We continued our biography studies by further examining two courageous American women. First, we read “Rosa Parks” by Wil Mara. We discussed Parks’ courageous act and read about her life overall. We talked about higher level vocabulary words such as defiance and boycott. Additionally, we reviewed her timeline in the book and noted that 7 key events in Parks’ life were noted. We then watched a brief You Tube video that gave us a tour of the Rosa Parks Museum in Troy, Alabama. Next, we read “Helen Keller” by Sean Dolan. We also watched an Animated Hero Classics Learning Video that spotlighted Helen Keller’s childhood. The video gave us a visual representation of the challenges and struggles that Helen, the Keller Family, and teacher Anne Sullivan experienced during the beginning of Helen’s training to communicate. We both agreed that Anne had a very tough job at first and we celebrated when Helen finally began to have success.