Transcript Moses Goes to a Concert

Moses Goes to a
Concert
By Isaac Millman
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Moses Goes to a Concert
Moses is a child with a disability. He is deaf. Let’s learn some more
about what a disability is.
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deaf
Mrs.
Li watches your lips when
you speak to her because she
is deaf.
The
teacher spoke to the deaf
child using sign language.
deaf: not able to hear
I can’t hear
directions so I
watch.
Idea Completions
Learning
in a regular second
grade classroom would be
difficult for deaf student
because. . .
Questions, Reasons, and
Examples
What
other activities may be
difficult for a deaf person to
do?
vibration
 The
vibration of the table was
caused by an earthquake.

The exercise machine was
creating a vibration.
vibration: rapid movement
back and forth or up and
down.
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Making Choices

If any of the things I say might be examples
of when you would feel or see a vibration
say, “ vibration!”:
•reading
•Riding
in a car
•Playing Xbox or PS2 with a
motion controller
•Sleeping
•Playing an instrument
percussion
 Drums
are percussion
instruments.
I could see the percussion section
of the orchestra with the drums,
cymbals and the xylophone.
percussion: musical
instruments that create a
special sound when struck.
Word Associations
 Thumbs
up if the statement goes with
percussion. Thumbs down if it does
not.
an orchestra
instruments
violin
bongos
music
singing
instruments
 Flutes
are instruments that
make high and soft sounds.
Fernando and Yen both play
instruments. Fernando plays
the drums, Yen plays piano.
instruments: things that are
used to make music
Making Choices
 If
any of the things I say might be
examples of a instruments say,
“instrument”. If not, don’t say anything.
tambourine
book
pencil
violin
piano
trumpet
backpack
Have you ever?
 Have
you ever played an instrument?
What instrument? What was it like?
hearing
 My
dog’s sense of hearing is very
good.
 When
I didn’t answer my Mom she
said I had to get my hearing
checked.
hearing:
the sense by which
sound is picked up.
hearing:
the sense by which
sound is picked up.
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Making Choices

If the sense of hearing would be necessary to
do the activity say, “hearing” If not, don’t say
anything.
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Reading
Listening to music
Sleeping
Running
Playing
Watching a movie
Talking to a friend on the phone
Going to a concert
sign
I
will sign the news to
the children since they
cannot hear it for
themselves.
 Sam
signs with his
hands to tell stories to
children who can’t
hear.
sign: Use of hand motions
to express thoughts.
Idea Completions
The teacher had to sign what
he was saying because . . .
The child signed . . .
Multiple Meanings
Some words have more than one meaning.
sign: 1. Use of hand motions to express thoughts.
2. A symbol
or picture used as an abbreviation for the word or words it
represents
Read the sentences below. Which two sentences use sign in the same
way?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The driver saw a sign for the Outback Steakhouse.
The teacher needed an interpreter to sign the directions so the deaf student
could understand what he was saying.
The sign said to turn right at the next light.
I had to sign my name on the card for my Mom’s birthday.
Multiple Meanings
Some words have more than one meaning.
sign: 1. Use of hand motions to express thoughts.
2. A symbol
or picture used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents
Reread the sentences below. Which definition of sign fits the way
sign is used in the sentence? If the definition is not listed, say,
“neither.”
1.
2.
3.
4.
The driver saw a sign for the Outback Steakhouse.
The teacher needed an interpreter to sign the directions so the deaf student could
understand what he was saying.
The sign said to turn right at the next light.
I had to sign my name on the card for my Mom’s birthday.