Sunday, December 2, 2012

The Miracle Worker

Howdy, kiddos! Over the next few weeks, we are going to read the play The Miracle Worker by William Gibson. Below are some interesting websites that give you some more background about the Kellers and their home.

This site gives you a tour of Helen's childhood home:
http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org

Helen Keller's great grandniece gives you some information about the Keller family on this page:
http://www.braillebug.org/askkeller.asp?issueid=200511

Profound quotes from a woman who was thought to be unable to think and learn:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/helen_keller.html

The American Foundation for the Blind:
http://www.afb.org/section.aspx?FolderID=1&SectionID=1

Perkins School for the Blind:
http://www.perkins.org

Helen Keller's Obituary in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0627.html

Anne Sullivan's Obituary:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0414.html





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  1. catDecember 9, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    the perkins website is well thought out and cool

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  2. AnonymousDecember 19, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    i love the stage

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    in the 1st link, the picture of ivy green looks different from the movie. also, in the map were is kate's bedroom?

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 6:21 PM

    The stage is different then other stages cause outside is in front, but why is it in the front if their inside most of the time?

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  5. Mrs. Simas' Chronicles of Blog-iaJanuary 3, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    Well, in a movie, the director is going to want to have Ivy Green the way he/she wants it for the purposes of the movie. It's not necessarily going to look exactly like the real deal. Kate might have slept in Keller's room since they were married... but I'm not sure. That's my best guess. Keller died when Helen was a teenager, I think, so I guess Kate would have had that room to herself.

    Remember, the front of the stage isn't only the outside of the house in the play. It also serves as "neutral ground" for the train station, Perkins School, the garden house, etc., so it needs to have enough space to accommodate those locations.

    Good questions!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2013 at 4:08 PM

    where was Simpson in The Miracle Worker? Why didn't they mention him?

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Helen Keller wrote really good quotes! I can't believe that Annie taught her so many words that Helen could even write those!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    Annie's middle name was Mansfield?
    Did Helen know her own name?
    Did she know Annie's name?
    If she did, then why call her "Teacher" instead of "Annie"?

    Sorry for all the questions!

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  9. Mrs. Simas' Chronicles of Blog-iaJanuary 31, 2013 at 11:18 AM

    Mansfield could have been a family name. Helen did know her name and Annie's.

    Remember that when Helen calls her "teacher," it was the first time she realized that things have names.

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