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Week 29, Apr. 2 - 6: Assignments 120 - 121, 145 - 151
Week 30, Apr. 9 - 13: Assignments 152 - 154
Week 31, Apr. 16 - 20: Assignments 155 - 160
Week 32, Apr. 23 - 27: Assignments 161 - 165
Week 33, Apr. 30 - May 4: Assignments 166 - 171
Week 34, May 7 - 11: Assignments 172 - 177
Week 35, May 14 - 18: Assignments 178 - 182
Week 36, May 21 - 25: Assignments 183 - 188
Week 37, May 28 - June 1: Assignments 189 - 192
Week 38, June 4 - 8: Finals Week
The end is come.
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Week 29
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 120 | Attend at least one Deaf community activity of your choice this semester. | 30 | |
| 121 | Type a 250-word paper on your experience at the Deaf community event you attend. | 20 | |
| 145 | College Surprises (in-class assignment). | 10 | |
| 146 | Story Time Quiz: Liz's birthday (in-class assignment). | 10 | |
| 147 | Major Options: Type five radical sentences in ASL grammar
about what areas of study interest you and that you might consider for a
major in college if you go. Example 1: Political Science, I interested. Example 2: Psychology, I want study. Then, type an English translation for each sentence. Practicing signing your five radical sentences in front of a mirror or to a family member prepatatory to signing them in class. |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Wed. | 7th period due: Wed. | ||
| 148 | Schools with Programs: Find three universities, colleges, community colleges, or trade schools that have good programs in a major or area of study that interests you. Type the list of the three and be ready to sign their names in class. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Thu. | 7th period due: Thu. | ||
| 149 | Famous Deaf People: Select a famous Deaf person to create a PowerPoint presentation about. (We will make the actual presentation next week.) Provide at least three sources of information on this person (e.g. website addresses or book titles and authors) and explain in one sentence in English why you chose this person. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Fri. | 7th period due: Fri. | ||
| 150 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 151 | Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). | 20 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 152 | Famous Deaf People: Create a PowerPoint presentation or Keynote
presentation about the famous Deaf person you have chosen. Include the following: 1) A title slide 2) A slide with the biographical information about the person (e.g. birth date, birthplace, education, date of death if applicable, etc.) 3) A slide with the reason why the person is famous 4) A slide with quotes by the person if you can find some 5) At least three different images of the person (not all on the same slide) 6) Anything else about the person you would like to add 7) A slide listing your sources of information and images |
50 | |
| 3rd period due: Fri. | 7th period due: Fri. | ||
| 153 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 154 | Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). | 20 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 155 | Seasons Quiz (in-class assignment). | 10 | |
| 156 | Weather Map Draw a weather map with at least five different kinds of weather on it. You may do this by hand or digitally, but do NOT just copy and paste an image--create your own weather map. Prepare to sign a weather report to the class using the map. |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Wed. | 7th period due: Wed. | ||
| 157 | Emergency Preparedness Scenario 1 Type a list of three (3) things you should have or three things you should do to prepare for one of the following disasters: Choice A: Hurricane Choice B: Earthquake Choice C: Blizzard Choice D: Famine Practice signing your list using listing/ranking in front of a mirror preparatory to signing it in class. |
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| 158 | Emergency Preparedness Scenario 2 Type a list of four (4) things you should have or four things you should do to prepare for one of the following emergencies: Choice A: Heart Attack Choice B: Tsunami or Flood Choice C: Zombie Apocalypse Choice D: Car Accident Practice signing your list using listing/ranking in front of a mirror preparatory to signing it in class. |
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| 159 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 160 | Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). | 20 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 161 | ASL Parameters Part 1: Research online what the five ASL parameters are AND give a definition for each. H__________: (type definition here) O__________: (type definition here) L__________: (type definition here) M__________: (type definition here) E__________: (type definition here) Part 2: Which of the five ASL parameters do some argue is not a parameter? |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Wed. | 7th period due: Wed. | ||
| 162 |
Similar Sign Pairs |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Thu. | 7th period due: Thu. | ||
| 163 | ASL Parameters worksheet (in-class assignment). | 10 | |
| 164 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 165 | Vocabulary & Parameters Quiz (in-class assignment). | 20 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 166 | Hidden Talents Quiz (in-class assignment). | 10 | |
| 167 | Research "simultaneous communication" (sim-com) and explain in your own words what it is and how it could be used to try to teach deaf people oralism or English. Cite your source(s) for full credit. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Thu. | 7th period due: Wed. | ||
| 168 | Research "total communication" and explain in your own words what it is and one problem with trying to use it to teach deaf people. Cite your source(s) for full credit. If you cannot find a problem with using it to teach deaf people in your research, you can postulate one. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Thu. | 7th period due: Thu. | ||
| 169 | Research "Bilingual-Bicultural" (Bi-Bi) and explain in your own words what it is and postulate why this approach might not work for teaching deaf people English. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Fri. | 7th period due: Fri. | ||
| 170 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 171 | Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). | 20 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 172 | Easy Finger Spelling Challenge: Play the Easy level of Tobey's finger spelling challenge and print out your score for credit. You do not need to get a perfect score for full credit. Play the game using Internet Explorer, not Firefox. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Wed. | 7th period due: Wed. | ||
| 173 | Intermediate Finger Spelling Challenge: Play the Intermediate level of Tobey's finger spelling challenge and print out your score for credit. You do not need to get a perfect score for full credit. Play the game using Internet Explorer, not Firefox. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Thu. | 7th period due: Thu. | ||
| 174 | Advanced Finger Spelling Challenge: Play the Advanced level of Tobey's finger spelling challenge and print out your score for credit. You do not need to get a perfect score for full credit. Play the game using Internet Explorer, not Firefox. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Fri. | 7th period due: Fri. | ||
| 175 | Quality v. Quantity Activities (in-class assignment). | 10 | |
| 176 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 177 | Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). | 25 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 178 | Silent Chef Part 1: Watch this
video carefully and answer the following questions. Watch the video
at school if you can't at home. (Here's the full
screen link.) 1. What is the silent chef cooking? 2. How does she sign "noodle", "recipe", "soup", and "carrots" at the beginning of the video? 3. Whom does she finger spell came up with the recipe? 4. What does she do to the carrot before dicing it? 5. What two kinds of containers does the chicken broth come in? 6. What hand shape does she use to sign "pepper"? 7. How long does she let the broth boil after adding the carrots and before adding the noodles? 8. What shape appears four times on the plate that the chicken is on? 9. How long does she cook the soup after adding the chicken? 10. How do you know when the soup is ready? |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Wed. | 7th period due: Wed. | ||
| 179 | Silent Chef Part 2: Watch this
video carefully and answer the following questions. Watch the video
at school if you can't at home. (Here's the full
screen link.) 1. What is the silent chef baking? 2. How does she sign "brownies"? 3. How long does she put the butter and chocolate in the microwave before stirring it? 4. How much longer does she heat it in the microwave after stirring it? 5. How does she sign "vanilla"? 6. What color spatula does she use to move the brownie mix into the baking pan? 7. How long does she put the brownies in the oven for? 8. What is the first ingredient she shows for the mint frosting? 9. What two colors of food coloring does she add? 10. How does she sign that the icing has hardened after an hour of cooling? |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Thu. | 7th period due: Thu. | ||
| 180 | Silent Chef Part 3: Watch this
video carefully and answer the following questions. Watch the video
at school if you can't at home. (Here's the full
screen link.) 1. What is the silent chef making? 2. What is the first ingredient she shows? 3. After showing the first ingredient, how does she prepare the pan? 4. Why does she show what she's doing instead of just describe it? 5. After flattening the first ingredient in the pan, how long does she put it in the oven for? 6. What is the temperature set to? 7. What is second ingredient (white) she shows? 8. What is the third ingredient she shows? 9. How much sugar and vanilla does she add? 10. How long does she put it in the oven the second time? 11. What is the girl's name who tastes it at the end of the video? |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Fri. | 7th period due: Fri. | ||
| 181 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 182 | Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). | 20 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 183 | Summer Plans: In ASL grammar, type 10 sentences with 10 different
answers for the following question: During summer vacation, your plans what? Example 1: During summer vacation, I stay home. Example 2: During summer vacation, I go Hawaii. Retype each sentence in English grammar. |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Wed. | 7th period due: Wed. | ||
| 184 | Summer Jobs: Suppose you plan to work during this summer.
In ASL grammar, type 10 sentences with 10 different answers for the following
question: If you work during summer vacation, do-do? Example 1: During summer, I get job, do-do? Food store. Example 2: During summer, I work, where? Starbucks. Retype each sentence in English grammar. |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Thu. | 7th period due: Thu. | ||
| 185 | Changing Times: Choose ONE of the following to do: Choice A: Type a paragraph in English contrasting summer vacation 200 years ago and summer vacation nowadays. Point out at least three differences. What aspects about summer vacation were better back then and what aspects are better now and why? Choice B: Draw a picture contrasting summer vacation 200 years ago and summer vacation nowadays. Show at least three differences. What aspects about summer vacation were better back then and what aspects are better now and why? |
10 | |
| 3rd period due: Fri. | 7th period due: Fri. | ||
| 186 | Quiz in ASL: The Scientific Method (in-class assignment). | 10 | |
| 187 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 188 | Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). | 20 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value | |
| 189 | Research BICS & CALP: Find what each acronym stands for and explain in your own words what they mean. Cite your source(s) for full credit. | 10 | |
| 3rd period due: Wed. | 7th period due: Wed. | ||
| 190A | Study Guide Part 1: Review for Final Exam. Answer the first half of the questions on the study guide. Study the answers on the study guide that we have gone over together in class in preparation for the final exam. | 20 | |
| Due date: You will turn in your completed study guide at the beginning of your final exam for 20 points. Partially completed study guides will only earn you partial credit. | |||
| 190B | Study Guide Part 2: Review for Final Exam. Answer the second half of the questions on the study guide. Study the answers on the study guide that we have gone over together in class in preparation for the final exam. | ||
| Due date: You will turn in your completed study guide at the beginning of your final exam for 20 points. Partially completed study guides will only earn you partial credit. | |||
| 191 | Silent Start (in-class assignment). |
10 | |
| 192 | Vocabulary Quiz (in-class assignment). | 20 | |
| # | Assignment | Point Value |
| 193 | Final Exam (in-class assignment). | 10% of semester grade |
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