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Unit 5 Education
Lesson 1 Enlightening a Mind
lead in
What do you know about Helen Keller
Wnen aged 7, she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan, who taught her language.
She attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
She worked for the American Foundation for the Blind from 1924 until 1968, during which time she toured the United States and traveled to 35 countries around the globe advocating for those with vision loss.
Thinking
Task 1 Read for the main idea:
What does the article mainly
talk about
Read the passage again. Divide the article into three
parts and conclude the main idea of each parts.
Task 2 Read for the structure:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
How Helen learned the words which couldn’t be touched
Background information about Helen and her teacher
How Helen learned the words which could be touched
para.1-2
para.3-4
para.5-11
Task 3 Read Para 1~2 & Answer
“Helen Keller was an exceptionally special girl.”
“Helen’s parents got a superb teacher ...”
physical problems
mental problems
couldn’t speak
couldn’t see
couldn’t hear
troublesome/unbearable behaviour
easy to be angry
stubborn
·She was a teacher and former student at a school for the blind.
·She had had eyesight problems early in life as well so she could relate to Helen’s difficulties.
Task 4 Read Para 3~11 & draw a mind map.
·How Helen learned each word ( learning processes )
·How Helen felt about learning each word ( feelings )
·The significance of learning each word ( impacts on Helen)
doll
water
love
think
love
Group Work Each member chooses one word. Tell the rest of the group how Helen learned, felt and was affected.
Discussion
1. What made Helen Keller grow from a wild girl to an elegant lady
Eager to learn / willing / Persistent / diligent/ Quick-minded
elegant
gentle
polite
peaceful
troublesomestubborn
angry unbearable
before
now
2. What qualities do you think Ms. Sullivan have
Teaching Technique:
Good Personality:
simple straightforward flexible effective
kind /nice/ patient /perseverantconsiderate/ thoughtful/creative
Presentation
Role-play
Imagine that Helen and Sullivan come to our school. What do you want to ask them Write down questions that you would want to ask Anne Sullivan. Then act out the interview between you and Anne.
Evaluation
Evaluation Object Criteria Level
Anne Sullivan Pronunciation
Fluency
Helen Keller
Action
Testing
What have you learnt in this class Write down your opinions on your paper.
Please write a short passage about what you have learnt from Anne and Helen's story.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you will not see the shadows.
------by Helen Keller