Lena took notes defining the play's genre as biographical non-fiction. We reviewed the difference between fiction and non-fiction as well as the controlling conflict between Helen and Annie. I then noted how the relationship between James Keller and his father in many ways mirrors the conflict between Annie and Helen. As we completed reading Act II, I commented that Act III will function as the play's resolution and we reviewed the two major conflicts that the play must resolve:Will Helen learn language? Will Annie learn to love again? During the final minutes ,we watched the movie until it reached the end of Act II.We will begin reading Act III tomorrow.