1. American Sign Language I with Ms. Buell
November 18, 2015
American Sign Language I with Ms. Buell
Learning Target: Analyze and choose a children’s story
Success Criteria: I can interpret recorded information (children’s story) in ASL. Standard 1.2

2. Learning Target: Analyze and choose a children’s story
Agenda
Attendance – student led
Test Discussion
Shape work 2.8
Thanksgiving Vocab Review – table group
Weather Vocab Review – table group
Implement translated sentences with a partner
Mr. Shiny Head Gesture story
Audience Expectations
Learning Target: Analyze and choose a children’s story
Success Criteria: I can interpret recorded information (children’s story) in ASL. Standard 1.2

3. Story Time!
If you are finished filming start making a list of stories you’d like to do. Consult Dr. Google to find stories if you need to
Start glossing (write in ASL)
You and your group will pick a children’s story to interpret (Popsicle stick groups)
You can divide up the work how you see fit- making sure all the parts are even
You may chose characters or each do a minute of the story, etc.

4. Examples
Click Clack Moo
Using Emotion
Conveyed in ASL through facial expression, body language, space, eye gaze

5. Children’s Story You may write or choose a published children’s story
Your “audience” will be children with limited ASL skills
Classifiers
Acting
Describing the scene

6. Children’s Story Criteria
You will present to the class but interpret the story for a young children group
Include facial expression, classifiers, and description of the scene

7. Test/Quiz/Assessment Discussion
Answer discussion

8.
Gesture, Mr. Shiny Head

9. Thanksgiving Vocab List
TURKEY
BLACK FRIDAY
GRAVY
DINNER
BREAD
MASHED POTATOES
THANKSGIVING
FEAST
NATIVE AMERICAN
THANKSGIVING BREAK
CORN
STUFFING
FOOTBALL
WISHBONE
CRANBERRY SAUCE
FALL
DELICIOUS
AMERICA
FAMILY

10. Weather Signs WEATHER TORNADO RAIN HURRICANE SNOW DEGREE COLD
THUNDER/LIGHTNING
HOT
BLIZZARD
SUN/SUNNY
TODAY
WINDY
FOG/CLOUD
STORM
CHANCE
TEMPERATURE
PERFECT

11. Practice Sentences
Pick 8 statements or questions from the list provided (you can alter them as suitable).
Write them in your INB page 19 in ENGLISH.
SKIP appropriate lines and spaces to translate your sentences into proper ASL syntax.

12. Weather Signs WEATHER RAIN SNOW COLD HOT SUN WINDY STORM TEMPERATURE
PERFECT
HURRICANE/TORNADO
DEGREES (32*) (-10*)
FOG/CLOUD

13. Stephanie will first describe a basic shape.
Shapes 2.8 (SNp76)
Stephanie will first describe a basic shape.
Next you will find the shape she describes and make the changes she describes.
Important – use signers perspective! Some shapes are not signers perspective, others are.
Ms. Buell is AMAZING!!!!(: <3 Abby (your favorite student) ((just kidding))

14. SPORTS VOCAB WIN AVERAGE LOSE ASSIST BEAT SEASON VARSITY
JUNIOR VARSITY
STATS/SCORE
TOURNAMENT

15. News Broadcast ASL I –page 20
What does a New Broadcast consist of?
News >> Thanksgiving
Weather
Sports
Entertainment >> Animal News
Local (Skyview or Vancouver/Portland)
Time requirements – minimum of 1 minute EACH person!
Worth 100 points

16. Audience Expectations
Being an engaged audience member is part of your grade
Full attention and respect is expected
No yawning, making faces, distractions, rude gestures, or inattentive body language
Show support by pleasant faces, sitting upright and focusing on the presenter

17. Presenter Remember to breath Stay relaxed
Remember your peers are learning from you, sign clearly and slowly
If you make a mistake, simply lower your hands for a brief moment and start the sentence/fingerspelled word again
Enjoy yourself – make your presentation fun!

18. ASL Syntax Subject-Verb-Object (SVO): “MOTHER LOVE FATHER”
O-S-V: “FATHER (topic), MOTHER LOVE”
Topic/Comment: “FATHER, MOTHER LOVE”
Rhetorical: “MOTHER LOVES WHO? FATHER”