2/26/20161 Unit 1 ASL I

2/26/20162 Basics for Beginners Maintain eye contact Looking away says you ’ re not listening

2/26/20163 The Sign Space Sign within the red box- Top of your head, shoulders to a little below the waist

2/26/20164 Which Hand Do I Use? DOMINANT – your writing hand LEFT OR RIGHT

2/26/20165 What about the non-dominant hand? It is the “ helping ” hand for 2- handed signs

2/26/20166 Facial Expression Conveys Tone of Voice 1. NO EXPRESSION = MONOTONE CFdWeQfA

2/26/20167 Facial Expression Conveys Emotion 1. FEELINGS WITHIN THE MESSAGE

2/26/20168 Facial Expression Conveys Meaning 1. UNDECIDED? ANXIOUS? PUZZLED?

2/26/20169 ASL Grammar QUESTION – It ’ s in the Eyebrows!  q = (question maker) asks Yes/No questionsraised  whq = (requests information)squint or Knit  Rh = (rhetorical)raised STATEMENTS relaxed

2/26/ Precision is Important Sloppy or uncertain signs  cause careless errors  can drastically affect meaning Summer Ugly Dry

2/26/ Review the Basics Maintain Eye Contact Stay within the Sign Space Use of Dominant Hand Use of Non-dominant Hand Facial Expression !!!!!!! Precision

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