1. American Sign Language
Lesson plans

2. Deaf Culture Deaf education Not a disability Deaf vs. deaf
Struggles including poor schools and teachers
No internal struggle, no learning deficit following deafness
Not a disability
Deaf vs. deaf
Cochlear implants and the debate the follows

3. Factors of ASL Facial expressions Sign space-use it!
Importance
Other F.E. deaf people use ((small (oooh), large (cha), finally (pah)))
Sign space-use it!
Location can make all the difference
EX: dry, ugly, summer
Signs vary from region to region – like accents in English
South, West, Midwest, Northeast, and Michigan

4. Factors of ASL cont. SEE (Signed Exact English) Home Signs ASL based
Reflects English much more than ASL does
Home Signs
Found in culturally Deaf homes
EX: My sign for pizza
EX: Babysitting deaf girl- home sign for Oreo

5. Deaf culture signs Deaf Hearing Sign Language (noun) Sign (verb)
Cochlear implant
Oral

6. Basic Conversation WHAT WHERE HOW I My You Your(s) Hello/Goodbye
How are you?
-Good -Happy -Sick
-Bad -Sad -Mad
-Tired -Upset -Confused
(Alphabet)
What’s your name?
My name is _____
(Numbers 1-20)
How old are you?
I am ____ years old

7. Basic Conversation cont.
Where do you live?
I live in _____
(America, Georgia, Atlanta)
State, city/town, country
END OF LESSON 1

8. Lesson 1 review Sign to me: Hello, my name is Makaila.
I’m 17 years old.
How are you?
Where do you live?
I’m very tired
I live in Atlanta Georgia
How old are you?
Deaf Culture
What is a Cochlear implant?

9. Basic Conversation cont.
What’s up?
What are you doing?
Nice to meet you
Fingerspell

10. Basic words Same Yes Different/but No Right Please Wrong Thanks NOT
Very
Really/real
Much
More
Yes No
Please
Thanks
You’re welcome
Sorry

11. Simple Family words Girl Boy Man Woman Brother Sister Mom Dad Grandma
Grandpa

12. Appearance (Nouns)
Shirt
Shorts
Pants
Dress
Shoes
Socks
Hair
Eyes

13. Appearance (Adjectives)
Beautiful
Handsome
Ugly
Tall
Short
Long
Skinny
Fat
Big
Small
New
Old
Dirty
Clean

14. Colors Red Orange O Yellow Y Green G Blue B Purple P Pink P Black
Brown B
White

15. Personality Adjectives
Smart
Stupid
Funny
Great
Boring
Shy

16. END OF LESSON 2 Time Time Year Day/Today Month Hour Week Minute
What
When
Time
Year
Month
Week
Day/Today
Hour
Minute
( 3:00 )
Night
Morning
Afternoon
END OF LESSON 2

17. Words to know Who Me What Mine When You Where Yours Why Us How We This
That

18. Days of the week Monday M Tuesday T Wednesday W Thursday TH Friday F
Saturday S
Sunday

19. Seasons
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring

20. Weather Weather Storm(y) Outside Cloud(y) Cold Lightning Warm Hot Rain
Snow
Sun
Storm(y)
Cloud(y)
Lightning

21. More adjectives Better Fast Proud Brave First Quiet Dead Important
Salty
Dry
Jealous
Scary
Early
Last
Silly
Easy
Late
Slow
Excited
Loud
Sweet
Fancy
Own
Wet

22. Verbs! Ask Feel Run Begin Finish Say Break Grow See Call Have Think
Close
Help
Understand
Die
Live
Want Do
Need
Work
Eat
Play