1. New unit…new seating plan Chalkboard AustinConnorMatthewDoor Alexis MichaelDarrinAmberBrittany SheldonSadieTravisShannon TaylorTysenTyler

2. Today’s Checklist Helen Keller biography Act I reading ◦ Clip Act I questions

3. Quick facts Name: Helen Keller Occupation: Educator, Journalist Birth date: June 27, 1880 Deceased: June 01, 1968 Education: Horace Mann School for the Deaf, Wright-Humason School for the Deaf, Cambridge School for Young Ladies, Radcliff College

4. Helen Keller Biography Born Helen Adams Keller on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama She overcame the adversity of being blind and deaf to become one of the 20th century's leading humanitarians Her family was not particularly wealthy and earned income from their cotton plantation

5. Trivia Helen Keller befriended Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone The first word that Helen learned from Annie was WATER Helen was eventually able to write, in addition to being able to read Braille Helen’s early writing

6. Act I Clip View how Helen interacts with others, and their reactions to her Helen Keller