1. Everything you need to know to survive ASL class

2.  BATHROOM  WATER+FOUNTAIN  NURSE  GO-TO  PASS, FORM, SLIP  BAND-AID  HAVE  TELEPHONE  OFFICE  ANNOUNCEMENT  LOCK-DOWN  CONTAINMENT  UNDERSTAND  BORROW  PAPER  PEN, PENCIL

3.  AGAIN  SORRY  DON’T- UNDERSTAND  PLEASE  SLOW  DON’T-KNOW  FORGET

4.  YOU NAME WHAT? (what is your name)  GOOD+MORNING  BATHROOM GO-TO I, PLEASE?  SICK ME. NURSE GO-TO I, PLEASE?  *hand-wave* TELEPHONE *point-to-phone*  *hand-wave* ANNOUNCEMENT! LOCK-DOWN! ..

5.  When you sign you MUST use facial expressions  This is the same as showing inflection with your voice (up and down, angry, sad, etc.)  Put your eyebrows to work for you – without them you won’t make sense

6.  Non-Manual Markers are facial expressions used to denote certain grammatical aspects of ASL. Wh-questions: Lowered eyebrows Yes/No-questions: Raised eyebrows

7. For Yes/No questions: You will have your eyebrows raised. Examples:  DEAF YOU?  HEARING YOU?  STUDENT YOU?  TEACHER YOU? For Yes/No questions: You will have your eyebrows raised. Examples:  DEAF YOU?  HEARING YOU?  STUDENT YOU?  TEACHER YOU? Yes/No-questions: Raised eyebrows

8. What are Wh-Questions?  WHO  WHAT  WHERE  WHEN  WHY  WHICH  HOW Wh-questions: Lowered eyebrows Wh-questions: Lowered eyebrows WH-Questions in ASL always come at the end of the sentence. Examples YOU NAME WHAT? YOU LIVE WHERE? TEACHER YOU HAVE WHO?

9. Wh-questions: Lowered eyebrows

10. In order to achieve the correct question type you must use the eyebrows to get your question across to the other signer. WHAT DO THESE FACES TELL YOU?