Intensive First Year American Sign Language ASL 134

Intensive First Year American Sign Language (ASL 134) class Summer 2016 Instructor: Kristi Winter, MA University of Washington Dept. of Linguistics ASL Program

Agenda: Today: ▪ Unit 7 “Describing People and Things” ▪ Signing Lunch 12: 15 – 12: 45 � Thursday, July 28 th ▪ ▪ ▪ Unit 7 “Describing People and Things” *Signing Production Assignment #2 – the due date for SPA #2 is postponed to Monday, August 1 st Video: “When the Mind Hears” Chapter 1

ASL 134 Guidelines for Sign Production Assignment (SPA) #2 � Sign Production Assignment #2 “The Gallaudet and Clerc Story” � � For your SPA #2, you will be telling a story, "The Gallaudet and Clerc Story, " which is a historical tale about how the founders of the first school for the Deaf met. You are to read and study, and practice this story, before video recording your story and uploading it onto Canvas. The guidelines for this story are on Unit 6 Storytelling Homework 6: 9 - 6: 12, pages 329 - 337. This SPA #2 will be due on Monday, August 1 st.

� The video assignment will be viewed and critiqued by the instructor. � Grading Criteria � You will be graded based on how well you: followed the “Two-Person Role Shift in Narratives” (pp. 332 -333) and “Maintaining Spatial Agreement” (pp. 334 -335) incorporated essential language elements (ASL word order, Story Cohesion – see pp. 336 -337, Fingerspelling, Non-Manual Signals, etc. ) formed your signs correctly and used a good range of vocabulary were able to get the meaning across

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Pick a person you don’t know well. Get to know them. Find out five things you have in common and five ways you are different. Record the information on a chart like this: Have in common Differences 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Lesson 7: 1 “Identifying Present People”

To point out a person in the room, you need to describe something that helps the listener locate the person quickly. Identify person by describing one or two of these: 1. body position 2. appearance 3. clothing

Body Position: Arms 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Body Position: Legs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Appearance: Height

Appearance: Body Type 1. 2. 3. 4.

Appearance: Head and Face 1. 2. 4. 3. 5.

Appearance: Hair 1. 2. 4. 5. 3. 6.

Appearance: Hair 7. 10. 8. 11. 9. 12.

Clothing: Patterns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The Men A: Identify person by using one or two of the following: 1. body position 2. appearance 3. clothing B: (Wave right or left to confirm the person) A: Confirm

The Women A: Identify person by using one or two of the following: 1. body position 2. appearance 3. clothing B: (Wave right or left to confirm the person) A: Confirm

Women Sitting A: Identify person by using one or two of the following: 1. body position 2. appearance 3. clothing B: Add another description to confirm A: Confirm

raise brows Ask to confirm nod Confirm

Women Sitting A: Identify person by using one or two of the following: 1. body position 2. appearance 3. clothing B: Add another description to confirm A: Confirm

Lesson 7: 2 Fingerspelling: Clothing-Related Words

� The “p” begins with palm oriented downward and then tilted inward, then twists to front to spell “l”; the “i” is formed while holding “t”

� The “y” has palm oriented downwards

� The “i” is formed while holding “s, ” also the “l” is formed while holding “I”

� Bouncing is used with double letter “t”

� The “u” begins with palm tilted slightly sideways and twists to front to spell “r”

� Hand slides sideways with double letter “o”

�The “u” and “d” move up slightly

� Hand slides sideways with double letter “e”

�The “g” has palm oriented inward

� The “i” is formed while holding “s, ” the thumb and the ring finger maintain contact while spelling “ver”

� Bouncing is used with double letter “p”

� The “p” begins with palm tilted sideways, then twists to front to spell “ol”; the “y” has palm oriented slightly downward

� The “e” is positioned where the “z” ends

�The “y” has palm oriented downwards

�Bouncing is used with double letter “l”

�Smooth transition between letters

� The hand twists sideways and forward to spell the “x”

�Bouncing is used with double letter “l”

�The “u” moves up slightly

�Hand slides sideways with double letter “o”

�Smooth transition between letters

�The “g” has palm facing sideways

Materials 1. plastic 2. nylon 3. silk 4. cotton 5. fur 6. wool 7. suede 8. fleece 9. polyest er Items Metals 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. gold 17. silver 18. copper boots vest suit tux wallet sunglasses Others 19. 20. 21. 22. size style cell phone bag

Lesson 7: 3 Numbers: Guess My Number

314151 61 71 81 91

Rocking Numbers 67 68 69 76 86 87 78 96 79 97 89
 98

70 71 72 73 74
 75 76 77 78 79

A: begin game B: guess numbers A: confirm when correct number is given

Review Signs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. To have something in mind, in this case, a number To guess or come up with (a number) Above (a certain number) Below (a certain number) Between two numbers

Card game “ 99” Ace = 1 or 11 points K, Q, J= 10 points 10 = minus 10 points 5 = minus 5 points 2 = no points, reverse turn 3 -9 = face value

Card Game “ 99” � Play game. Give one set of playing cards to each group of three to five students. � Review the rules for “ 99” Deal three cards to each player and put the remaining cards in the � center. At each turn, each player picks one card from the center pile, then chooses one card to discard. When a player discards a card, they declare the new total with the newly discarded card. However, if a “ 5” or a “ 10” card is discarded, the number is subtracted from the total. With “ 2” card, the player is reversed. The goal is to add up to exactly “ 99, ” without going over. Otherwise, the player is eliminated. Whoever remains at the end wins. Students play the game until each group has a winner.

Lesson 7: 4 “Describing Personal Items

Types of Tops 1 4 2 5 3 6

Necklines 1 4 2 5 3 6

Sleeve Lengths 1 2 3 4

Other Details 1 4 2 5 3 6

Tops and Coats 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 Sequence: Describing tops and coats 1. name item (give color if only one) 2. describe neckline and sleeve length 3. describe pattern (give base color, then other colors) 4. describe other details

Homework for next class day: �Study and practice “The Gallaudet and Clerc Story” (pages 329 -337) for your SPA #2 (due on Monday, August 1 st ) �Do Homework 7: 1 – 7: 3 for tomorrow *Bring a printed copy of your homework 7: 1 to instructor tomorrow.

Sources: � Smith, C. , Lentz, E. & Mikos, K. (1988)Signing Naturally Student Workbook Level 1. Dawn. Sign. Press. San Diego, CA � Smith, C. , Lentz, E. , Mikos, K. (2008) Signing Naturally Units 1 -6. Dawn Sign Press. San Diego, CA. � Zinza, Jason E. (2006) Master ASL! Sign Media, Inc. Burtonsville, MD. � Eastman, G. (1989) From Mime to Sign. T. J. Publishers, Inc. Silver Spring, MD. � Pictures from Microsoft Clip Arts