Excerpt taken from "The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller As the cool stream gushed over one hand, she (my teacher) spelled into the other hand the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly, I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten a thrill of returning thought and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul and gave it light, hope, joy-set it free! Determine the writer's intention and take a line from the text to support to your answer. Writer's Intentions Evidence from the text 1. What impact does the writer intend the text to have on the reader? 2. Evaluate how the writer successfully achieved her intention,​