Activity Overview
The Miracle Worker is an incredible story about the beginning of the long lasting relationship between Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. Although we do not know what happens to them beyond the end of the play, we can only assume that their lives were extremely fascinating moving forward! For this extension activity, students will conduct a research project on either Helen Keller or Annie Sullivan and create a poster that showcases what they have learned. To challenge students even further, teachers may assign research on both women.
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Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Research and create a biography poster on either Helen Keller or Annie Sullivan.
Student Instructions:
- Using school resources, conduct research and learn more about your chosen person.
- On the poster, include date and place of birth and death, childhood, education, family life, adult life, major accomplishments, and fun facts.
Lesson Plan Reference
- ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2.A - Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
- ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
- ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.9 - Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Needs Improvement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | The description includes at least five important facts about the famous or historic figure. | The description includes less than five important facts or it includes information that is not pertinent to the famous or historic figure. | The description is incomplete and does not contain important information about the famous or historic figure. |
| Artistic Depictions | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items that are appropriate to the famous or historic figure. They enhance the poster by symbolizing or illustrating important facts about the figure. Time and care is taken to ensure that the scenes are neat, eye-catching, and creative. | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items are mostly accurate, but there may be some liberties taken that distract from the assignment. Scene constructions are neat, and meet basic expectations. | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items is too limited or incomplete. |
| English Conventions | Ideas are organized. There are few or no grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Ideas are mostly organized. There are some grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Storyboard text is difficult to understand. |
Activity Overview
The Miracle Worker is an incredible story about the beginning of the long lasting relationship between Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. Although we do not know what happens to them beyond the end of the play, we can only assume that their lives were extremely fascinating moving forward! For this extension activity, students will conduct a research project on either Helen Keller or Annie Sullivan and create a poster that showcases what they have learned. To challenge students even further, teachers may assign research on both women.
Find more biography poster templates to add to this assignment if desired!
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Due Date:
Objective: Research and create a biography poster on either Helen Keller or Annie Sullivan.
Student Instructions:
- Using school resources, conduct research and learn more about your chosen person.
- On the poster, include date and place of birth and death, childhood, education, family life, adult life, major accomplishments, and fun facts.
Lesson Plan Reference
- ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2.A - Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
- ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
- ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.9 - Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Needs Improvement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | The description includes at least five important facts about the famous or historic figure. | The description includes less than five important facts or it includes information that is not pertinent to the famous or historic figure. | The description is incomplete and does not contain important information about the famous or historic figure. |
| Artistic Depictions | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items that are appropriate to the famous or historic figure. They enhance the poster by symbolizing or illustrating important facts about the figure. Time and care is taken to ensure that the scenes are neat, eye-catching, and creative. | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items are mostly accurate, but there may be some liberties taken that distract from the assignment. Scene constructions are neat, and meet basic expectations. | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items is too limited or incomplete. |
| English Conventions | Ideas are organized. There are few or no grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Ideas are mostly organized. There are some grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Storyboard text is difficult to understand. |
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