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    1. The document discusses Braille, a writing system invented by Louis Braille in 19th century France to allow blind and visually impaired people to read and write. 2. Braille uses embossed dots that can be felt with fingers to represent letters, numbers and punctuation marks. 3. The objectives of the lesson are for students to answer questions about Braille, write a summary of less than 80 words, and discuss how Braille revolutionized literacy for the blind.

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    1. The document discusses Braille, a writing system invented by Louis Braille in 19th century France to allow blind and visually impaired people to read and write. 2. Braille uses embossed dots that can be felt with fingers to represent letters, numbers and punctuation marks. 3. The objectives of the lesson are for students to answer questions about Braille, write a summary of less than 80 words, and discuss how Braille revolutionized literacy for the blind.

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    Assistive Technology (Braille) 2a

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    1. The document discusses Braille, a writing system invented by Louis Braille in 19th century France to allow blind and visually impaired people to read and write. 2. Braille uses embossed dots that can be felt with fingers to represent letters, numbers and punctuation marks. 3. The objectives of the lesson are for students to answer questions about Braille, write a summary of less than 80 words, and discuss how Braille revolutionized literacy for the blind.

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    Heals & Aids: Braille

    Theme: Science & Technology


    Skill: Writing Summary
    LESSON OBJECTIVES
    By the end of the lesson students should be able to :
    1. Answer 10 questions based on the passage given.
    2. Write a summary based on the passage given less
    than 80 words.
    Click on the link to watch the video

    History of Braille
    Lets discuss!
    1. What is the name of the system which was being discussed in
    the video?
    2. Who invented the system?
    3. The system was made for which group of people?
    4. Do you think that the system is considered as assistive
    technology?
    5. Have you seen or heard about the system before?
    Before you read the text!
    Revolutionised Impaired

    Illiterate Economy
    Invented

    Brailler
    Social
    What is a summary

    SUMMARY IS A SHORTER VERSION OF


    THE ORIGINAL TEXT WHICH ONLY
    INCLUDES THE IMPORTANT IDEAS!
    why do you need to summarize?
    To determine the important idea/ideas.
    To talk about author’s purpose or the key messages
    in the text.
    To use your own words to check understanding
    • If you don’t use your own words it simply means you don’t understand the text
    Criteria of writing a good summary
    1. You must ensure that you have included all the IMPORTANT
    details according to the TITLE!
    2. You only include the main ideas (main points).
    3. It should be organised! Remember to use appropriate sequence
    connectors when organising the points,
    4. Be mindful of the spelling, punctuation, capitalisation.
    Techniques of summarising

    Using the method of Who, What, When, Why, Where &


    How to identify the main points.
    Use sentence connectors: Besides that, Subsequently,
    Furthermore, In addition, In short

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