Who Was Helen Keller?

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Helen's Early Years

• A deaf person cannot hear.
• A blind person cannot see.
• A biography is a nonfiction story written about a person's life.

Lesson 2: Helen's Childhood

• Sign language is a language that deaf people use to communicate — they use their hands to create symbols that have meaning.

Lesson 3: Helen's Challenges

• When one sense is lost, other senses can become stronger.
• Authors use words to appeal to all our senses.

Lesson 4: Inventors

• An invention is something produced for the first time through the use of imagination, ingenious thinking, and experimentation.

Lesson 5: Annie

• Braille is the alphabet blind people use to read.

Lesson 6: Helen Leaves Home

• Commas are used to separate three or more items in a list.

Lesson 7: More Learning

• A bio poem is a poem written about a person.

Lesson 8: All Grown Up

• Voice refers to an author's unique writing style.

Final Project: Scrapbook or Interview

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