https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h Breana Manganello 7-8 en-us 2018-04-30 17:25:21 UTC 2025-11-17 20:06:11 UTC hello@padlet.com bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256627441 Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in the rural town of Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was born with a sense of hearing and sight, but lost both when she was 19 months old, in 1882. Due to her poor communication with others, she often threw violent tantrums when she got frustrated.]]> 2018-04-30 17:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256627441 bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256630201 As a child, Helen lived with her mother, Kate Keller, and her father, Arthur Keller. Her father served as a captain in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.]]> 2018-04-30 17:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256630201 bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256632380 Helen's teacher was Anne Sullivan. Sullivan helped Helen overcome her disabilities. Helen attended Radcliffe college. She became the first deaf-blind person to complete a college education. When Helen was 77 years old, she received an honorary degree from Harvard.]]> 2018-04-30 17:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256632380 bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256634617 Helen Keller became a famous writer and honest public speaker. She wrote books despite her disadvantage of not being able to see. She also gave speeches to the public.]]> 2018-04-30 17:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256634617 bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256635818 Helen Keller was deaf and blind, and had to work hard to learn to communicate with others. After writing a book, Helen was charged with plagiarism (copying someone else's work). Helen was not accepted by many people, and some people even accused Anne Sullivan of doing all the work, and giving credit to Helen.]]> 2018-04-30 17:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256635818 bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256970416 Helen learned how to communicate with others at age seven. She learned to speak by touching people's mouths, and mimicking the way their lips and tongue moved. Helen became the first deaf-blind person to complete a college education. Helen wrote many books. Thanks to Helen, the worlds perspective of what a person with disabilities could accomplish changed.]]> 2018-05-01 17:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256970416 bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256976194 Helen loved to read and write. She was very interested in politics. in 1918, a movie was created about Helen Keller's life. She met every president in office during her lifetime.]]> 2018-05-01 18:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/256976194 bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/257375533 Helen, helper of others who were blind and deaf
Even became a writer and public speaker
Learned from Anne Sullivan
Early childhood was frustrating for Helen
Never gave up

Kept on writing and ignored critics
Eager to learn new words
Like a sports player, she achieved many goals
Lost sense of hearing and sight in 1882
Earned an honorary degree from Harvard
Read books using braille]]> 2018-05-02 17:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/257375533 bmanganello2_1 https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/257381165 ''The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart''
- Helen Keller]]> 2018-05-02 17:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bmanganello2_1/v3l5mz58fz5h/wish/257381165