Assignment 5: Wrap-up Miracle Worker

ASSIGNMENT: RESEARCH THE TOPIC USING THE INTERNET, BOOKS AND MAGAZINES. THEN PREPARE A WRITTEN REPORT ON THE TOPIC. THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE GIVEN TWO GRADES. ONE FOR THE WRITTEN REPORT (GRADED BY ME) WHICH WILL BE WORTH 100 POINTS AND ONE FOR THE ORAL PRESENTATION YOU WILL GIVE TO THE CLASS (GRADED BY YOUR CLASSMATES AND ME) WHICH WILL BE WORTH 100 POINTS.

TOPICS:
1. Research the life of Helen Keller. Write a biographical sketch which should include her achievements and triumphs.

2. Research the life of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille Method.

3. The history of Gallaudet University.

4. The history of American Sign Language.

5. Louis Braille created a method by which blind people can read. Research the Braille method. How does it work?

6. Research Annie Sullivan including her background, her education and her accomplishments.

7. Annie derived some of her techniques from those Samuel Gridley Howe had used with Laura Bridgman, a blind-deaf girl that he had taught at the Perkins Institute. Prepare a report on Laura Bridgman and her relationship with Annie Sullivan, her roommate.

8. Musicians Ray Charles & Stevie Wonder are blind. Prepare a report discussing the effect of blindness on their musical careers

9. Discuss in a report the importance of guide dogs to the blind. Include a history of the guide dog in your report.

REQUIREMENTS:

Written Report:
1. All reports must be word processed.


2. Reports should be double spaced & at least 1 ½ pages in length.


3. Correct heading. (Remember to use the final due date for your date.)


4. Use third person, present tense in your report.


5. All reports should have a creative title.



Oral Report:
1. Create a powerpoint to present to the class.


2. 4-6 slides are required.


Slide I: Picture/Title of Report/Your name

Slide II: Introduction to report/Use pictures, few words, symbols

Slide III-V: Body of report/Use pictures, few words, symbols

Slide VI: Conclusion/ Use pictures, few words, symbols


*Your powerpoint should be an outline of your report. You are not to memorize the report. Rather you are to use the pictures,, words or symbols to remind you of what you want to report to your classmates.





DUE DATE:
1 FEB Introduce Project
7-9 FEB Work on Project in class
11 FEB Written Project due in class
Begin oral presentations



Learn More!
General Resources about Helen Keller

* American Federation of the Blind A nonprofit organization founded in 1921 and recognized as Helen Keller's cause in the United States. AFB is a leading national resource for blind or visually impaired people, for the organizations that serve them, and for the general public.

* Helen Keller Foundation
The Foundation promotes the message of courage and selflessness implied in Helen Keller's legacy as a message that is and always will be important to transmit to new generations-both for its own value, and as a means to promoting public understanding of vision and hearing research.

* A-Z to Deafblindness
This very complete Web site is the work of James Gallagher, a citizen of the United Kingdom who is deaf-blind. Here you will find information about all aspects of deaf-blindness, including the deaf-blind manual alphabet, the various causes of deaf-blindness, contact information for support organizations, and dates and times of conferences.

* Grace Products Brief biography of major events in Helen's life.

* Resources on the Blind