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Braille Module 68 LOC Lesson 19, Assessment

PROFITT Curriculum Module # 68 — LOC Lesson 19 Assessment

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Braille Module 68 LOC Lesson 19 Assessment

Summary

Goal(s): The goal is for the students to start to fulfill the requirements for Lesson 19 by preparing the Exercise for submission. Each student will be evaluated by the instructor.

SMART Objectives: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-sensitive

By the end of this module, the students

should be able to:

BS68.1: Prepare for the 35-page

manuscript.

BS68.2: Demonstrate usage of computer skills working with Perky Duck for exercise

transcription.

BS68.3: Submission of LOC Lesson 19

Exercise with 90% accuracy.

BS68.4: Evaluation by the instructor.

Instructor: Braille instructor

Delivery Method(s):

Lecture Classroom reading Discussion One-on-one reading Hands on

Evaluation

Length: 5 hours Three Topics

Any Applicable Business and/or Soft Skills:

Corresponding LOC Manual: Lesson 19

Exercise (page 19—17-28)

Take Away Message(s): You have done an excellent job and we are PROUD of you! You are on your way to becoming a certified braille transcriptionist. "Life is measured by the rapidity of change, the succession of influences that modify the being." — George Eliot

Sometimes it seems that braille is indeed a changing and ever evolving system of writing and printing for visually impaired or sightless people. This is true. Therefore, you will need to keep up with the modifications and variations that take place in the braille world. Use the tools you have been given in the PROFITT program and you will achieve your goals.


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Instructor Preparation

Title of Module: LOC Lesson 19 Assessment

The purpose of this module is for the students to complete the transcription exercise at the end of Lesson 19 to assess proficiency with the literary code rules pertaining to the Literary Braille Book Format. The students will read and study an article on transcribing their manuscript. This Module will provide time for the Exercise and an evaluation by the

instructor. The following module also allows for time to work on their manuscript.

Agenda – topics to be covered in the module and length of each item Topic: LOC Lesson 19 Assessment Time Allotted: 5 hours

A. Preparing for Your Manuscript

(1 hour)

B. LOC Lesson 19 Exercise

(3 hours)

C. Evaluation

(1 hour)

Materials and Supplies – items needed in order to carry out the agenda and classroom activities

1. Computer with Perky Duck

2. LOC Manual, and photocopies of Exercise 19

3. EBAE

5. Pencil

6. Handouts: Preparing for Certification (68.A.1)

Classroom Preparation – steps to follow when setting up the learning environment

1. The room should be arranged to allow comfortable interaction between students, and

the instructor during small and large group activities.

2. The classroom should be set up for friendly interaction and peer support.

3. Tables should have enough space for the instructor and each student to use a the LOC Manual and handouts. Have computer available for students.


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Curriculum Content

A. Preparing for Your Manuscript (1 hour)

Objective BS68.1: Prepare for the 35-page manuscript.

PREINSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

The instructor will be familiar with the handout: Preparing for Certification (68.A.1).

You will need copies of: Preparing for Certification (68.A.1).

CONTENT PRESENTATION AND LEARNER PARTICIPATION

As a class read and study the handout: Preparing for Certification. Allow time for questions

and answers.

B. LOC Lesson 19 Exercise (3 hours)

Objective BS68.2: Demonstrate usage of computer skills working with Perky Duck for

exercise transcription.

Objective BS68.3: Submission of LOC Lesson 19 Exercise with 90% accuracy.


The instructor will be familiar with the Lesson 19 Exercise on page 19-17. The

LOC Manual: Lesson 19: Exercise is a hands-on test of the students’ knowledge. This

Exercise includes the Literary Braille Book Formatting learned in this lesson. It will be

continued in the next module.

The instructor will remind the students to turn the lesson in on a disk, thumbdrive, or in a

network folder. They will also turn in a hard copy of the lesson.

You will need copies of: Exercise 19 (photo copies).


The instructor will pass out the photo copies and read the instructions to the class. Allow

time to answer any questions. Instruct the students to take their time formatting the

photocopy prior to transcription.

The instructor will explain that the exercise is a correspondence letter for the students to

braille on Perky Duck.

Some reminders to the student:


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“The exercise for Lesson 19 is a mock manuscript which will prepare you to do the trial manuscript you will turn in to the Library of Congress. This is your last exercise and it is very extensive. You will need to remember many rules in order to pass this

exercise, but you can do it.

Take your time structuring, transcribing, and proofreading. These three ingredients

will allow you to meet your goal.

Once you have transcribed the exercise be sure to print out your exercise to

proofread. Proofreading on the computer is possible, but chances are you will not

be able to catch your mistakes as fully as a print copy. Proofread your own exercise

prior to handing it to someone else for proofing.

This exercise is the final to Lesson 19 and needs a passing grade before the next

lesson is to be graded. Remember you will need a passing grade of 90% or higher

is required.”

ASSESSMENT

The expected outcome of the LOC Manual: Lesson 19 Exercise is for students to pass and

continue on to Lesson 20.

The instructor will assess each student by the passing grade. The students are required

to pass this exercise with 90% accuracy.

C. Evaluation (1 hour)

Objective BS68.4: Evaluation by the instructor.


The evaluation by the instructor is important for the students to realize their strengths and

weaknesses.


The students can work on the exercise as the instructor takes one student at a time to

evaluate their progress.

When the class settles down with their exercise the instructor will take each student aside

to talk about their work, behavior, and review any significant information.


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ASSESSMENT

The evaluation allows the instructor the opportunity to assess the areas the students may

have to review in the following weeks for clarification so the students will be able to better

refine their braille skills.

The outcome is for the students to observe their areas of weaknesses and strengths in

structuring, brailling and proofreading.


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Braille Module 68 LOC Lesson 19, Assessment Handouts


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Worksheet: Preparing for Certification (68.A.1)

Structuring, transcribing, and proofreading are the three main ingredients towards a passing grade on our 35-page manuscript. Each ingredient is a must and focus is very important. Braille is a very detailed activity and must have total concentration. Through precision you will apply all the rules you have learned in order to receive a passing grade.

In the following article you will find several “helpful hints” toward success.

STRUCTURING

Structuring is important for you to have a firm foundation. There are several ways for you to structure your print copy. You will need to examine the print copy thoroughly in order to structure the book for your manuscript consistently. In this handout you will gain some knowledge in order to make the transcription of your 35-page manuscript easier. How you implement your plan may be different from

someone else. Don’t sweat the small stuff, as everyone is different.

Remember your tools: English Dictionary, a Braille Enthusiast Dictionary, and an online Dictionary will need to be at your fingertips. Though you will not be spelling words at the ends of the 40-cell line you will need your dictionary for syllabication, division of hyphenated words, etc. You always want to make sure your contraction usage lines up with the rules. You don’t want to have points taken off because you misused a

contraction.

Structuring a print copy will help you to see areas that you may have to search for answers. As you are making up your print copy in your structuring adventure, be sure to write the rules that you look up at the place you will use it. You can also write notes in the margin. This will help you to remember that you have already looked it up and when you

start to second guess yourself you will have a quick reference at your fingertips.

You can start with structuring the format for the title page. Here is information you will need for the title page:

The book title (fully capitalized)

Subtitle and/or series name (if any)

Author (fully capitalized)

Publisher with first or principal address, city and state only (if given)

Copyright and reproduction notices

ISBN

Year of braille transcription

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Total number of braille volumes (in Arabic numbers)

Number of the particular volume (in Arabic numbers)

Inclusive braille pages (both preliminary and text)

Take a piece of paper and number the lines 1-25. Then fill in the information with the proper information from the book. Don’t worry about blank lines until you have brailled the information into your file. Once you have all the information then braille in Perky Duck

then you can work with the blank lines between the sections.

Remember the 5 sectional divisions in 19.2b. These sectional divisions will help you to have the blank lines where needed.

1) title, subtitle, series name

2) author’s name

3) publisher, copyright information, reproduction notice, ISBN

4) embossing date, transcriber’s name, group affiliation and its address

5) volume number and page numbers

Once you have the title page ready with the information above then you will want to put in your braille page number at the top right margin. The running head will be centered on the same line, except on the title page and the first page of text. Make sure your count is correct for centering the running head and you have the spaces between it and the page

number.

Check all the capitalization on the title page to make sure they are lined up with the rules.

Check the author(s), including the word by (if you will need it or not).

Check all of the publisher’s information.

Check the permission from the publishers.

Check the copyright information; include the print word and symbol, if needed.

Check the ISBN numbers. Remember that some books have a 10- and 13- digit number. Make sure you include both, if needed.

Check your name and address. This may seem like a simple item, but it is an area that can have a mistake.

Check the state abbreviations. They are looking for consistence here. If the state for the publisher is abbreviated then the state for the transcriber will also be abbreviated.

Check the volume and page numbers. Remember to use the Arabic number for In 1 Volume. Make sure you place the words braille pages prior to the numbers and p pages need to be labeled as so.

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A question that has often been asked is whether to add the word by to the copyright information on the braille title page when it is not present in print. Constance Risjord, co-author or the Instruction Manual, was consulted and she stated that while there is no rule, the example of title pages (Instruction Manual, page 19-5 and Braille Formats examples 1 and 2) use by for the publisher, copyright, and transcriber. This appears nice and consistent. She also reminded us that the formatting of a title page is an agency for a student preparing a certification manuscript and the guidelines listed in the Instruction Manual are to be followed. For example, each line is centered on the title page of the trial

manuscript. Later you may transcribe for an agency that has different requirements.

If you have a dedication page it will be placed on page 2 of your manuscript, directly after the title page. Do not insert a heading, unless there is one.

After the dedication page, or title page if there is no dedication page you will transcribe a Special Symbols page, if needed. There is a partial list of symbols 19.2d. You never know when something may appear that is not on this list. Remember to double cap the heading

SPECIAL SYMBOLS USED IN THIS VOLUME and split this heading after the word USED.

BANA Braille Codes Update 2007 added new symbols which often appear on the title page. The copyright symbol: ^C (45, 14), the registered trademark ^r (45, 1235), and trademark symbol ^T (45, 2345) should be used if shown in print and spaced in braille as

printed.

Remember the BANA Braille Code Update 2007 that tells you place the termination sign and the transcriber’s note symbol on the special symbols page whenever these items are used in the same volume. This helps the braille reader to be aware that both exist in the

volume and will bring clarity quickly as they read.

Following the special symbols page is the transcriber’s notes page, if needed. You will list any special braille formatting or usage, throughout an entire work on this page. You will want to use proper English when writing these notes. Seek help when needed. If you write the notes in the Word Program any words that are misspelled or misused will be set apart by underlining. This will help you to quickly correct these errors. Then you can copy and paste or type the notes into your braille file.

The book you have chosen for your manuscript has to have a table of contents. This is so the grader will know that you can accomplish this task as most books you will transcribe

will have a table of contents.

The table of contents in all books printed now days get more detailed as each year passes. A book with a simple table of contents is best. Now days print books are a little more complicated due to visual appeal. Since you can’t transcribe visual appeal as it appears in print you will sometimes have to make decisions you haven’t come across yet.

Be sure to ask for help when you need it.

Displayed material is another area that you will need to look at when deciding what kind of book you will want for the trial manuscript. Learning the rules for transcribing displayed material will help you when you come across these types of material. 68.A.1


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If there are any omissions from the table of contents you must list these on the transcriber’s notes page and place a TN at the place of the omission. The contents page should contain ONLY the chapters and pages that will actually appear on your 35-page

manuscript. Check your table of Contents for:

major divisions

guide dots

runover lines

listed contents

The material under section 19.2g will NOT be included in your 35-page manuscript, per

section 20.4.

There is always an order to braille and you must keep with the order steps in order to succeed. If the book has accolades, revisions by other authors, newspapers and journals, these too will need to be transcribed according to the rules.

Some books contain a disclaimer, acknowledgement of materials borrowed, poetry and epigraphs. Be sure to use the LOC Manual and EBAE in order to sort what each one of

these is and apply the necessary rules.

Once all this has been accomplished you have just completed the preliminary pages. Give yourself a hand! That is a feat. The next step is to work on the text pages. Text pages carry the Arabic numbers alone (no P in front). The first text page may actually be a preface, introduction, forward, author’s note, acknowledgements, etc. Remember the words END OF VOLUME or THE END instructs the braille reader that the volume in their hands has ended. Unless this falls on line 24 it

should have a blank line before it.

TRANSCRIBING

Transcribing your manuscript is a feat in and of itself. There are some things you can do to make it easier on yourself. When things get a little overwhelming be sure to give yourself a break.

Remember the 5 things you learned for relaxation:

breathing

exercise

eating better

visualizing

laughter

Get up from your chair and get moving.

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Always keep the following close by:

A help sheet

Library of Congress Manual

EBAE

A pencil

Dictionary

Enthusiast Dictionary (if available)

Slowly check the transcription often after each section is completed.

Title page formatted

Special Symbols page formatted

Transcriber’s note page

Contents page

Text pages

When you get a print page transcribed stop and look it over.

Check your running head. Is it centered? Is it capitalized correctly?

Are your page numbers correct? (Both preliminary and text pages)

Check the headings for format and capitalization.

Check the paragraph format.

Check the displayed material.

Check transcriber's notes for correct grammar and punctuation. Make sure you used the beginning and ending transcriber’s notes symbols.

Check any blank lines you may have missed or any extras that may need to be deleted.

Check any lists you may have for the format and blank lines.

Check any boxes you may have for the top and bottom box lines.

When you have completed the transcription check the statement you will need for the

ending. Is it the same as required by the Library of Congress?

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PROOFREADING

Proofreading your manuscript yourself is a MUST. In fact, you will need to proofread the manuscript several times before you turn it in to the Library of Congress. This is a test of YOUR knowledge. No one else should proofread your work according to (20.8). You have been given all the tools to pass your manuscript. Here are some helpful hints to proofreading your work:

Make sure you are well rested.

Move to a place that has good light.

Find a quiet place.

Sit comfortably.

Take your time.

Have all your rule books available at your fingertips.

Have a red pen or colored pencil to mark the errors.

Take a break by getting up to stretch or move around.

Keep a good attitude.

Some people like to proofread their manuscript starting from the back cell by cell. They do this because after you have looked at it several times you become accustom to the braille text. When you read it backwards it is not familiar and you will be able to catch more

mistakes

Some people like to have another person read the print text, stating each character while they proofread it. This will require the print reader to articulate each capital letter, word, punctuation, etc. This is a good way to proofread and you may find it helpful.

Remember these three very important ingredients will save you time, energy, and sanity. Each one is a step in its own. You have the wisdom to pass the 35-page manuscript with flying colors. You have worked hard and can be a successful transcriber of literary braille. Look forward to your certification. HAPPY BRAILLING!

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