El Education: Autumn Helena Washington Hawn

This Character File (CF) was created by a 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, as part of a learning expedition on Deaf Culture. Students did fieldwork at four schools for the Deaf, including overnight exchange visits; all students studied ASL with the help of Deaf and hearing instructors. Students also studied the anatomy and physiology of hearing, and the physics of sound and hearing. The type of CF shown here is a fictional character portrait of a deaf person, with emphasis on realism, accuracy, and quality writing.