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2nd Quarter
Week 10, Oct. 31 - Nov. 4: Assignments 20 - 21, 49 - 54
Week 11, Nov. 7 - 11: Assignments 55 - 58
Week 12, Nov. 14 - 18: Assignments 59 - 63
Week 13, Nov. 21 - 25: Assignment 64
Week 14, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2: Assignments 65 - 71
Week 15, Dec. 5 - 9: Assignments 72 - 76
Week 16, Dec. 12 - 16: Assignments 77 - 82
Winter Break Part I, Dec. 19 - Jan. 2
Week 17, Jan. 3 - 6: Assignments 83 -
Week 18, Jan. 9 - 13: Assignments
Week 19, Jan. 16 - 20: (Finals Week)

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2nd Quarter

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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
49 Favorite Animal Activity (in-class assignment). 5
50 Midterm Preparation: Prepare for the midterm exam by typing out a fake self introduction, #1-10 below, filling in the blanks. Introduce yourself as an animal from the ASL 1 vocabulary list. Do NOT tell anyone what animal you are.
1) Legs, I have ______ [number].
2) I live ______ [place].
3) I eat ______ [your animal's food].
4) I age ______ [the age your animal lives to].
5) I look like ______ [the teacher your animal looks most like].
6) I color ______ [color(s) of animal].
7) I have ______ [lots/no/little] fur/hair.
8) I ______ [deaf/hearing].
9) I have ______ [many/few] brothers and sisters.
10) Nice meet you. I which animal? 		10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
51 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).
3. Research the world-wide population of your favorite animal and prepare to sign the number in class by signing them in the mirror to yourself. Cite your source(s).		 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
52 Midterm Practice: Practice signing the sentences that you typed for assignment 50 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
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
53 Midterm Exam: Sign your pseudo self introduction to me, including the following. We will try to guess each other's animals.
1) Legs, I have ______ [number].
2) I live ______ [place].
3) I eat ______ [your animal's food].
4) I age ______ [the age your animal lives to].
5) I look like ______ [the teacher your animal looks most like].
6) I color ______ [color(s) of animal].
7) I have ______ [lots/no/little] fur/hair.
8) I ______ [deaf/hearing].
9) I have ______ [many/few] brothers and sisters.
10) Nice meet you. I which animal?
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.		 30
54 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10

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Week 11

# Assignment Point Value
55 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
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
56 Anthropomorphism
1. Consider this question: If you could be any animal, what animal would you be and why? Draw a picture of that animal with a caption in ASL grammar. Example: If I can become animal, I want become cheetah, why? run fast.
2. Ponder this question: What animal are you most like? Draw a picture of that animal with a caption in ASL grammar. Example 1: Animal I most like, what? giraffe, why? I tall. Example 2: I most like spider, why? I eat bugs.
This assignment may be handwritten or done on a computer. 		20
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
57 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
58 Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 12

# Assignment Point Value
59 Short Stories
Part of the semester final exam in January will be for you to interpret a short story. Find five short stories that you are considering interpreting for the semester final exam. Type a list of them and prepare to sign the titles using ranking in class. (You do not have to bring the stories themselves to class yet, just the list of five stories. You will sign only one story as part of the semester final exam.)
Examples:
1. Little Red Riding Hood
2. The Three Little Pigs
3. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
4. parable of the good Samaritan
5. Hamlet		 20
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
60 Attitude of Gratitude:
1) Find or draw a picture of something you are thankful for.
2) Type a sentence explaining why you are grateful for that thing in ASL grammar. Example: I thankful for airplane, why? I like travel.
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
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
61 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.		  
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
62 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
63 Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 13

# Assignment Point Value
64 Short Story Interpretation
1. Tell me (in print) what is your final decision for the short story you will sign for the semester final exam.
2. Type out the story in ASL grammar using signs you know.
Partial example: "Long-time-ago, have mean A-S-L teacher. He give students many difficult homework. Etc."
3. Practice signing your story in front of a mirror.		 20
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.

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Week 14

# Assignment Point Value
65 Overcoming Suffering
Type a 5-sentence paragraph answering the following question: How do you overcome suffering?		 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
66 Role Shifting Dialogue
Find a short excerpt from a published piece of literature you like that includes dialogue (about 4 - 5 lines of dialogue) and practice interpreting the dialogue using role shifting. Bring the printed dialogue to class (NOT an electronic copy) and sign it using role shifting. The dialogue can be from a book, a movie, etc.
Example dialogue:
Girl: You remind me of the sea.
Boy: Because I'm wild, romantic, and exciting?
Girl: No, because you make me sick.
Boy: May I hold your hand?
Girl: No thanks. It isn't heavy. 		10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
67

Written ASL
Answer TWO of the following:
1) Gloss v. SignWriting: What is the difference between ASL gloss and SignWriting?
2) Sign Languages Around the World: Count how many Deaf sign languages are listed here and record the number to sign it to the class; why do you think sign languages are called "unwritten languages"?
3) Gloss: How should you write a sign in gloss? For example, how would you write the sign for "cat" in gloss?

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2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th 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

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Week 15

# Assignment Point Value
72 Freedom of Religion
Choose ONE (1) of the following to do:
Choice A) Working with a partner or individually, copy and paste Amendment 1 of the United States Constitution, and then below that retype how you would interpret it into basic ASL gloss (e.g. "C-O-N-G-R-E-S-S WILL MAKE NONE LAW ABOUT RELIGION GROUP..." and so on).
Choice B) Working with a partner or individually, type a short definition in ASL grammar of what eternity is as it relates to time. Type your definition sign for sign in basic gloss how you will sign it to the class. Then, include a short explanation in ASL grammar of how you plan to spend eternity. You will not be graded for your personal beliefs; I just want to make you think...and practice ASL.		 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
73 Hearing
Research the following and cite your source for each answer if you want full credit:
1. What are the three sections of the ear?
2. What is the scientific name for the eardrum?
3. What are the scientific names for the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
4. What kind of tissue are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup? (e.g. muscle, skin, fat, sinew)
5. What do the hammer, anvil, and stirrup do?
6. What organ translates the motion of sound waves into electrical signals?
7. What is the difference between peripheral deafness and central deafness?		 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
74 Wish List
1. Find pictures of three presents you want for Christmas or Hanukkah.
2. Look up the signs for those presents on one of the online ASL dictionaries, and include screen captures of the signs with the pictures of the presents. Be ready to sign them in class.		 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
75 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
76 Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 16

# Assignment Point Value
77 Ranking worksheet (in-class assignment). 5
78 Family Traditions: Think of a family tradition your family does for Hanukkah, Christmas, or New Years. Type an explanation in simple gloss that you can sign about the tradition. (For example, what does your family do? Who started the tradition? Why does your family do it? And so on.) You may wish to look up some signs for the explanation. Example: FOR CHRISTMAS, MY FAMILY WATCH MOVIE. WHY? WE LAZY LIKE TEENAGER DURING SUMMER VACATION. Practice signing your explanation preparatory to signing it in class. 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
79 Technical Writing: Type step-by-step instructions for how to do a simple task, such as how to tie your shoes, how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, etc. Make sure you know how to sign your instructions using ranking. Limit your instructions to six (6) steps or less.
Example: How to train your dragon
1) Capture a dragon without getting killed
2) Feed your dragon without the rest of the village finding out
3) Make your dragon dependent on you
4) Take your girlfriend for a ride on your dragon		 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
80 Language Acquisition
1) 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).
2) Research (again) what BICS and CALP are. For full credit, summarize your findings in your own words and cite your source(s). In other words, in addition to copying and pasting what the abbreviations stand for, explain in your own words what each abbreviation means.
3) Evaluate where you think you are in the progression from the silent period to CALP. For example, are you in between the silent period and BICS or in between BICS and CALP? Explain why you think you are at that point in your language acquisition of ASL.		 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
81 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
82 Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 17

# Assignment Point Value
83 Vacation Review: List three things you did on vacation (in-class listing skill review). 5
84 Resolutions: Read this worksheet, and write three (3) New Year's resolutions in ASL grammar that you can sign. They do not have to be school related. 10
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
85 Short Story Interpretation: Practice signing your short story interpretation in front of either a mirror or a video camera preparatory to signing it in front of the class as part of your semester final exam.
 10
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
86 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
87 Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 18

# Assignment Point Value
88 History of ASL Review: Read this article on the history of ASL and complete this worksheet. 10
2nd period due: Tue. 4th period due: Tue. 5th period due: Tue.
89A Study Guide Part I:
Answer/review the first half of the questions from Part 3 of the final exam study guide.		 (10)
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Thu. 5th period due: Wed.
89B Study Guide Part II:
Answer/review the second half of the questions from Part 3 of the final exam study guide.		 (10)
2nd period due: Thu. 4th period due: Fri. 5th period due: Fri.
90 Silent Start (in-class assignment). 10
91 Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). 20

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Week 19

# Assignment Point Value
89C Study Guide Part III:
1) Practice signing the signs on the final exam vocabulary list in front of a mirror.
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
2nd period due: Wed. 4th period due: Wed. 5th period due: Thu.
92 Semester Final Exam (point value listed on course syllabus)
Part 1) Receptive Skills
Part 2) Expressive Expressive Skills (Short Story Interpretation)
Part 3) Knowledge and Understanding of the language and culture		 10% of semester grade

 

 

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