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Stranger in the Mirror

Classroom Activity

Objective
To learn what is involved with visual agnosia.

• copy of "Give It a Second Look" student handout (HTML)

1. Your students can practice some of the analytical skills used by people with visual agnosia. Copy and distribute the "Give It a Second Look" student handout to give them a feel for what it might be like to have this disorder.

2. Some students may interpret the images quickly, some might take a while, and some might never see them. After the activity, discuss the experience with students:

   • What strategies did they use to help them decipher the pictures?

   • Did they infer something about the whole shape? If so, what?

This is a picture of a dalmation drinking water.