Life Events Unit 15 ASL II

Vocabulary words to know  BORN  ENTER RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL  GROW-UP  GRADUATE  TRANSFER  GO-UP-IN-YEARS  FALL-IN-LOVE  DATING/GO-STEADY  MARRIED

More words…  HIRED/JOB OFFER  MOVE  ACCIDENT  ALONE  RETIRE  SETTLE DOWN  DIE  LAID-OFF  FIRE  PREGNANT

And then some more…  COLLEGE  PRINCIPAL  WEDDING  PROMOTED  LOST  ECONOMIC DEPRESSION  RELIGION  GOVERNMENT/ POLITICS  EDUCATION  WAR  EARTHQUAKE  FLOOD  PERSECTUION (PICK ON)  PERSECUTION (OPPRESSION)  PERSECUTION (SLAVERY)  LIE  CREATE  BETTER  SOLDIER  CALLED TO  KILL

Time Signs  SINCE  UP TILL NOW  EVER SINCE  BEFORE  AFTER  TIME PASSING

BUILDING BLOCKS  Purpose: To practice giving instructions using descriptive and locative classifiers, and to work on signer’s perspective.  Work with partners (the one in front of you/behind you).  Tell your partner how you want to build your blocks by just using classifiers (describing them and locating them).

Transitions between Events  Pauses: Head is lowered, signing is paused, then raise head to signal the beginning of the next event.  When Clauses: Always at beginning, includes raised eyebrows and a head tilt Tell someone’s age (When I was four, I started Kindergarten) Mention another event (right after graduation, I got married) Tell the year the event occurred (in 1985, he passed away)

Transition (continued)  Time signs indicating a period of time: “cs” = shortly afterwards “mm” = a while later “open mouth” = a long time later All signed with raised eyebrows Watch video and see which transition we just discussed.

To tell about life events by year (no clause) (person)(event)(year) ME BORN ME GRADUATE ME MARRIED 2004.

To tell about life events using when clause: ME(event)[(time sign)](event) when ME MARRIED, LATER-ON PREGNANT, BORN GIRL. ME GRADUATE, TWO-MONTHS GET WORK. ME WORK, ONE-YEAR LATER, GET PROMOTED. when

Describing Ethnic Make-up  GENERATION  FULL  100%  HALF-AND-HALF  ONE HALF ________ ONE HALF ________  STRONG  LITTLE-BIT  MANY

Explaining Family Origins Grammar  When explaining your family’s origins, first you need to _list_the person(s) you are talking about. (i.e. your mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather, etc…)  Typically, start with your mom and dad. Then you can easily _trace_ back your family history using mom and dad as your _point_ of _reference____.

Family Origin, continued  Tell how much of a particular nationality that person is, remembering to use _closing____ signals. (Think predicate adjective and predicate nominative.)  Remember, when discussing other relatives related to that person, keep the nouns first and then the _adjectives____. (Example: grandmother hers, sister his)

Family Origin, continued Ex: Me Full 100% Generation from Country

Points of a Compass: NORTH WEST SOUTH EAST

CONTINENTS  AFRICA  ASIA  AUSTRALIA  EUROPE  NORTH AMERICA  SOUTH AMERICA  ANTARCTICA

Here we go…3, 2, 1…BLAST OFF!  COUNTRY  AUSTRIA (2 ways)  CANADA  CHINA  CUBA  DENMARK (2 ways)  EGYPT  ENGLAND  FINLAND (2 ways)  FRANCE

More countries…  GERMANY  GREECE  HOLLAND (2 ways)  HONG KONG  INDIA  IRAN  IRAQ  IRELAND  ISRAEL/JEWISH  ITALY

What? Did you think that was all?  JAPAN  KOREA  MEXICO (3 ways)  NORWAY  PHILIPPINES  POLAND  PUERTO RICO  RUSSIA  SCOTLAND

It’s a BIG, BIG, BIG World Dude!  SPAIN  SWEDEN (2 ways)  SWITZERLAND  TAIWAN  VIETNAM  YUGOSLAVIA  CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Numbers  110  111  112  113  114  115  116  117  118  119

Dates and Addresses  You will receive a worksheet.  I will identify the event and tell you their dates or years.  You will write them down on the appropriate lines.  In Part IV, you will write the addresses and zip codes that I sign to you.  Don’t forget to put your name on it!