Activities and questions about a story featuring a visually impaired character
1. Activities
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Beforereading
1. Place your fingers on the title of the book. It's written in a special kind of writing system.
Do youknowwhatit'scalled?
Called Braille.
2. Answerthesequestions:
a) How does Amanda find her clothes, shoes and other things?
His mother has labeled everything in Braille.
b) How does MrsMarcondes describe the food on Ananda's plate? Why?
Using the position of the time on the clock, to help Ananda.
c) Jessica was surprised about some things in Ananda's life. Which things?
She was surprised that Ananda could play music instruments, read, study and
pass around the house as easily.
3. In this chapter, Ananda describes some things which she can do at school and some things
which are difficult for her. What are these things?
Ananda can read, write and speak well in English.
It is difficult for Ananda the listening comprehension exercise involving photos.
4.At the end of the chapter, Ananda helps Tiago. What does he learn from her?
That a person with visual impairment and equal to all, and has no restrictions.
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6.Make a list of the instructions that MrsMarcondes gives the kids about Ananda.
Example: Tell her where things are
Tell her where you are
Use words like 'right, left, in front of'
Don't leave things in her way.
7.What happened in the cave?
His friends were arrested in the cave, and only she could save them.
8. How did Ananda help the other kids?
She lit a match so your friends see the light to have a point of reference.
2. 9.Read the ''tips for relating to the visually -impaired'' on page 28.Which 3 surprise you most?
talk to a friend.
Yes because everyone thought they were visually impaired but not limited because it
does everything a normal person does, can do until better.
10. Find out about associations for the visually - impaired in your town / city / neighborhood.
What programs do they have? Who frequents them?
I know of no association specializing in visual impairment, in my city.
11. What things could you do at your school to make it easier for a blind person studying
there? Think about things like:
Adopt books with language braille and improve the means of locomotion.
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in my city there is no such association.
![Activities
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Beforereading
1. Place your fingers on the title of the book. It's written in a special kind of writing system.
Do youknowwhatit'scalled?
Called Braille.
2. Answerthesequestions:
a) How does Amanda find her clothes, shoes and other things?
His mother has labeled everything in Braille.
b) How does MrsMarcondes describe the food on Ananda's plate? Why?
Using the position of the time on the clock, to help Ananda.
c) Jessica was surprised about some things in Ananda's life. Which things?
She was surprised that Ananda could play music instruments, read, study and
pass around the house as easily.
3. In this chapter, Ananda describes some things which she can do at school and some things
which are difficult for her. What are these things?
Ananda can read, write and speak well in English.
It is difficult for Ananda the listening comprehension exercise involving photos.
4.At the end of the chapter, Ananda helps Tiago. What does he learn from her?
That a person with visual impairment and equal to all, and has no restrictions.
5. LetraC)
6.Make a list of the instructions that MrsMarcondes gives the kids about Ananda.
Example: Tell her where things are
Tell her where you are
Use words like 'right, left, in front of'
Don't leave things in her way.
7.What happened in the cave?
His friends were arrested in the cave, and only she could save them.
8. How did Ananda help the other kids?
She lit a match so your friends see the light to have a point of reference.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/random-130827190411-phpapp01/85/c-1-320.jpg)
