1. Master ASL Unit Five School Days Student Booklet Name: _________________________________

2. Unit Five Objectives  To improve conversation skills  To sign about school and school life  To identify and use the agent marker appropriately  To understand contemporary Deaf education options  To understand and use these classifiers: 1, 3  To tell lime and sign about time-related issues  Conceptually-Accurate Signing

3. Conceptually-Accurate Signing  Abstract vs. literal (what is the meaning/concept behind the sign)

4. Where do you go to school?

5. More…Where do you go to school? Fingerspell: Lab, pool

6. Misunderstandings… A visitor to MBSS has received incorrect directions. Correct the information your partner signs to you using the information in the parentheses. Follow the example given:

7. Conversations…

8. Personnel

9. The Agent Marker: indicates a person who works as, or does, the meaning of the sign. Learn + Agent Marker = Student

10. Try these Agent Markers: Teacher Athlete Psychologist Counselor Lawyer Be Careful however… Some professions have their own sign and do not require the agent marker. For example: Doctor Nurse Dentist

11. Education

13. Coursework

16. Computer Many variations… … and and… …and and…

18. Initialization  Initialization refers to the meanings related to a particular root sign.  Math  Trigonometry  Calculus  Algebra  Geometry

19. Expression Corner: To be good or bad at something refers to one’s skill in a given area.

20. Classifiers: Handshapes that reflect particular characteristics

21. Eyes on ASL #11 pg 194  Because classifiers have different meaning, it is Important to identify the object being represented by a classifier.

22. Classifiers CL: 3CL:1CL:  Vehicles Individualperson’s legs or eyes  Can you play with these classifiers, using them to make a proper sentence?

23. There are no signs for Mr., Mrs., or Miss in ASL.* Within the Deaf community, and individual is known by his or her name sign and children are permitted to address their elders by name. Titles like Mr. and Mrs. Are used to show respect, so signing someone’s name with a respectful facial expression achieves the same purpose. p. 174 MASL *If it is important to communicate someone’s title, fingerspell the abbreviation Being Being Polite - Titles

24. Time

25. Use the WH- face to distinguish between time and What time is it?

26. Eyes on ASL #12 Time Signs pg 199  Time signs are also When signs, so they come first in a sentence.  All time signs face outward, including numbers 1 - 5

27. Time Spot pg 200

28. Dialogue Translation Practice Look at the way time is shown in the following dialogue. Practice signing the dialogue. Sean: What time is basketball practice over? Marc: It’s done at 11:30 Sean: Oh, okay. What time is it now? Marc: It’s 10:00

29. Beginnings & Endings

30. Deaf Education Controversies & Gallaudet University

31. 31 Controversies in Deaf Education Lab Activity School for the Deaf (institute) Mainstreamed One in a crowd Oralism Speech Sign MASL p. 186, 187

32. Drum roll please…… … and that’s it for ASL 11!