DIRECTIONS: read the selection to help you better understand the meaning of the word "simplified". Then write a paragraph explaining how you used context clues to find meaning. "One day Louis learned about the work of a former French army captain named Charles Barbier. captain Barbier had invented something called "night writing," a code of 12 raised dots and dashes that allowed soldiers to communicate with one another at night without using lights that would alert the enemy to their location. The soldiers could "feel" the message with their fingers and keep safe. The code turned out to be too complex for the soldiers, but it inspired Louis Braille. Louis simplified the system, reduced the series of dots from twelve to six and eliminated the dashes. By the time he was 20, Louis published his first alphabet for the blind, a system he continued to work on and perfect." one point for the meaning, one point for the explanation, one point for mechanics (short, make it sound like an 8th grader)
In the given passage, the word "simplified" is used to describe the action taken by Louis Braille with the system of "night writing" invented by Captain Barbier. Through context clues, it can be inferred that "simplified" means to make something less complex or easier to understand. This can be understood from the information provided that Louis reduced the number of dots from twelve to six and got rid of the dashes in the code. By doing so, he made the system of communication easier for the soldiers to use. The use of context clues allows us to understand the meaning of "simplified" by examining the details surrounding Louis Braille's modification of Captain Barbier's code.
