ASL 1 NOTES YOU NEED MISS PINE

Goals and Expectations  To learn to communicate and minister to the Deaf community!  To learn about a different group of people, learning to love them the way Christ would!  To learn another language, and thereby learn more about yours!  To learn how to witness to a Deaf person!  To learn more about Jesus Christ through this class!

What is ASL?  American Sign Language  Another Language  Different grammatical structure  Not PSE  Different culture  Different social values  Visual  Expression and gestures are integral  Beautiful  Song Signing

Why ASL?  Different!  Can be used more right here.  Easier to learn-more similarities to English.

Expectations  Things to bring to every class:  Notebook  Quiz Grade, September 5 th.  Pen/Pencil/Highlighter  Bible Every Monday  Will remind you if you need it more often.  Ears! :D  Focus!

I beg you….  If it doesn’t make sense, ASK…!  Respect-I will respect you, please let this be mutual.  Discipline  Food  Phone  Hand-raising…  Side Comments…  Clear away distractions!

Tests and Quizzes  We will have the following each unit:  1 Quiz  1 Recording  1 Test  Quizzes:  Vocabulary  Grammar

Tests and Quizzes, Continued  Recording:  Vocabulary  Signing clarity  Sign correctness  Tests:  Vocabulary  Sign recognition  Grammar  Culture  Bible Verses

Bible Days  Every Monday  Focus on witnessing to the Deaf  Memorizing Bible Verses  Practice verses together and separately  Communicating the Love of Christ to the Deaf  Sharing testimonies

ASL Lesson 1  How much do you know?  Deaf People?  Alphabet?  Numbers?

Blog  Lesson plans  Extra resources  New information  Changes in Schedule

Culture  Deaf vs. Hearing Cultures  Tone  Mood  Literal meanings  How to get their attention

Grammar, Unit 1  Yes/No questions  Facial Expression  Wait for response  Change in attitude/expression  Wh-questions  Facial Expression  Wait for response  Change in attitude/expression

Wh-words  Who  What  Where  Why  When  How  Which

Alphabet

Types of Signs  Pantomime  Symbolic  Made-up

Vocabulary, Unit 1 Mom/ Mother Deaf Hungry Time Children Hearing Yes Wake Up Baby Which No School Good Want Thank You Breakfast Morning Toilet/bathroom Where Past/Before Coffee Brush Teeth Love Go

Bible Day #1  Steps to becoming a Christian 1. There is a God 2. We are accountable to God 3. We all Sin – Romans 3:23 4. Because we are accountable to God, our sin requires Death – Romans 6:23 5. Jesus died for us – Romans 5:8 6. If you confess, you will be saved – Romans 10: 9 7. The promise of Salvation – Romans 10:13

Bible Day #1 1. The results of Salvation: 1. Justification and Peace – Romans 5:1 2. No Condemnation – Romans 8:1 3. No separation – Romans 8:38-39

Bible Day #1  Communicating the Gospel to the Deaf  Topics to discuss:  How do we visually communicate the invisible?  How do we explain morality, belief, truth, etc?  How do we describe God when we’ve never seen him?  How do we explain the difference between decision and feeling? Ex., love

 Romans 3:23  “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”  “ALL PEOPLE SIN, GLORY OF GOD REACH CANNOT”