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Contracted Braille Writing 27: Shortforms Set 9

Hadley presents Contracted Braille Writing Workshop 27: Shortforms Set 9.

If you don't already know how to read these short forms, we recommend first doing Hadley's Reading Workshop: Contracted Braille Workshop 27 Shortforms Set 9.

Okay, let's take a quick look at this last set of shortforms. Turn to page 62 in the workbook. At the top of the page, read the shortforms: rejoice, rejoicing, declare, declaring, conceive, conceiving, perceive, perceiving.

Let's try something new. There are four personal letters in uncontracted braille. One on each page between a grandfather and his grandson on pages 63 through 66 of the workbook for reference. Let's begin the first letter.

On the first line, write:

September 13, comma, 2021.

Now skip a line and on the third line write:

Dear Grandpa, comma.

For the body of the letter, go to a new line indent and write:

I hope you are doing well and I can't wait to see you soon.

I am declaring my intention to take you out to lunch and spend time with you alone.

I have what I declared to be the toughest school project I can ever conceive of doing.

Hopefully, comma, you are able to perceive what I need from my description, comma, and I am rejoicing that I have you as a resource to help me.

The project is to conceive of an art project, dash, a tree, dash, that I can use to fill in information of our own family tree.

Can you conceive of this literal and figurative family tree project from my words question mark.

Now leave a blank line and write:

Love, comma, your favorite grandson, comma.

Go down one more line and write:

Jacob

Let's write another letter:

On the first line, write:

10, forward slash, 7, forward slash, 2021.

Now skip a line and on the third line write:

Dear Jacob, comma.

I am so happy to hear from you and I look forward to seeing you soon.

I am rejoicing that I am able to help you with this project.

It seems that your teacher conceived of a great way to help you learn not only how people lived in early years, comma, but to also perceive how they felt.

See the enclosed notes about our family members to help with your project.

Yes, comma, I can conceive of a large family tree that contains information declaring branches of who your ancestors are as far back as I can go.

Now leave a blank line and write:

Love, comma.

Go down one more line and write:

Grandpa

Now braille the next letter from Jacob to Grandpa.

On the first line, write:

10, hyphen, 20, hyphen, 2021.

Now skip a line and on the third line, write:

Dear Grandpa, comma.

Now braille the body of the letter:

This project has helped me better perceive how our ancestors came to this country and settled as poor immigrants.

We live a very fortunate life, comma, and I can't even conceive how hard it was to know no one and have no job in those early days.

Reading about the life they lived helps me in perceiving how hard it was to make a living at that time.

Now I am conceiving better how it felt to be lonely and afraid.

Now leave a blank line and write:

Love, comma.

Go down one more line and write:

Jacob.

Let's write the last letter.

On the first line, write:

Capital, Nov, period, 13, comma, 2021.

Now skip a line and on the third line, write:

Dear Jacob, comma.

Let's braille the body of the letter:

I am declaring this project as a great success.

It seems that your teacher was perceiving something himself, dash, that you would gain better insight as you learned about your ancestors.

I am rejoicing as a grandparent that you have learned these life, hyphen, lessons about persistence, comma, humility, comma, and you are better conceiving the struggles of your ancestors.

I rejoice that you are an astute young man to have learned these lessons by reading and you didn't have to experience them.

Now you can rejoice in the freedom to live as you do, comma, and you can declare yourself an adult with your mature thinking.

Now leave a blank line and write:

Love, comma.

Go down one more line and write:

Grandpa.

You can now check your work by comparing your paragraphs to the contracted braille on pages 67 through 70.

Congratulations, you've learned to braille the last set of shortforms. Do you have any questions? Would you like more practice? Just reach out to a Hadley braille expert at 847-784-2816. We'd love to help.