Lesson 10
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
not able to see
Blind
normal or usual
How did Annie teach Helen the alphabet?
She traced letters in Helen's hand
What genre is this story?
Informational Text
not able to hear
Deaf
a job around the house or at school
the ideas, customs, and traditions of a group of people
Culture
How did Helen become blind and deaf?
She was sick when she was a baby that made her blind and deaf
What helps blind people read?
Braille
to copy
Imitate
a school that you go to after high school
College
to make up your mind about something; to make a choice
Decide
Mr. Anagnos
A braille notetaker
the way a person or an animal acts
Behavior
the usual weather conditions of a place
Climate
to use time to do a particular activity; to be at a certain place for an amount of time
Spend
How did Helen react to getting a teacher at first? What did she do to the teacher?
She was angry. She fought her teacher and locked her in a room.
Why did the author write this story?
To teach about tools that help blind people
eager or excited to learn about people or things
Curious
a group of people who live together in a certain area
Community
Depend
Why did people call Helen "the miracle girl?"
Because she could read and write even though she was blind and deaf
ATMs have braille labels to help blind people. What other feature do some ATMs have to help blind people?
Some ATMs talk and tell them what to do
to believe that someone or something is good or able to be depended on
Trust