出生于美国阿拉巴马州塔斯喀姆比亚。 ( 用 who 引导的定语从句表达。 ) IV. 连词成句： 2. 在她十九个月大的时候，患猩红热夺去了她的视 力和听力。 (as the result of…) 3. 由于生病, 她变得又聋又瞎. (As a result of….) 4. 后来, 她的父母为她请了一个家庭教师. Afterwards… 5. 最初, 沙利文老师都海伦用手触摸东西 (at first….). 6. 尽管做了这些事, 海伦还不明白它的意思 (In spite of this….)

11. Write a passage to introduce Helen Keller according to the outline now. You must use the linking words above. Suggested article: It can be shown after the students finish their own work.

12. The Life Story of Helen Keller Helen Keller who was born on 27 June 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, America, when she was 19 months old, she caught scarlet fever, as the result of the disease, she became deaf and blind. Afterwards, her parents searched for a private teacher for her. From then on, Anne Sullivan walked into Helen’s life. At first, she taught Helen to touch an object with her hand, and spell the name of the object into Helen’s other hand. In spite of doing this, Helen didn’t comprehand at all, in addition, she didn’t know the teacher was spelling a word. At last, one day she spelled out the word “water”, what’s more, she knew the mystery of language. And in fact this was the first time to understand something. Therefore she got further

13. education. In 1888, she attended Perkins Institute for the blind. She entered the Cambridge School for young ladies in 1896. Four year later, she gained admission to Radcliffe College. Another four years, Helen graduated from Radcliffe as the first deaf- blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She became a FounderPromoter of the American Foundation for the Blind. The Story of My Life, Three Days to See and My Teacher. are her famous works. And she was a world-famous activist, lecturer, author and educator.