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1st Quarter
Week 1, Aug 30 - Sep 2: Assignments 1 - 6
Week 2, Sep 5 - 9: Assignments 7 - 10
Week 3, Sep 12 - 16: Assignments 11 - 15
Week 4, Sep 19 - 23: Assignments 16 - 21
Week 5, Sep 26 - 30: Assignments 22 - 28
Week 6, Oct 3 - 7: Assignments 29 - 33
Week 7, Oct 10 - 14: Assignments 34 - 38
Week 8, Oct 17 - 21: Assignments 39 - 43
Week 9, Oct 24 - 28: Assignments 44 - 48

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Week 1

# Assignment Point Value
1

Finger Spelling Animation. Review this animation on finger spelling. (ipad users will have to watch it on youtube if you can't play Adobe Flash.)
1) What letters do you struggle with, have trouble remembering, or have questions about?
2) What is your favorite letter in the finger spelling alphabet?
3) What two letters from the alphabet involve motion?
4) Click on the Variants tab and look at the letters C, D, G, H, O, R, and T. In your own words, describe a variant of only one of those letters and how it is different than what the tiger signs or how it is different from what you learned for that one letter.
(Get ready for a quiz on reading finger spelling.)

 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
2 Review this article on Finger Spelling 101 and answer the following questions:
1) What is another name for the finger spelling alphabet?
2) What are some things that are commonly finger spelled?
3) Why would you finger spell your name if you have a name sign?
4) Why does English influence ASL?
5) What are "loan signs"?
6) What are some examples of loan signs?
7) What should you be careful to avoid when finger spelling?
8) Instead of relying on finger spelling, what could you do first if you don't know a sign?		 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
3 What signs do you remember? (in-class assignment). 10
4 Quiz on summer vacation (in-class assignment). 10
5 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
6 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 2

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7 Parts of Speech: Explain to me what the different parts of speech (listed below) are and give me three examples of each.
1) noun
2) verb
3) adjective
4) adverb
5) pronoun
6) preposition
7) conjunction
8) interjection
9) article
 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
8 Part A) Parts of a Sentence: Identify the parts of a sentence in the following example sentence: "I gave a book to Liz."
1) subject
2) direct object
3) indirect object
Part B) Favorite Sport: Draw a picture of you playing your favorite sport.		 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
9 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
10 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 3

# Assignment Point Value
11

Review the six strategies for confirming information and asking for clarification while conversing in ASL and answer the following questions:
1) What signs should you avoid using when you miss a whole statement and what should you do instead?
2) Why would you sign back signs you understand with a questioning expression if you miss some signs in a statement?
3) Why should you "restate" back to the person you're conversing with what you think he or she signed when you're not sure?
4) What sign should you use with a questioning expression if you miss a finger spelled word?
5) How can you get the signer to slow down finger spelling to your pace?
6) Why do you suppose you should avoid feigning understanding?

 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
12 Try at least one word on each of the four different speeds on this Finger Spelling Flashcards site and type the following:
1) What do you like about this site?
2) What do you dislike about this site?
3) What letter grade would you give this site, evaluating its helpfulness in practicing finger spelling?		 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
13 Try at least one word on each of the four different speeds on Dr. Vicar's ASL tool and compare it to the site from assignment #12.
1) Which site do you find more useful in practicing reading finger spelling? Why?
2) What letter grade would you give this site, evaluating its helpfulness in practicing finger spelling
3) Why do you think we are reviewing finger spelling so much?		 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
14 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
15 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 4

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16 Research the figures assigned to you on the "Large Numbers" worksheet, and prepare to sign them in class. Complete the worksheet in class for full credit. 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
17 Choose four (4) of the following six (6) figures to research and be prepared to sign the numbers in class by practicing signing the numbers to yourself:
1) The number of gallons in a barrel of oil
2) The number of gallons or number of barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the BP oil spill in summer 2010
3) The number of barrels of oil the U.S. uses in one day
4) The number of cells in the human body
5) The number of times your heart beats in a year
6) The number of times you breathe in a day		 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
18 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
19 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20
20 Attend at least one Deaf community activity of your choice this semester. 30
2nd period due: Thu. January 19th, 2012 4th period due: Thu. January 19th, 2012 5th period due: Thu. January 19th, 2012
21 Type a 250-word paper on your experience at the Deaf community event you attend. Example paper 20
3rd period due: Thu. January 19th, 2012 7th period due: Thu. January 19th, 2012 5th period due: Thu. January 19th, 2012

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Week 5

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22 Review of World Sign Languages: Read "Sign Languages Around the World" and "American Sign Language (ASL)" (first three paragraphs only) and answer the following questions:
1) How many different sign languages are there in the world?
2) What are the three most used languages in the United States?
3) What is Gestuno (in your own words)?
4) Isn't ASL just English signed with your hands?
5) How is the BSL finger alphabet different from the ASL finger spelling alphabet?
6) How is the ISL finger alphabet different from the ASL finger spelling alphabet?
7) How is the JSL finger alphabet different from the ASL finger spelling alphabet?		 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
23 Temporal Inflection in ASL:
Type a clear and simple explanation of what temporal inflection is. Explain what continuous, recurring, and uninflected mean and how each of those inflections are signed differently from one another.		 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
24 Time in ASL:
Draw an awesome diagram that clearly shows how the timeline is shown in relation to the signer's body. Label where the past, present, and future are.		 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
25 Temporal Inflection Part 1: Watch DVD: [Main Menu] > Selection > Unit 14 > Uninflected Form. First, watch the three examples, then watch #1 - 9 and circle the answers on the worksheet for questions 1 - 9 only. (in-class assignment). 10
26 Temporal Inflection Part 2: Watch DVD: [Main Menu] > Selection > Unit 14 > [Forward Arrows] > Begin Workbook Activities 10. Watch #10 - 18 and circle the answers on the worksheet for questions 10 - 18. (in-class assignment). 10
27 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
28 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 6

# Assignment Point Value
29 ASL-PSE-MCE Quiz:
Prepare for the quiz below by reviewing "ASL & English: ASL/PSE/MCEs" and studying the quiz questions. You do not have to type or write anything for this homework assigment. You may not use notes on this quiz.
1. What is PSE?
2. What are MCEs and how do they differ from ASL?
3. What is the name of one MCE system?
4. Write a sentence using English grammar, and then rewrite the sentence in topic-comment structure.
5. Complete the following diagram:
???              PSE                ???
Conceptual  ???            English 		10
2nd period: Quiz on Tue. 4th period: Quiz on Tue. 5th period: Quiz Tue.
30 Review of Temporal Inflection: Draw a diagram to show the difference in meaning and motion in the temporal inflections of signs that are: 1) uninflected, 2) continuous, and 3) recurring. 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
31 Food Pyramid: Here are examples of what an ideal, balanced diet should look like, with the lower, wider sections of the food pyramid showing foods you should eat a lot of and the higher, smaller levels of the pyramid showing foods you should eat sparingly: example 1, example 2, example 3. Draw a food pyramid showing your actual diet (example 1, example 2, example 3). 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
32 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
33 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 7

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34 Deaf Culture: Choose two of the following to answer:
1. Explain the difference between a coda and Deaf of Deaf and say which of the two you would rather be if you had deaf parents.
2. Express your opinion about which is better for deaf students, mainstreaming or residential schools.
3. Explain in your own words what home sign is and evaluate whether it is good or bad for sign language.
4. Explain why in classrooms for deaf children, total communication often winds up just being sim-com.		 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
35 Part A) Questioning Expressions. Describe each of the following facial expressions:
1. a wh-questioning expression
2. a yes/no questioning expression
3. a rhetorical question expression
Part B) Show & Tell: Bring a personal possession that you would like to show the class, and practice telling about your item in ASL. (Show & tell items should be school appropriate and not extremely valuable, irreplaceable, or fragile. They should also not be too large to carry easily, nor should they require set-up time.) Your description of your item could include parts such as: how the item came in to your possession, why the item is important to you, how long you have owned it, and what makes it so cool.		 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
36 Story Time Quiz: Lumberjack (in-class assignment). 10
37 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
38 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 8

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39 The Power of Persuasion
Choose one of the following:
Choice A: Type (in ASL grammar) five sentences, persuading others to vote for you for president. Practice signing your sentences in preparation to sign them in class. Example: Vote for me, why? I really handsome.
Choice B: Type (in ASL grammar) five sentences, explaining why I should hire you for a job. Practice signing your sentences in preparation to sign them in class. Example: Volunteer experience, I have lots.
Choice C: Type (in ASL grammar) five sentences, telling what you would do if you were elected president of the United States. What policies would you change? Practice signing your policies in preparation to sign them in class. Example: If myself president, Whitehouse, I paint pink.		 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
40 Education of the Deaf
The instructor will assign half the class to argue for mainstreaming and half to argue for residential schools. Collaborate with your half of the class to come up with a convincing argument that would convince a neutral party in competitive debate. Each member of your team must contribute at least one signed sentence to the debate, which will be in ASL. You will turn in your debate notes for credit, which may be handwritten. You will also receive credit for your participation. All the members of your team will receive the same grade as the student who participates the least.
 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
41 Effecting Change
Propose three to five (3 - 5) ideas of how your family could save money. Type a list of these ideas in ASL grammar. Practice signing this information alone preparatory to signing for the class.		 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
42 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
43 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 9

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44 Numbers: Research #1-2 (cite your sources for full credit!) and just answer #3-7. Be ready to sign your answers in class:
1. Find what percent of your car's coolant should be antifreeze and what percent should be water.
2. Look up the recipe for one of your favorite dishes; what ingredient is measured in a fraction, and what is that fraction?
3. Complete this sentence: Every-morning, alarm clock postpone, I press _________ times.
4. What does a gold medal in the Olympics represent?
5. What does a silver medal in the Olympics represent?
6. What does a bronze medal in the Olympics represent?
7. If you were to make a medal for fourth place, what would you make it out of?		 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
45 Budget: Make a budget including your income and expenses of your first semester of college (supposing you go to college). Use a table or spreadsheet.
 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
46 Laws: Choose three of the following to answer in ASL grammar. Type your answers in ASL grammar, and practice signing your answers:
1. What is the middle class?
2. If you could change one law, what law would you change?
3. Why do we have laws, and why they are important?
4. Do we really have to obey the law? What could happen if we don't?
 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
47 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
48 Weekly vocabulary quiz (in-class assignment). 20

 

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