Good afternoon! Please take Good afternoon! Please take out your packet out and grab out your packet out and grab the worksheet on your way the worksheet on your way

in.in.““Although the world is full of Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the suffering, it is full also of the

overcoming of it.”overcoming of it.”

Helen KellerHelen Keller

RolesRoles::

(must be responsible for (must be responsible for play guide!)play guide!)

1.1. Actors / ReadersActors / Readers

2.2. DefinersDefiners

3.3. Q and A!Q and A!

Literary TermsLiterary Terms

You are responsible for knowing all of You are responsible for knowing all of these terms for the unit test at the these terms for the unit test at the end of this unitend of this unit

DramaDrama A story written to be acted out A story written to be acted out

on a stage with actors and on a stage with actors and actresses taking the parts of actresses taking the parts of specific characters (a play)specific characters (a play)

ActAct A major division of a play. A major division of a play.

Short plays often have 1 Short plays often have 1 act. Modern plays have 3.act. Modern plays have 3.

SceneScene A smaller division in a play A smaller division in a play

occurring within one actoccurring within one act

PlaywrightPlaywright The author of the playThe author of the play

Ex. William Gibson is the playwright Ex. William Gibson is the playwright of of The Miracle Worker The Miracle Worker

ScriptScript

Written form of a playWritten form of a play

Stage DirectionsStage Directions Written in Written in italicsitalics, these tell the , these tell the

actors where they should stand actors where they should stand on the stage and how their lines on the stage and how their lines should be spoken (tells actions should be spoken (tells actions and feelings)and feelings)

DRAMATIC DIALOGUEDRAMATIC DIALOGUE

Character names used when Character names used when the character speaksthe character speaks

Stage directions replace Stage directions replace description of actiondescription of action

Scene background used at Scene background used at the beginning of each scenethe beginning of each scene

NarratorNarrator

The person who is telling the The person who is telling the story; in a play it’s the person story; in a play it’s the person who ‘fills in pieces’ or gives who ‘fills in pieces’ or gives additional information to the additional information to the audienceaudience

Good Afternoon! Good Afternoon!

Please take out your study guide Please take out your study guide questions and questions and Miracle Worker Miracle Worker play play guide.guide.

If you would like to sign up to act, If you would like to sign up to act, then please write your name on the then please write your name on the board.board.

HW:HW: Complete study guide Complete study guide questions!questions!

““Self-pity is our worst enemy and if Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world. “anything good in the world. “

How does this relate to the photos How does this relate to the photos above?above?

The home: ______________The home: ______________http://www.helenkellerbirthplachttp://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/The_Home/floor_plans/floe.org/The_Home/floor_plans/floor_plans.htmlor_plans.html

Vocabulary (inside page of Vocabulary (inside page of page 1 in packet):page 1 in packet):

Good afternoon!Good afternoon!

Please sign up for acting today and Please sign up for acting today and also, see me if you would like to be also, see me if you would like to be the “definer” today.the “definer” today.

Place your homework on your desk.Place your homework on your desk.

HW:HW: Enjoy the weekend! Enjoy the weekend!

““Everything has its wonders, Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, I learn whatever state I am in,

therin to be content “therin to be content “

What does Helen need to What does Helen need to learn?learn?

“Peculiar young woman”

Act 1 Object association: What or Act 1 Object association: What or who do the following objects who do the following objects

correspond with?correspond with?

Good morning! (periods 4 Good morning! (periods 4 and8)and8) Please sign up for acting today and Please sign up for acting today and

also, see me if you would like to be also, see me if you would like to be the “definer” today.the “definer” today.

To consider:To consider: ““Never bend your head. Hold it high. Never bend your head. Hold it high.

Look the world straight in the eye. “Look the world straight in the eye. “

HW:HW: Enjoy the weekend! Enjoy the weekend!

““Never bend your head. Hold it Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in high. Look the world straight in

the eye. “the eye. “

Consider this quote during this Consider this quote during this portion of the scene.portion of the scene.

Act 1 Object association: What or Act 1 Object association: What or who do the following objects who do the following objects

correspond with?correspond with?

Good morning!Good morning!

Period 1:Period 1: Make sure to have b book for H.O.B.Make sure to have b book for H.O.B. We will have a raffle to determine We will have a raffle to determine

who gets the comfy chairswho gets the comfy chairs

Good afternoon!Good afternoon!

Please open up to your DOL and take Please open up to your DOL and take out your Miracle Worker questions.out your Miracle Worker questions.

"Life is either a daring adventure or "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.  Security is mostly a nothing at all.  Security is mostly a superstition.  It does not exist in superstition.  It does not exist in nature." nature."

HW: HW: Happy Thanksgiving!Happy Thanksgiving!

Please consider what you have learned Please consider what you have learned about Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan, and about Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan, and the entire cast of characters of the entire cast of characters of The The Miracle Worker.Miracle Worker. What has watching the What has watching the movie added to your understanding or movie added to your understanding or vision of the play?vision of the play?

Is there anything that you now Is there anything that you now understand better or can visualize?understand better or can visualize?

Are there any questions that you Are there any questions that you now have?now have?

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Welcome back!Welcome back!

Please grab the worksheet on the Please grab the worksheet on the front table and quietly consider the front table and quietly consider the first three questions.first three questions.

Please take out your study guide Please take out your study guide questions and packet for questions and packet for The Miracle The Miracle Worker.Worker.

HW:HW: Complete the study guide Complete the study guide questions: ___ - __questions: ___ - __

Let’s consider Helen’s Let’s consider Helen’s character…character…

““Character cannot be developed in Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. “inspired, and success achieved. “

-Helen Keller-Helen Keller

Good afternoon!Good afternoon!

Please take out your homework Please take out your homework (questions #7-10).(questions #7-10).

Grab the worksheet on the front Grab the worksheet on the front table.table.

Keller quote of the day:Keller quote of the day:

““Alone we can do so little; together Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” we can do so much.” Helen KellerHelen Keller How does this relate to the story right How does this relate to the story right

now?now?

The Miracle Worker:The Miracle Worker: Act II, the dining room Act II, the dining room scenescene

In the struggle to teach Helen some table In the struggle to teach Helen some table manners, every action of Annie’s seems to manners, every action of Annie’s seems to meet with an equal opposing reaction by meet with an equal opposing reaction by Helen which then brings another action by Helen which then brings another action by Annie. Plot the sequence of events from Annie. Plot the sequence of events from this scene in the diagram below showing this scene in the diagram below showing cause and effect. cause and effect.

Good afternoon!Good afternoon!

Please grab a worksheet on the front table Please grab a worksheet on the front table and take out a book from beneath your desk.and take out a book from beneath your desk.

HW: HW: Complete questions 11-14.Complete questions 11-14. Open up to page 69 (bottom of)Open up to page 69 (bottom of)       “      “The highest result of education is The highest result of education is

tolerance.” tolerance.” Helen KellerHelen Keller

Make a prediction: What will today’s scene Make a prediction: What will today’s scene be about?be about?

Act 2 objects: What is their Act 2 objects: What is their significance?significance?

Good morning!Good morning!

Please take out your homework and Please take out your homework and your movie viewing guide.your movie viewing guide.

““Smell is a potent wizard that transporSmell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousand of miles and ts you across thousand of miles and all the years you have lived.all the years you have lived. “ -Keller “ -Keller

HW: Finish questions for Act 2 and HW: Finish questions for Act 2 and work on extra credit vocabulary!work on extra credit vocabulary!

Good morning!Good morning!

Please grab the worksheet on the Please grab the worksheet on the front table.front table.

HW:HW: Complete journal entry. Complete journal entry.

Helen Keller’s lossHelen Keller’s loss

Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. Her infancy was Alabama on June 27, 1880. Her infancy was normal until, at a year and a half of age, normal until, at a year and a half of age, she contracted meningitis. The disease she contracted meningitis. The disease rendered her both deaf and rendered her both deaf and blindblind. The next . The next years were harsh for her family, as they years were harsh for her family, as they knew of no way to reach through her double knew of no way to reach through her double disabilitiesdisabilities to communicate with her. As for to communicate with her. As for herself, she was imprisoned in her body, herself, she was imprisoned in her body, and lonely, unable to make her needs and and lonely, unable to make her needs and desires known. desires known.

Considering we Considering we have read, seen, have read, seen, and acted her story and acted her story so far, let’s take a so far, let’s take a step back and step back and consider if we consider if we suffered such a suffered such a huge loss how we huge loss how we would respond to would respond to it.it.

This is about sacrifice:This is about sacrifice:

Look at your list and consider what Look at your list and consider what item would be easiest to sacrifice item would be easiest to sacrifice from your list. What could you give from your list. What could you give up and still be okay?up and still be okay?

Now consider this for the rest of your Now consider this for the rest of your list…and rank them 1-5. list…and rank them 1-5. 1=Give up first1=Give up first 5= give up last.5= give up last.

Free write time:Free write time:

What makes this last sacrifice so What makes this last sacrifice so important to you? Remember to important to you? Remember to write vividly….please consider how write vividly….please consider how your life would be different without your life would be different without it?? it??

There is no wrong answer…just write There is no wrong answer…just write your thoughts as they come and your thoughts as they come and really think about this.really think about this.

Now that you considered your Now that you considered your own sacrifice, what makes your own sacrifice, what makes your

loss different from Helen loss different from Helen Keller’s?Keller’s?

Good afternoon!Good afternoon! Please take out your homework Please take out your homework

(journal) for collection.(journal) for collection. Please take out your study guide Please take out your study guide

questions and open up questions and open up The Miracle The Miracle Worker Worker to Act 3 ( p. 90). to Act 3 ( p. 90).

HW:HW: Complete study guide questions Complete study guide questions (17 and 18)(17 and 18)

““When we do the best that we can, When we do the best that we can,

we never know what miracle is we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of wrought in our life, or in the life of another. “another. “Helen KellerHelen Keller

Focus on the “miracles” that Helen is Focus on the “miracles” that Helen is taught…taught…

Directions:Directions: They say that you learn something new They say that you learn something new everyday, so as we read Act 3, please note all the everyday, so as we read Act 3, please note all the

different things that Annie has taught Helen. As we different things that Annie has taught Helen. As we read, listen, and watch Act 3, please compose a list of read, listen, and watch Act 3, please compose a list of the words that Helen has learned, the types or words, the words that Helen has learned, the types or words,

her actions, as well as how her manners have developed.her actions, as well as how her manners have developed.

Please take out your study guide Please take out your study guide questions for a HW check and copy questions for a HW check and copy down tonight’s homework.down tonight’s homework.

HW: HW: Complete study guide questions.Complete study guide questions.

Good afternoon!Good afternoon!

Keller quote of the day:Keller quote of the day:

““When one door of happiness closes, When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so lanother opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do notong at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened see the one which has been opened for us.for us.”” Helen KellerHelen Keller

What door has been opened forWhat door has been opened for HELEN??? How? And why?HELEN??? How? And why?

Good afternoon!Good afternoon!

Please take out your review outline Please take out your review outline from yesterday.from yesterday.

HW: HW: Complete PART of outline ( I will Complete PART of outline ( I will explain! )explain! )

Review outline…Review outline…

TASKTASK: : Throughout Throughout The Miracle The Miracle WorkerWorker, many of the , many of the

characters changed quite a bit. characters changed quite a bit. You will choose one You will choose one character from your character from your

graphic organizer, and graphic organizer, and complete the essay outline.complete the essay outline.

Fully explain how the Fully explain how the character changed, including character changed, including specific examplesspecific examples from the from the

story.story.

Happy Friday!Happy Friday!

Please take out your homework and Please take out your homework and write down tonight’s homework write down tonight’s homework assignment.assignment.

HW: Complete first draft of essay HW: Complete first draft of essay outline outline

FCAs: FCAs: 1. clear introduction containing a 1. clear introduction containing a

world sentenceworld sentence and and thesis thesis statementstatement 10 points10 points

2. specific text details within the 2. specific text details within the body paragraphbody paragraph 10 10 pointspoints

3. clear 3. clear conclusionconclusion that summarizes that summarizes the main ideas and brings the ideas the main ideas and brings the ideas to a close to a close 10 points10 points

Constants: Accurate spelling, Constants: Accurate spelling, grammar, punctuation, no “you.”grammar, punctuation, no “you.”

World Statement:World Statement:

You will start your introduction You will start your introduction with a WORLD SENTENCE. The with a WORLD SENTENCE. The purpose of this sentence is to purpose of this sentence is to appeal to the reader, pulling in their appeal to the reader, pulling in their interest. This sentence is a general interest. This sentence is a general statement that applies to the statement that applies to the WORLD. This will go at the top of WORLD. This will go at the top of your triangleyour triangle

Paragraph #1Paragraph #1

World Statement:World Statement:

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Thesis statementThesis statement

The thesis statement needs The thesis statement needs to let the reader know to let the reader know where you are going in your where you are going in your writing and what you plan writing and what you plan on on provingproving. This will go at . This will go at the bottom of your triangle.the bottom of your triangle.

Thesis StatementThesis Statement

Include KEY WORDS:Include KEY WORDS: TitleTitle, , authorauthor, , charactercharacter, , changechange….….

____________________________________________________________________________________

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Topic sentence:Topic sentence:

Must include Must include charactercharacter, , titletitle, , changechange, , 2 details2 details (characteristics). (characteristics).

____________________________________________________________________________________

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Text details…Take these right Text details…Take these right from your graphic organizer.from your graphic organizer.

Tie-back Sentence:Tie-back Sentence:

Must include Must include charactercharacter, , changechange, , how how they are different…they are different…

Restate thesis statement:Restate thesis statement:

Look at your thesis and re-arrange/ Look at your thesis and re-arrange/ re-word it!!re-word it!!

____________________________________________________________________________________

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Rephrase World statement…Rephrase World statement…offer a new insight/idea!!!offer a new insight/idea!!!

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Good morning!Good morning!

Please take out your homework Please take out your homework (outline)(outline)

HW: Complete final copy of outline in HW: Complete final copy of outline in pen and study for test tomorrow! pen and study for test tomorrow! Bring a pencil and your vocab book!Bring a pencil and your vocab book!

Please bring a #2 Please bring a #2 pencil and a pen pencil and a pen to class today!to class today!

Spoiled child who Spoiled child who learns how to learns how to communicatecommunicate

HelenHelen

Strict, caring teacher Strict, caring teacher who gets over her who gets over her

memories of her brother memories of her brother through working with through working with

HelenHelen AnnieAnnie

Died while he and Annie Died while he and Annie were very young-Annie were very young-Annie

feels constant guilt feels constant guilt because of itbecause of it

JIMMIEJIMMIE

Loves and cares for Loves and cares for Helen; finally accepts Helen; finally accepts

Annie’s teachingAnnie’s teaching

KateKate

Change of heart for both Change of heart for both Helen and AnnieHelen and Annie

CaptainCaptain

The household cookThe household cook

VINEYVINEY

Sarcastic and finally Sarcastic and finally stands up for himself stands up for himself and Annie in the endand Annie in the end

JamesJames

Helen and her ability to Helen and her ability to learn the world around learn the world around

herher

Internal ConflictInternal Conflict

Annie’s constant Annie’s constant memories of her brothermemories of her brother

Internal conflict (this is also a Internal conflict (this is also a FLASHBACK!)FLASHBACK!)

James holding the door James holding the door from his father as from his father as

Annie’s out with HelenAnnie’s out with Helen

External conflictExternal conflict

Annie’s struggle with Annie’s struggle with the Keller’s and her the Keller’s and her teaching practiceteaching practice

External conflictExternal conflict

A major division of a A major division of a playplay

ACT- How many acts in ACT- How many acts in The Miracle Worker?The Miracle Worker?

Written form of playWritten form of play

ScriptScript

Smaller divisions of a Smaller divisions of a playplay

SceneScene

Person who fills in the Person who fills in the pieces of a playpieces of a play

NarratorNarrator

Written in Written in italics,italics, these these tell actors actions and tell actors actions and

feelingsfeelings

Stage directionsStage directions

Never give up trying to Never give up trying to accomplish goalsaccomplish goals

THEMETHEME

Be true to oneself Be true to oneself and stand up for and stand up for

one’s beliefsone’s beliefs THEMETHEME

Discipline is necessary Discipline is necessary for learningfor learning

THEMETHEME

Used these to make Used these to make eyes for dolleyes for doll

BUTTONSBUTTONS

WaterWater First word Helen First word Helen

comprehendscomprehends

2 weeks2 weeks

Amount of time Annie had HelenAmount of time Annie had Helen

TeacherTeacher Helen refers to Annie as thisHelen refers to Annie as this

Parents’ loveParents’ love

Helen’s biggest handicap in Helen’s biggest handicap in Annie’s eyesAnnie’s eyes

Did this to get Helen Did this to get Helen jealous to practice jealous to practice

sign languagesign language Woke Percy upWoke Percy up

Kate, Helen, Annie all Kate, Helen, Annie all learned thislearned this

Sign languageSign language