Classifiers Notes ASL III Mrs. McClure

Element Classifiers  ECL  Describes things that have specific shapes and sizes and are in constant motion  Weather or elements such as water, air, fire, light

(2h)ECL:5 (air/wind/smoke)  Standing 50 feet from a helicopter to land  Standing on a cliff by the ocean  Riding downhill on a bicycle  Walking on a fine breezy day  The fog drifting over the San Francisco Bay  Air circulating around the room  Heat shimmering in air (i.e. above a road)

ECL:S  5 “blowing out” (air/wind/smoke)  Holding a blow dryer in front of your face  Someone blowing cigarette smoke in your face  Blowing out cigarette smoke  A bull snorting

ECL: spread-C (air/wind/smoke)  Vacuum sucking air/dirt in  Dentist’s tool sucking water from mouth  Smoke drifting from a cigarette  Odor from arm pits  Smoke from recently extinguished candle  Smoke from recently fired pistol

ECL:S  1 (water/rain/snow)  Coffee pot percolating  Dripping faucet  Person spitting as he/she talks  Few drops of rain (at beginning or end of storm)  Small trickle of water from a garden hose

(2h)ECL: S  5 (water/rain/snow)  Small splash when a pebble is thrown in water  Big splash from a person diving into water  Water gushing out of an overheated radiator (one hand)  Splash from a cup of water thrown at you  Spills: fallen glass, dropped bucket

ECL:4 (water/rain/snow)  Running faucet  Water coming out of the drain hole in a cooler  An infant drooling  Blood pouring out of a cut

(2h)ECL:5wg (water/rain/snow)  Niagara falls  Torrential river or rapids  Meandering stream  Ocean waves pounding the shore on a stormy day  High ocean waves perfect for surfing  Waves created by a passing boat on a lake  Steady snow to blizzard  Overflowing container, i.e. sink, tub, pitcher (one hand)

(2h)ECL:claw (water/rain/snow)  Rain (from ordinary to hard rain)

ECL: spread-C (water/rain/snow)  Water being flushed down a toilet  Water gushing continually out of a firefighter’s hose

(2h)ECL/DCL:L “spreading” (water/rain/snow)  Growing spot of liquid on a surface  Ripples in water after a splash

(2h)ECL:5wg (fire)  Roaring fire in a fire place  Gas flame for low heat  Gas flame for medium heat  Bonfire  Forest fire

ECL:5wg (fire)  Candle flame

ECL:S  5wg (fire)  Fire quickly consuming a forest  Fire moving up your sleeve  A dragon breathing fire

ECL:flat-O  spread-C (light)  Headlights of a car  Brake lights  Flashing hazard lights  Traffic lights  Dawn/dusk (getting dimmer or brighter)  Lights flashing across a computer screen  Twinkling lights (Christmas tree lights or stars)  Light from a flash bulb

ECL: spread-C (light)  Siren lights  Spotlight, desk light, flash light  Dimmed lights  Bright lights  Lights flickering when the power is about to go out

ECL:1 (zig zag) (light)  A flash of lightning

ECL:S  1 (light)  A laser beam

 Grab a partner  Create a story using the different element classifiers  Don’t forget to use the other classifiers such as DCL, LCL, ICL, etc.  We will present to the class  You have 20 minutes!

Example of a story  There was a tall building on fire; the fire was moving up its walls. Siren lights were flashing, a fire truck pulled in. Someone grabbed a hose, turned it on, and water burst out. The building collapsed, and smoke rose from the rubble.  BUILDING LCL:B “tall rectangle”. FIRE ECL:5 “up the walls”. ECL:5 “flashing lights” SCL:3 “car pulls in”. ICL “hold hose” ICL “pull down lever” WATER ECL “gushes out”. BUILDING (2h)LCL:5 “collapses” ECL:5 “smoke swirling around”