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    William Gibson’s play‚ The Miracle Worker‚ illustrates how people who triumph over hardships can succeed in achieving their goals. The play follows Annie Sullivan‚ a half-blind northern young woman‚ as she travels to Post-Civil War Tuscumbia‚ Alabama in order to teach Helen Keller‚ a blind and deaf little girl. When she arrives in Alabama‚ Annie meets Helen’s family members; her father‚ Captain Keller‚ is a stubborn‚ commanding former Civil War captain and her mother‚ Kate Keller‚ is a young‚ overly

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    Lesson Plan in English II I. Objectives: a. Use the verbs is and are in sentences. b. Understand when to use is and are in the sentences. c. Answer wh-questions about a selection listened to. II. Subject Matter: a. Using is and are b. Story: “Annie Ant” Author: Purificacion C. Balingit Illustrator: Jomar S. Montinola Reference: BELC-PELC p. 8#4; p. 8#8 BRIGHT Book Part 1 p.48-50 Materials: Big Book‚ Illustrations‚ Real Objects‚ Pictures‚ Cut-outs‚ Flip Charts Strategies: Listening

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    “Relationship between Romeo and Juliet and Annie and Helen” Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. It is a love story between two rival families‚ the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo who is a Montague falls in love with Juliet who happens to be a Capulet. It is love at first sight‚ but if their parents find out there will be no way that Romeo will ever see Juliet again. The Miracle Worker is another play that we read. It is about a little girl named Helen Keller who is

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    “The Poet’s day will be moment upon moment of gladsomeness‚” writes Maxine Hong Kingston in her book To Be the Poet. “Poets do whatever they like.” I take a walk in Wissahickon Park after dropping my twins at their school. The trails are muddy from heavy rains and temporary streams have formed along my path. (I have an hour before I need to open my laptop and get to work on my day job; not all poets do whatever they like.) The fuscia flowers of the redbud tree are brilliant against the green of early

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    Sam Gandy‚ the dean of Dillard College‚ Christophe‚ and P.D. East who is the editor of a newspaper in Mississippi. He sees him as an inspiration. Historical Terms: There were many historical people mentioned in this book such as Benjamin Mays‚ president of Morehouse College‚ Wesley Dobbs‚ Samuel Williams‚ A.T. Walden‚ Martin Luther King and his son Martin Luther King Jr. who he said contributed to the American dream in its best sense. Some places he visited were Dillard College and many towns

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    Miracle Worker: Act III (pages 92-107) Why does James say that it has been a “short” two weeks while Kate says it has been “interminable”? James says that it has been a short two weeks because he has enjoyed the absence of Kate in the Keller homestead. They say time flies by when one is enjoying oneself. The absence of Helen means that the house has been quiet‚ and without ruckus‚ and so he has lived in this span of time in great pleasure and content. This is expressed through “I never thought

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    with a sweet girlish face. She is patient and gentle with Helen. James Keller (Luca Black) Captain Keller’s son from a previous marriage‚ he’s an indolent young man. He is often flippant and sarcastic‚ largely due to his inner turmoil. He helped Annie to prove to Captain Keller that she is a capable teacher. Aunt Ev (Patricia Gage) a benign visitor who serves as a catalyst for the Kellers’s first contact with the Perkins Institute. She’s a talkative woman who often tries to be helpful‚ but who

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    not the body‚ and it is that part of us which thinks and loves and hopes.’ . . . [and] is invisible. . . .” (Annie Sullivan‚ 1891). Based on the a story‚ a teacher and her student tell their touching story in a play called‚ The Miracle Worker‚ written by William Gibson. Annie Sullivan and her apprentice‚ Helen Keller‚ embark on a quest to free Helen’s curious and enthusiastic mind. Annie strives to prevent this from happening by teaching her language but her soul is trapped in a safe‚ locked away

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    Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid‚ 1985‚ Penguin Books Type of work · Novel Genre · bildungsroman‚ Caribbean novel Language · English Time and place written · New York City‚ 1982–1983 Narrator · Annie John Point of View · First person Tone · It varies according to the age of Annie John. As a child‚ the language and imagery is very rich. As she ages‚ the tone grows more serious while also having more comic touches. Tense · Past tense Setting (time) · Sometime in the 1950s Setting

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    Annie is a 40-year-old schizophrenic female who resides in a heath care facility. Annie has been exhibiting difficulty with her daily care routines; including brushing her teeth and making her bed in the morning. Currently‚ she has a newly implemented token system in place in which she may earn one token for each completed activity and then collect a reward such as extra time in the courtyard once 10 tokens are obtained. Hospital Administrator Rodriguez reports that Annie is not completing the tasks

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