Developed by Marcella M. Harper, MA/CSC 2011. A. Shake head yes/no and sign wh-word at end. B. Yes/No – Eyebrows raised; Wh- Questions – Eyebrows.

ABC’s of ASL“Daily 10”

Developed by Marcella M. Harper, MA/CSC2011

1/18What are non-manual markers for Yes/No and Wh- Questions?

A. Shake head yes/no and sign wh-word at end.

B. Yes/No – Eyebrows raised; Wh-Questions – Eyebrows lowered

C. Make eye contact to be sure the person understands.

1/18 What are non-manual markers for Yes/No and Wh- Questions?

B. Yes/No – Eyebrows raised; Wh-Questions – Eyebrows lowered

1/19 What is the basic hand shape used for personal pronouns?

A. a person hand shape

B. an “A” hand shapeC. a “1” hand shapeD. a classifier

1/19 What is the basic hand shape used for personal pronouns?

C. a “1” hand shape

1/20 How does one show negation in American Sign Language?

A. Shake head “no”B. Sign “no”, “not”, “nothing”, or “never”

C. Use a negated signD. All of the above

1/20 How does one show negation in American Sign Language?

D. All of the above

1/24 What is the basic hand shape used for possessive pronouns?

A. a “closed 5” hand shape

B. an “A” hand shapeC. a “1” hand shapeD. twist the letter “s” after the sign

1/24 What is the basic hand shape used for possessive pronouns?

A. a “closed 5” hand shape

1/25 What movement is used to change a pronoun from singular to plural?

A. Repeat movement several times

B. Depends on the pronounC. There are no pronouns in ASL

D. A sweeping or semi-circular movement

1/25 What movement is used to change a pronoun from singular to plural?

D. A sweeping or semi-circular movement

1/26-27 How are deaf characters portrayed in Heart is a Lonely Hunter?

1/26-27 How are deaf characters portrayed in Heart is a Lonely Hunter?

John Singer – educated; miraculously skilled at lip-reading; uses sign language; kind; a “good listener”; does things to help others; lonely.

Spiros Antonapolous – mentally impaired; childlike; loves sweets; died of health complications; knows some sign language, lonely.

Horace Oates, Jr. – truly deaf; a student with a health issue; untrusting of hospitals.

1/28 Why is hearing status important in the Deaf community?

A. It may let deaf person know how to communicate (ASL or English sign).

B. It let’s deaf person know if the other person is “one of us”.

C. Because few (10%) of deaf people have deaf parents; being a deaf child of deaf parents is considered prestigious.

D. All of the above.

1/28 Why is hearing status important in the Deaf community?

A. It may let deaf person know how to communicate (ASL or English sign).

B. It let’s deaf person know if the other person is “one of us”.

C. Because few (10%) of deaf people have deaf parents; being a deaf child of deaf parents is considered prestigious.

D. All of the above.

1/31 What is indexing in ASL?A. Putting words on index

cards to practiceB. Establishing people or items

in space and pointing to them to reference them (e.g. “He my brother.”)

C. Where to find the words in ABC order in the back of the book

D. Signs for residential schools of the deaf

1/31 What is indexing in ASL?

Establishing people or items in space and pointing to them to reference them (e.g. “He my brother.”)

2/1 Is it rude to point in the Deaf Community? Explain.

2/1 Is it rude to point in the Deaf Community? Explain.

Pointing is part of Deaf culture ; it is used for indexing and other grammatical features.

However, it should be noted that hearing parents may have taught their children that it is rude; and deaf people have learned to use non-manual markers (e.g., eye shift or tongue in cheek) to point.

5/16 What are advantages and disadvantages of cochlear implants?

2/2 What is a time marker in ASL?

A. Sign “time” and then the number.

B. A special piece of equipment for deaf people.

C. A flyer or sign that tells what time captioned movies begin.

D. Signs demonstrating past, present, and future.

2/2 What is a time marker in ASL?

D. Signs demonstrating past, present, and future.

2/3 What signs are used to demonstrate past, present, future?

Past –

Present –

Future –

2/3 What signs are used to demonstrate past, present, future?

Past – recently, yesterday, 2 weeks ago, last year, etc.

Present – now, today, daily

Future – tomorrow, this week, three weeks from now, next year, etc.

2/4 Use MOPS to describe adding an “agent” or “person” ending to a word.

M

O

P

S

2/4 Use MOPS to describe adding an “agent” or “person” ending to a word.

M – moving down sides of body

O – palms facing each other

P – from waist to hips

S – closed 5 hand shapes

2/5 Use MOPS to describe adding -er and –est to compare items.

M

O

P

S

2/5 Use MOPS to describe adding -er and –est to compare items.

M

O

P

S

2/14 How are deaf characters portrayed in the movies?

2/15 What is a directional verb?

A. Sign indicating direction on a map: north, south, east, west

B. Sign that shows movement: jump, run, fall, walk

C. Signs that change movement depending on subject and object: give, help, show, tell

D. None of the above.

2/15 What is a directional verb?

C. Signs that change movement depending on subject and object: give, help, show, tell

2/16 How is the palm oriented for numbers 1-5 used with items?

A. Away from the signer

B. Toward the signerC. Toward the itemD. It does not matter

2/16 How is the palm oriented for numbers 1-5 used with items?

B. Toward the signer

2/17 How do I sign a person’s age in ASL?

A. Sign “how old are you”B. Sign “old” and the number

C. Sign “long ago” or “future” and the year

D. None of the above

2/17 How do I sign a person’s age in ASL?

B. Sign “old” and the number

2/22 When signing time (o’clock), what way is the palm oriented?

A. To the sideB. To the floorC. To the signerD. Away from the signer

2/22 When signing time (o’clock), what way is the palm oriented?

D. Away from the signer

2/23 What are non-manual markers for WH- Questions?

A. Eyebrows furrowed down

B. Head tilted forwardC. Hold last sign/make eye contact

D. All of the above

2/23 What are non-manual markers for WH- Questions?

A. Eyebrows furrowed down

B. Head tilted forwardC. Hold last sign/make eye contact

D. All of the above

2/24 What movement changes a self-pronoun from singular to plural?A. Repeat the signB. Up and down movementC. Semi-circular or sweeping movement

D. Circular repeated movement

2/24 What movement changes a self-pronoun from singular to plural?

C. Semi-circular or sweeping movement

2/25 How am I progressing on my Community Project for ASL?

2/28 How will I demonstrate ASL vocabulary and grammar?

2/28 How will I demonstrate ASL vocabulary and grammar?

1.Choose a lesson/chapter.

2.Decide what grammar structures are involved.

3.Prepare and carry out a lesson plan.

3/1

1. What are the Essential Questions related to my assigned lesson?

2. What activities will I use and how will I assess (test) student mastery?

3/2 What are medical and cultural perspectives of deafness?

3/2 What are medical and cultural perspectives of deafness?

Medical = deaf; impairment to be fixed in order to function normally in hearing world

Cultural = Deaf; unique and culturally rich group with special gifts to offer world

3/3 -4 Am I in favor of or against cochlear implants? Why?

3/7 What is a modal in ASL? Provide examples.

A. Mode of signing: English, ASL, French

B. Helping verb: can, must, finish, will

C. Yodeling for people with cochlear implants: Modal, Nodal, Yodel,

D. Small deaf environment: Martha’s Vineyard, Gallaudet University, etc.

3/7 What is a modal in ASL? Provide examples.

B. Helping verb: can, must, finish, will

3/8 How is finish used as a conjunction?

A. Sign and, but, or, for then finish.

B. Put finish after a verbC. Put finish at the end of the sentence

D. Sign a sentence, then finish, then sign another sentence

3/8 How is finish used

as a conjunction?

D. Sign a sentence, then finish, then sign another sentence

3/9 What classifier hand shapes are used as pronouns to replace a noun?A. A, B, F & G B. 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9C. all of themD. 3, closed 5, and upside down V

3/9 What classifier hand shapes are used as pronouns to replace a noun?

D. 3, closed 5, and upside down V

3/11 What classifier hand shapes are used as adjectives?

A. A, B, F & G B. 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9C. CL: G, CL:L, CL: BB

D. CL:3, CL:1, CL:F

3/11 What classifier hand shapes are used as adjectives?

C. CL: G, CL:L, CL: BB

3/14 How can I improve my formal writing skills?

(see Essay slide show)

3/15 How do we use directional verbs for more than one person?

A. Sign verb repeatedly or in sweeping motion

B. Make the sign go back and forth (ex: help me, help you)

C. There is no such thing as a directional verb

D. Sign north, south, east, west repeatedly

3/15 How do we use directional verbs for more than one person?

A. Sign verb repeatedly or in sweeping motion

3/16 Which time sign/s does NOT incorporate numbers 1-9?

A. Minute and HourB. Week and MonthC. YearD. Time/o’clock

3/16 Which time sign/s does NOT incorporate numbers 1-9?

C. Year – only 1-5

3/17 How can I practice deaf culture and sign language outside class?

1. Through a community project2. By participating in silent events

(such as Silent Supper on 3/24)3. By interacting with deaf people4. By taking other sign or

deafness related classes (such as Deaf-Blind Support Service Provider training on 4/22)


Copy and write an answer to above question.

3/22 What signs are used to show negation?

A. Sign no, not, never, none, zero, or nothing

B. Shake head “no”C. Use a negated sign (e.g., “don’t like”, “don’t want”, “don’t know”)

D. All of the above

3/22 What signs are used to show negation?

D. All of the above

3/23 How do people in the Deaf community applaud?

A. Clap hands like hearing people do.

B. They don’t. They stomp feet and yell.

C. Raise both hands in air and wave them.

D. None of the above.

3/23 How do people in the Deaf community applaud?

C. Raise both hands in air and wave them.

3/24 How do I modify an adjective?

A. Hold sign then sign it bigger = very

B. Repeat the sign = oftenC. Repeat the sign in a circular motion = always or for a long time

D. All of the above

3/24 How do I modify an adjective?

D. All of the above

3/25-4/1 How am I progressing on my Community Project for ASL?

Everyone: Update yourCommunity Service Project Form


In your ACTIVITY section, write a reflection on your Optimist Club experience. Not what you did but what you saw, thought, felt

If you were not present for Optimist, put today’s date and tell where you were and what you did on 3/31.

4/11 Deaf Joke of the Day

What do you call it when people put names on back of sports shirts?

4/11 DJOD Answer

What do you call it when people put names on back of sports shirts?

CLOTHES captioning

4/12 What words are used as conjunctions in ASL?

A. and, but, or, for, norB. finish, hit, frustrateC. only “and” is used as a conjunction

D. there are no conjunctions in ASL

4/12 What words are used as conjunctions in ASL?

B. finish, hit, frustrate


What language do pigs speak?


What language do pigs speak?

SWINE LANGUAGE

4/13 What is the non-manual marker for Topic/Comment in ASL?

A. Use “quotation marks” for the topic

B. Smile about your topic and present it with confidence

C. Furrowed eyebrows and a head nod

D. Raised eyebrows and a pause

4/13 What is the non-manual marker for Topic/Comment in ASL?

D. Raised eyebrows and a pause


How did the hard of hearing patient respond when the doctor asked, “What are the symptoms?”


How did the hard of hearing patient respond when the doctor asked, “What are the symptoms?”

It’s a cartoon show about a yellow family. What does that have to do with my problem?


What was the sign on the wall in the hearing aid department?


What was the sign on the wall in the hearing aid department?

Over 5,000 ears of experience!

4/13 What questions might I have for a person who is deaf?

In your ACTIVITY section, write down 2 questions you would like to ask a deaf guest speaker. Keep in mind all that you have learned

about▪ Famous deaf people▪ Places important to deaf people▪ Laws that impact deaf people▪ Equipment used by deaf people▪ Careers related to deafness▪ Deaf culture

4/18 How can I use ASL “out in the world”?

In your ACTIVITY section, write a reflection on your Very Special Arts experience. Not what you did but what you saw, thought, felt

If you were not present for VSA, put today’s date and tell where you were and what you did this morning.

4/19 When using a very “repeatedly”, which parameter changes?

A. MovementB. Orientation of Palm

C. Placement on the body

D. Shape of the hand

4/19 When using a very “repeatedly”, which parameter changes?

A. Movement


Why is it ridiculous to yell at a billboard?


Why is it ridiculous to yell at a billboard?

They only understand “sign” language!

4/26 What is a rhetorical question?

A. A question that uses rhetoric

B. A question that is argumentative

C. A question about Retinitis Pigmentosa

D. A question that is answered by the asker

4/26 What is a rhetorical question?

D. A question that is answered by the asker

4/27 What is a conditional sentence in ASL?

A. A sentence that depends on the person signing

B. A sentence using “if” followed by something that could happen

C. A sentence discussing the condition of someone’s health

D. A sentence talking about weather conditions

4/27 What is a conditional sentence in ASL?

B. A sentence using “if” followed by something that could happen


Make the sign for "milk."Continue making the "milk" sign--butmove it in front of your eyes. Can you guess what "sign" that is?


It's "pasteurized milk"(past-your-eyes)

5/2 How does Mountain Man exemplify Deaf culture?

5/2 How does Mountain Man exemplify Deaf culture?

All actors are deaf and use sign language

The movie is made by a deaf film maker, director, producer

There is no audio on the film Video relay and sign language

interpreter are evident in the film Deaf characters tap, hit, or bang to get

each other’s attention Theme/s?

Trust, Miscommunication, Reconciliation

5/3 How do Pronoun and Adjective Classifiers differ?

5/3 How do Pronoun and Adjective Classifiers differ?

HANDSHAPES

Pronouns: CL:1, CL:B, CL:2, CL:C, CL:^ 2-3-4-5 of us

Adjectives: CL: G, CL:L, CL:BB, CL: 55


How do mathematicians communicate?


How do mathematicians communicate?

They use sine language!

5/5 What movies have I seen that focus on deaf characters or culture?

5/5 What movies have I seen that focus on deaf characters or culture?

Through Deaf Eyes (Documentary)

The Miracle Worker (Helen Keller)

Johnny Belinda (Deaf woman raped)

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Deaf

man-suicide) Love is Never Silent (CODA

daughter) Sound and the Fury (Cochlear

implant) Mountain Man (All deaf film)

Common themes?

5/10 How do I use classifiers to represent more than one thing?

5/10 How do I use classifiers to represent more than one thing?Duplicate it/Repeat the sign with use of space so that it models real life

5/12 How does Sweet Nothing exemplify Deaf culture?

5/12 How does Sweet Nothing exemplify Deaf culture?

Many actors are deaf and use sign language

Video relay and sign language interpreter are evident in the film

Flashing lights for door bellVideo phonesDeaf pride Info on Cochlear implantsDeaf people in sports

5/16 What are advantages and disadvantages of cochlear implants?

5/16 What are advantages and disadvantages of cochlear implants?+ improved hearing+ possibly more opportunities

(from hearing and speaking)

- Lack of acceptance from Deaf community

- Stuck in between deaf and hearing worlds

- Costly & involves parent involvement

5/17 How does signing music differ from conversational sign language?

5/17 How does signing music differ from conversational sign language?

Use larger sign spaceSign with rhythm to beat of music

Continue/extend sign to match music

Use whole hand, not index finger, when signing “me” and “you”

5/19 What are some careers that relate to deafness?

5/19 What are some careers that relate to deafness? Sign Language Interpreter Speech – Language Pathologist Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Counselor of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Audiologist (fits hearing aids) Otologist (ear doctor) Otolaryngologist (ear-nose-throat doctor) Video Relay installation/management Equipment sales and marketing Dorm parent/recreation at school for the deaf Services for people who are deaf and blind

Developed by Marcella M. Harper, MA/CSC 2011. A. Shake head yes/no and sign wh-word at end. B. Yes/No – Eyebrows raised; Wh- Questions – Eyebrows.

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