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Time to speak
Get into pairs. One person will have a blindfold on and the other person will act as
a guide. While you prepare to enact the roles, the rest of the class will rearrange the

furniture. The guide has to help the blindfolded person reach a vacant chair in the class.
The guide should use clear instructions so that the blindfolded person does not run
into things. value empathy art integration role-play life skill inclusivity

Time to write

A speech is a formal address, delivered to an audience by a speaker who seeks to convince,
persuade, inspire, or inform.

The purpose of a speech is:

• to convey information orally to a large gathering of people, forcefully and convincingly, and
convert listeners to the speaker’s point of view

• to pass on a wide range of information to a wide range of audience, orally
• to express an opinion, share a point of view/experience, observation, etc.

The format of a speech is given below.

• Opening statement (Greeting according to the time of the day)

• Main speech:

1. Statement of problem or main idea

2. Causes of the problem or important aspects of the main idea
3. Suggestions, solutions and the speaker’s point of view

• Closing statement

Chuskit wants to deliver a speech in the morning assembly on her first day of school.
She wants to express her gratitude to everyone who made her dream of being able to

attend school, come true. Write the speech on her behalf.

Fun time

4 January is celebrated as World Braille Day. Braille is a three-dimensional script for the alphabet
and numbers that was invented by Louis Braille to help people who are visually impaired to learn
to read.

Find information about one non-governmental organisation (NGO) that is leaving
an indelible mark in the lives of the blind through various interventions, such as

education, rehabilitation, livelihood generation and care. 21 c technology literacy
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