1. ASL Class 3/6/15

2. Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories
“I Wanna Be Different”
Nouns
Verbs
Reaction/Comment
ROOSTER
BATHE
#HAHA
BED+ROOM
BIRD+fs-POX

3. Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories
“I Wanna Be Different”
Transition
Signs Related to Talking
Other
FEW-DAYS-LATER
SPEAK/TALK
BUT
LATER-ON
SAY
TELL-TO
CHAT

4. Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories
“I Wanna Be Different”
Answer Key: I Wanna Be Different
Background
What phrase did Melinda use to open the story? (sign the phrase)
2. Summarize the information in this portion of the story.
When Melinda was a young girl, she had a younger sister. They
looked very much alike (same hair and eye color). Melinda’s mother
always dressed them up alike and gave them similar haircuts. The
sister didn’t like to look like Melinda. She wanted to be different.

5. Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories
“I Wanna Be Different”
Body
3. What transition did Melinda use to begin the Body of
the story? (sign the phrase)
4. Summarize the information in this portion of the story.
Melinda came home from school itching. Her dad checked her
tummy and found she had chicken pox. Her sister laughed at
her. A few days later, the sister came home from school itching
and the dad found she also had chicken pox. But when he told
her, she refused to believe she had chicken pox because she
wanted to be different from Melinda and not have what she
had. So her dad came up with an idea and told her she had
rooster pox instead!

6. Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories
“I Wanna Be Different”
Conclusion
5. What transition is used to conclude
the story? (sign the phrase)
6. Summarize the information in this
portion of the story.
To this day, the signer’s sister still
insists on being different.

7. Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories
“I Wanna Be Different”
Strategy to Get the Meaning Across 1
As you develop your story, you may need
signs the class has not yet learned. This is
one of two strategies you will learn to handle these hurdles:
Describe the concept
If it’s an object, describe and show how it is used.

8. Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories
“I Wanna Be Different”
Make up a short narrative using the object on your card
1. Describe object and show how it is used
2. Tell what happened (what you did with the object)

9. Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories
“I Wanna Be Different”
Classwork
Please do the student workbook, pages