1. -Created by Erin Hamilton
Unit 1: Welcome!
-Created by Erin Hamilton
Vocab :
-Greetings, Responses, Introductions, Conversation
Grammar:
-Eye Contact
-Y/N Questions
-Proxemics
Culture:
-Attention-Getting Behaviors
Vocab:
-Signs with Facial Expressions, Vocab using NMS, Farewells
Grammar:
-Gestures, Facial Expressions, Pantomime
-NMS: Introduce Inflection
-Affirmative and Negative Sentences
-Parameters
-ASL vs. English Grammar
Culture:
-Beginning of History: Evolution of ASL (use Through Deaf Eyes to supplement)

2. greetings

3. greetings w

4. Greetings HELLO (to teacher, principal)
HI (to friend, brother/sister, classmate)
HOW ARE YOU? (to teacher, principal)
WHAT’S UP? (to friend, brother/sister, classmate)
I/ME
YOU
HE/SHE/IT
WE/US
YOU (PLURAL)
THEY

5. responses

6. responses How are you? What’s up?
What’s up?

7. responses BUSY CONFUSED FINE GOOD/WELL HAPPY NOTHING/NOTHING MUCH
SAME OLD/THE USUAL
SLEEPY
SO-SO
TIRED

8. Practice with a partner
Greet each other and see how your partner is doing.

9. Practice with mrs. hamilton
They are busy.
He’s fine.
She is happy.
They are hectic.
I am confused.
He is glad.
We are happy.
I’m not too bad.
She’s good.
We are well.
I’m sleepy.
She is exhausted.
It’s so-so.

10. More greetings

11. More greetings

12. Practice greetings A: HELLO! HOW ARE YOU? B: I’M FINE. HOW ARE YOU?
A: I’M SLEEPY.
A: HI! WHAT’S UP?
B: NOTHING, SAME OLD.
A: GOOD MORNING!
B: HELLO! HOW ARE YOU?
A: I AM BUSY. I’M TIRED.

13. greetings
Post-Test VIDEO

14. Introductions
Pre-test VIDEO

15. Introductions: names

16. PRACTICE names SHE NINA PATEL ME NAME CHERYL ME HE TYLER BROPHY
ME NIKI , HE AARON
HE LUIS CORTEZ HE
ME NAME LINDSAY
SHE ERIN SHE
HE NAME JEFF
SHE NAME LISA
HE NAME XAVIER

18. Making conversation

19. Introduction and conversation vocabulary
Name My No
What
Nice
Please
Last
To want
Again/Repeat
Deaf
Nice to meet you
To sign, sign language
Friend
American Sign Language (ASL)
Slow, to slow down
Hard of Hearing
Bathroom
Thank you
Hearing
To go to
Yes
To introduce
To learn
To meet

20. Practice 1
Partner 1:

21. Practice 1
Partner 2:

22. Introductions Introductions in the Deaf Community state: Your name
If you are Deaf or Hearing
Your connection to the community:
(If Hearing): How you know sign language:
I’m learning ASL or I’m taking ASL at my high school
My parents are Deaf or My best friend is Deaf
I am an interpreter
(If Deaf): Where you went to school or where you are going to school
I went to Maryland School for the Deaf
I go to Kennesaw Mountain High School, a public school.

23. Practice 2 You meet a Deaf student at lunch in the cafeteria.
Introduce yourself to him/her. 1. 2. 3.
You meet a new Deaf girl at the ASL Festival.
Introduce yourself to her.

24. DVD: Introducing a friend
Post-Test Video

25. Sentence types: questions
There are 3 types of questions in ASL. 1. 2. 3.
The only way to decipher between these questions and other statements is by the use of _____________________.
Non-manual markers can include:
______________ ______________ _______________
Yes/No Questions
WH Questions
Rhetorical Questions
NMM:
Eyebrow movement, Mouth movement (oo, puffed cheeks, mm), Facial Expressions (smile, frown, puzzled), Head movement (head tilting, head nodding, head shaking), Body shift, Body Movement (shoulders up), Eye gaze

26. Yes/no questions (______)
Yes/No Questions require the following Non- Manual Markers: 1. 2. 3.
Can I go to the bathroom? YES or NO.
Are you learning to sign? YES or NO.
Are you Deaf? YES or NO.
Does he want to meet my friend? YES or NO.
Declarative Sentences:
1. I am going to the bathroom.
2. You are learning to sign.
3. You are Deaf.
4. He wants to meet my friend.
Raised Eyebrows or Eyebrows Up
Head tilted forward
Hold last sign

27. Yes/no questions: What’s missing?

28. Practice

29. Farewells
Pre-test VIDEO

30. farewells Farewells in the Deaf Community from Master ASL! (p.19):
“Often, good-byes are never complete until plans are made for the next time friends will see each other again. Shaking hands and hugging is common. It is considered impolite and rude to leave a group of Deaf friends without saying good- bye to each person, which means farewells can take a long time!”
YOU ANSWER IN YOUR PACKET: Explain how this is similar or different to how hearing people leave a group of friends at an event or party.

31. farewells

32. Farewell vocabulary Good-bye Later Me too, same here
To see, to see you
See you later
See you tomorrow
Take care
Tomorrow

33. DVD: signing good-bye
Post-Test Video

34. Deaf culture note: Getting the attention of a deaf person
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WHAT TO DO
WHAT NOT TO DO

35. Importance of NMS from: Linguistics of American Sign language by clayton valli
Why are nonmanual signals important in the language of ASL? Shows the relationship between symbols
What is the example from the reading? A mouth movement = adverb (To drive regularly or to drive carelessly)
Other examples? Shows emotions and feelings, grammar of questions and statements, grammar of verbs, adverbs, adj, conversation regulators, who’s speaking, etc.
Inflection

36. Signs with facial expressions

37. SIGNING WITH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS VOCABULARY
BLANK FACE
TO BE BORED
TO BE EXCITED
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
TO BE MAD
TO BE SAD
TO BE SICK
TO BE SCARED, AFRAID

38. Non-manual Signals Practice
Each word will evoke a different feeling.
Make sure you match your facial expression to the correct feeling
I’m not afraid. I’m afraid. I’m terrified.
I’m not busy. I’m busy. I’m overwhelmed.
I’m not bored. I’m bored. I’m incredibly bored.
I’m not sick. I’m sick. I’m deathly ill.
I’m not sad. I’m sad. I’m terribly sad.
I’m not tired. I’m tired. I’m exhausted.
I’m not angry. I’m angry. I’m furious.
I’m not happy. I’m happy. I’m joyous.

39. Create an asl sentence…

40. Vocabulary using nms

41. USING NMS VOCABULARY CAN, MAY CAN’T, MAY NOT DON’T KNOW DON’T LIKE
DON’T UNDERSTAND
I’M NOT, NOT ME
TO KNOW
TO LIKE
TO UNDERSTAND

42. Sentence Types: affirmative and negative
Requires:
Requires:
Requires either:
NMS: Head Nod
Nothing
NMS: Head shake
Negative sign (NOT, DON’T-KNOW, DON’T-UNDERSTAND) and NMS (head shake, frown, squint)
Affirmative
Negative

43. Create an asl sentence: go , home, you
Affirmative Declarative:
Negative Declarative:
Yes/No Question:
Command:

44. Conversation vocabulary

45. CONVERSATION VOCABULARY
TO BE ABSENT
I DON’T MIND
DUE, TO OWE
FAVORITE
MOVIE
TO PRACTICE
SCHOOL
TODAY, NOW

46. Practice 3 Partner 1: I’m not Deaf. I’m hearing. I’m not absent.
Yes, I’m learning how to sign.
The homework isn’t due.
I didn’t go to the bathroom.
Partner 2:
Not today.
I don’t mind.
We’re not busy.
We don’t understand.
They don’t like the movie.
They aren’t sick.

47. Importance of eye contact

48. Yes and No Practice Signer A: Were you absent yesterday?
Signer B: Yes I was absent, I was sick.
Signer A: Do you know the homework?
Signer B: No. What is the homework?
Signer A: The homework is to practice ASL.
Signer B: Ok, is it due tomorrow?
Signer A: Yes, the homework is due tomorrow.
Signer B: Thanks!

49. YES and NO PRACTICE Signer A: Do you want to go to a movie?
Signer B: Yes, tomorrow night.
Signer A: Do you like scary movies?
Signer B: So-so. My favorite movie is _________. Do you like it?
Signer A: Yes! What movie do you want to see tomorrow?
Signer B: ______________.
Signer A: Ok, fine. See you tomorrow night.

50. Dialogue practice Alan: Hi! My name is Alan. What’s your name?
Holly: My name is Holly. Nice to meet you!
Alan: Are you Deaf?
Holly: No, I’m hearing. I’m learning ASL. Do you know how to sign?
Alan: Yes, I can sign.
Holly: Are you Deaf?
Alan: No, I’m not Deaf. I’m hearing. I sign okay. I want to sign well.
Holly: Me too! I want to understand ASL.
Alan: Do you want to meet me tomorrow morning?
Holly: Yeah! I’ll see you tomorrow!
Alan: Okay. Good-bye!

51. Unit 1 vocabulary review

52. English vs. asl
I am going to the powder room. Did you already get to go?
Some English words do not translate exactly into ASL. Communicate your concept, not the English words.
ASL doesn’t use the English words: is, are, am (To be verbs are already included in the signs like “I am”)
ASL doesn’t use the English past tense words. Tense is shown through the body, and tense signs (FINISH, WILL, YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, etc.)
Questions are conveyed through tone of voice and punctuation in English, while NMS are used to convey questions in ASL.
English uses articles before a noun, while the language of ASL does not use articles.
One word in English can have several separate signs in ASL. (Get)

53. ASL IS NOT ENGLISH!... English ASL
One word in English can have many separate signs in ASL.
Ex: Please get the book…
Please get him…
I don’t get it…
I get tired…
I got home…
I’ve got it…
Communicate the concept! What does it mean? What am I trying to say?
Ex: TO UNDERSTAND
TO HAVE
SHOULDER TAP
TO ARRIVE
TO GET SOMETHING
TO BECOME

54. Being deaf
I used to think…
But now I think…

55. history of asl Sway Timeline
Martha’s Vineyard: 1AJS0nT3sEZEcf6H9_S&index=73
History of ASL video: