Helen Keller: una vida de aventura 6-pack Author: Heidi Schoof ISBN: 9780176360481 Copyright Date: 2003 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 3 Reading Level: N Strategy/Skill: Vocabulary and word study, Using graphic sources, Information skills, Features of nonfiction, Character study Genre: Biography/Autobiography Theme/Topic: Personal Change, Overcoming Obstacles, Challenge, American History Classification: Nonfiction

Book Summary

When she was a child, Helen Keller suffered an illness that left her deaf and blind.  This is an account of her life.

Features of the Book

• Biography
• Theme of overcoming obstacles
• Specialized vocabulary – sordomudos, meningitis, asilo, leer labios
• Use of adjectives to describe Helen’s feelings – frustrada, celosa, sola
• Different forms of communication
• Invention – el alfabeto Braille

Purpose

Helen Keller: Una vida de aventura can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:

• recognizing the features of a biography
• using a glossary (glosario) to clarify vocabulary
• interpreting and analyzing characters’ feelings, relationships, and actions
• exploring spelling patterns, such as adding an accent (acento enfático) to questioning words
• using graphic aids, such as time lines, to convey information
• using a biography to gain an understanding of how people’s lives have changed over time

For more information please see our Lesson Plan