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American Sign Language I

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2nd Quarter
Week 10, Oct. 31 - Nov. 4: Assignments 20 - 21, 47 - 53
Week 11, Nov. 7 - 11: Assignments 54 - 59
Week 12, Nov. 14 - 18: Assignments 60 - 64
Week 13, Nov. 21 - 25: (Thanksgiving)
Week 14, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2: Assignments 65 - 71
Week 15, Dec. 5 - 9: Assignments 72 - 78
Week 16, Dec. 12 - 16: Assignments 79 - 83
Winter Break Part I, Dec. 19 - Jan. 2
Week 17, Jan. 3 - 6: Assignments 84 - 90
Week 18, Jan. 9 - 13: Assignments 91 - 94
Week 19, Jan. 16 - 20: (Finals Week)

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If your 2nd quarter grade is higher than your semester grade, your 2nd quarter is improving your semester grade over 1st quarter. If, however, your semester grade is higher than your 2nd quarter grade, your 2nd quarter grade is dragging your semester grade down. Only your semester grades are recorded on your high school transcript, not quarter grades.

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2nd Quarter

Week 10

#	Assignment		Point Value
20	Attend at least one Deaf community activity of your choice this semester.		30
21	Type a 250-word paper on your experience at the Deaf community event you attend. Example paper		20
47	Story Time Quiz: life story (in-class assignment).		10
48	Favorite Animal Activity (in-class assignment).		5
49	Midterm Preparation: Prepare for the midterm exam by TYPING out your self introduction, #1-10 below and filling in the blanks. 1. My name ______ [your name finger spelled and your name sign if you have one]. 2. I live ______ [name of your city]. 3. I high school ______ [your grade in school]. 4. I age ______ [your age] 5. My favorite color ______ [color]. 6. My favorite number ______ [number]. 7. My favorite hobby/interest ______ [hobby]. 8. My favorite animal ______ [animal]. 9. I have ______ [#] brothers, ______ [#] sisters. 10. Nice meet you.		10
	3rd period due: Wed.	7th period due: Wed.
50	Animals 1. Draw a picture of your favorite animal, and include a caption in ASL grammar telling why it's your favorite. Example: Zebra, my favorite animal, why? I like stripes. This may be handwritten or done on a computer. 2. Research the average lifespan and average weight of your favorite animal and prepare to sign the numbers in class by signing them in the mirror to yourself. Cite your source(s).		10
	3rd period due: Thu.	7th period due: Thu.
51	Midterm Practice: Practice signing the sentences that you typed for assignment 49 in preparation for the midterm exam. You will be graded on a) if you include each sentence (you may use notes), and b) the clarity of your signing. (Preparation greatly enhances quality.) Each sentence is worth three points.		1
	3rd period due: Fri.	7th period due: Fri.
52	Midterm Exam: Sign your self introduction including the following: 1. My name ______ [your name finger spelled and your name sign if you have one]. 2. I live ______ [name of your city]. 3. I high school ______ [your grade in school]. 4. I age ______ [your age] 5. My favorite color ______ [color]. 6. My favorite number ______ [number]. 7. My favorite hobby/interest ______ [hobby]. 8. My favorite animal ______ [animal]. 9. I have ______ [#] brothers, ______ [#] sisters. 10. Nice meet you. You will be graded on a) if you include each sentence (you may use notes), and b) the clarity of your signing. Each sentence is worth three points.		30
53	Silent Start (in-class assignment).		10

Week 11

#	Assignment		Point Value
54	Receptive Skills and Expressive Skills: In ASL, there are two different kinds of skills. There are "expressive skills", which is how well you can sign clearly to get your point across. There are also "receptive skills", which is how well you can understand what other people sign to you. Many people tend to be stronger in one or the other rather than being equally strong in both. In spoken languages such as Spanish or Norwegian, these skills are called "listening comprehension skills" and "speaking skills". 1) Which of the two ASL skills, receptive or expressive, do you think is the ASL equivalent to "listening comprehension" in spoken languages? 2) Which of the two ASL skills, receptive or expressive, do you think is the ASL equivalent to "speaking" in spoken languages? 3) Click here to find out your learning style(s). What is your learning style(s), visual, auditory, or kinesthetic (tactile)? 4) How do you think your learning style(s) influences which skill, receptive or expressive, you are better at? 5) Which of the two ASL skills do you think you might be stronger at? Why do you think that? 6) Why do you think it would be helpful or important to know which skill, receptive or expressive, you might be stronger at? 7) Can your strength, whether receptive or expressive, change over time and as you become more fluent?		10
	3rd period due: Wed.	7th period due: Wed.
55	ASL Classifiers: Research what ASL classifiers are and type a paragraph explaining what they are in your own words. Cite your source(s) for full credit.		10
	3rd period due: Thu.	7th period due: Thu.
56	"If you could be any animal" vocabulary review (in-class assignment).		5
57	"What animal are you most like?" vocabulary review (in-class assignment).		5
58	Silent Start (in-class assignment).		10
59	Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment).		25

Week 12

#	Assignment		Point Value
60	ADA: Research the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and answer the following: 1) What year was the ADA signed into law? 2) What president signed the bill into law? 3) What organizations are exempt from the ADA? 4) What does "reasonable accommodation" mean? 5) What does "undue burden" mean? 6) What do you think the term "qualified interpreter" means? 7) Why do you think people are not required to show paperwork for service animals? 8) Do you think it is a good idea that service animals must be allowed access to most public places? Why or why not?		10
	3rd period due: Wed.	7th period due: Wed.
61	Attitude of Gratitude: 1) Find a picture of something you are thankful for. 2) Type a sentence explaining why you are grateful for that thing. 3) Look up the sign for the thing you are thankful for on one of the online ASL dictionaries, and print out a screen capture on the same sheet of paper as the picture and sentence.		10
	3rd period due: Thu.	7th period due: Thu.
62	Improvement Type a minimum 5-sentence paragraph on how this class could be improved. What do you like and dislike about the class and how it is taught? How could things be done differently? You will NOT be graded down for constructive criticism.		10
	3rd period due: Fri.	7th period due: Fri.
63	Silent Start (in-class assignment).		10
64	Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment).		20

Week 13

#	Assignment	Point Value
N/A	Eat turkey.	N/A

Week 14

#	Assignment		Point Value
65	Showing Motion with Classifiers Draw (by hand or digitally) an epic description of an accident involving vehicles or other objects that can be shown with classifiers. Keep your description simple and focus on the relative motion of the objects involved. Example 1. Example 2. Practice signing your description of the accident using classifiers in front of a mirror in preparation for signing it to the class.		10
	3rd period due: Wed.	7th period due: Wed.
66	Silent Period Research what the "silent period" or "preproduction period" is in relation to learning languages. (This is NOT the same thing as "silent start" or "silent time" that we have in class!) For full credit, summarize your findings in your own words and cite your source(s).		10
	3rd period due: Thu.	7th period due: Thu.
67	Gloss Research what sign language "gloss" is. For full credit, summarize your findings in your own words and cite your source(s).		10
	3rd period due: Fri.	7th period due: Fri.
68	"I feel uncomfortable when..." (in-class assignment).		5
69	"I appreciate you..." (in-class assignment).		5
70	Silent Start (in-class assignment).		10
71	Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment).		20

Week 15

#	Assignment		Point Value
72	Cochlear Implants: Research cochlear implants and find the following: 1. A photograph of a cochlear implant 2. A diagram of a cochlear implant showing the components inside the head 3. What is the difference between cochlear implants and other hearing aids? 4. What is the cochlea? 5. What is otosclerosis? 6. What is otis media?		10
	3rd period due: Wed.	7th period due: Wed.
73	Create an awesome diagram or a model showing the difference between cochlear implants and regular hearing aids and the difference in how they work. This assignment may be done on a computer or by hand.		10
	3rd period due: Fri.	7th period due: Fri.
74	Story Time Quiz: Lunar Landing (in-class assignment).		10
75	Presto Video Quiz (in-class assignment).		10
76	Ear Models (in-class assignment).		5
77	Silent Start (in-class assignment).		10
78	Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment).		20

Week 16

#	Assignment		Point Value
79	Story Time Quiz: Forest Fires (in-class assignment).		10
80	Holidays & Hearing 1. Teach a family member how to sign "Happy Hanukkah", "Merry Christmas", or "Happy New Year". Type whom you taught and how well they were able to learn the signs. What did you notice while trying to teach them the signs? 2. What are the three sections of the ear? 3. What do sounds waves do to the eardrum, hammer, anvil, and stirrup? 4. What is the difference between peripheral deafness and central deafness? 5. How do you think you would feel if you started to lose your hearing?		10
	3rd period due: Wed.	7th period due: Wed.
81	Deaf Cruises Research what a "Deaf cruise" is and list three (3) different destinations. Include the Internet addresses of each site you find information on. Questions: 1. What are the destinations of the three cruises? 2. Who can go on each of the three Deaf cruises? 3. What do you think would be different on a Deaf cruise than any other cruise?		10
	3rd period due: Thu.	7th period due: Thu.
82	Silent Start (in-class assignment).		10
83	Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment).		20

Week 17

#	Assignment		Point Value
84	Vacation Review: List three things you did on vacation (in-class listing skill review).		5
85	History of ASL Part I: Read paragraphs 1-3 of this article on the history of ASL and complete numbers 1-3 this worksheet.		10
	3rd period due: Thu.	7th period due: Wed.
86	History of ASL Part II: Read paragraphs 4-9 of this article on the history of ASL and complete numbers 4-11 this worksheet.		10
	3rd period due: Thu.	7th period due: Thu.
87	History of ASL Part III: Read paragraphs 10-13 of this article on the history of ASL and complete numbers 12-15 this worksheet.		10
	3rd period due: Fri.	7th period due: Fri.
88	History of ASL: Reenactment (in-class assignment).		5
89	Silent Start (in-class assignment).		10
90	Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment).		20

Week 18

#	Assignment		Point Value
91	Grade Check: Look up your grades online. Print out the "Progress" page showing your assignments in ASL class. Highlight or circle assignments you are missing.		10
	3rd period due: Wed.	7th period due: Wed.
92A	Study Guide Part I: 1) Practice signing the signs on the final exam vocabulary list in front of a mirror. 2) Answer/reviewthe first half of the questions from Part 3 of the final exam study guide.		(10)
	3rd period due: Thu.	7th period due: Thu.
92B	Study Guide Part II: Answer/review the second half of the questions from Part 3 of the final exam study guide.		(10)
	3rd period due: Fri.	7th period due: Fri.
93	Silent Start (in-class assignment).		10
94	Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment).		20

Week 19

#	Assignment		Point Value
92C	Study Guide Part III: 1) Practice signing the signs on the final exam vocabulary list in front of a mirror again. 2) Review your answers on your study guide. 3) Turn in your completed final exam study guide at the beginning of the final exam.		20
	3rd period due: Wed.	7th period due: Thu.
95	Semester Final Exam (point value listed on course syllabus) Part 1) Receptive Skills Part 2) Receptive & Expressive Skills Part 3) Knowledge and Understanding of the language and culture		10% of semester grade