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January 12, 2005
HERE ARE THE UPCOMING VIDEO PROJECTS FOR ASL I AND ASLII.
ASL I
FAMILY PRESENTATION
VIDEO PORTFOLIO PROJECT
The last video project for this semester will be about your family. Family is defined as any group of people that you live with or that are important to you. This will be videotaped in class on Jan.24th &25th. You will be graded for content, visual aid, signing skills and appropriate dress and grooming. You will lose 10 points if you are not dressed appropriately for your portfolio on presentation day!
Content: 25 points
3-5 minute
4 – 6 people, 3 generations
Tell relationship to each person
Give names for 2 people and ages for 2 people
Compare/ contrast 2 people with physical description
Compare/contrast with likes or dislikes for 2 people
Visual aid: 15 pts
You need to create a visual aid with pictures of those you will be telling about. This may be in poster format or and attractive set up of framed photos.
Signing Skills: 25 pts
Use of ASL Grammar:
1. Compare / Contrast
2. Negative statements and Positive statements
Sign Parameters:
1. Handshape
2. Location
3. Movement
4. Palm Orientation
5. N.M.G.S
Fingerspelling and Numbers:
1. Clearly formed letters/numbers
2. Smooth rate of delivery
3. Hand held in correct position and P.O.
Appropriate dress for portfolio presentation: 10 pts
Semi Formal
Solid dark color
No distracting accessories
ASL II
PARENTS’ OCCUPATION
VIDEO PORTFOLIO PROJECT
Our next Video Portfolio Project will be a presentation of your parents’ occupation. You will need to be able to describe the various duties of your parents’ work throughout a typical work day. You will need to have a visual aid with a minimum of six pictures for each parent. These pictures may be photos, magazine cut outs or hand drawings. Your visual aid will be the only notes that you may use for your presentation. (Since many students may live in non traditional family situations, “PARENT” is defined as two adults in your life.)
Grade breakdown:
40pts. Sign Competencies
10 pts. Visual Aid
There will be a 10% markdown if you are not appropriately dressed for your portfolio presentation.
This will be filmed in class on Jan 24th and 25th.
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December 2004
ASL I
CONVERSATION WITH PARTNER
VIDEO PORTFOLIO PROJECT
You are a college student attending a sign language workshop at Gallaudet University. There you are meeting other ASL students from all over the US. Introduce yourselves and exchange information about each other’s school life. Pick a city or state that has both a name sign and that you can describe by gestures. (ex Seattle – space needle, New York- statue of liberty) Please include a new name for yourself (3 -4 letters long), name of college, type of housing, how you go to class, and information about your teacher (new name also). You need to have positive and negative statements, WH and Yes/No questions in your dialog. This will be filmed in class on Dec 13,14.
ASL II
ABC & NUMBER STORY
VIDEO PORTFOLIO PROJECT
Now that you have learned about ABC and Number stories in ASL, you have the opportunity to enjoy this form or poetry by creating a story of your own. You may choose which one you want to do.
ASL-II students need to create a basic story. An ABC story needs to have all 26 letters and a number story needs to be 1-20 or 1-10-1.
ASL-III students need to have a story with a more complicated number pattern or words. You will be graded for clarity of signing, understandable story line, prosidy and overall creativeness.
This will be performed in class on Dec 15,16.
11/01/04
What’s going on in November?????
ASL I
We are starting Unit 4 “Transportation & Housing.”
Our next video project will be a Copy Sign of the “Bus Stop Riddle.” due the last class before Thanks giving break.
Students will copy this short story onto their personal videotapes to be able to practice it at home. We are beginning to learn about Classifiers.We are continuing to read our novel about Laurent Clerc in class.
ASL II
The Copy Sign of “ABC Gum” was to be due today and tomorrow. But there will be an extension for those who need it. As many of you know, we lost one of our students, Ryan, last week. This has broken many hearts.
I will have a camera set up in the corner of my room for students to film their story on their own. Please remember to dress appropriately on the day you film.
We are starting Unit 9. We will be learning about different types of verbs in ASL, dollars and cents, and making requests. We will be starting section 2 of our novel.
Our next video project will be a sign song.
va
10/19/04 ASL-II
In the next two weeks we will be finishing up our Classifiers unit. Our final video project with this unit will be a copy sign presentation of Ella Mae Lentz' version of "ABC Gum." Students may copy this onto their own video tape to take home for practice. Also it will be available daily during tutorial for in-class practice. The story may seem a bit long, but it can be easily divided into 5 parts. I recommend that it be studied one part at a time. It will be presented by students on Nov. 1st & 2nd.
Students, if you by chance become ill on the day of the presentation (as did happen with our last project) you are expected to come in during tutorial on the day of your return to school to present if you want full credit. :-)
ASL-I
We are now working on "Around School" and will soon begin "Transportation and Housing."
We are also practicing Deaf conversation techniques.
That's all for now.
va
10/5/04
Hello Again! I hope you are checking this site often for updates.
ASL-I
Self Introduction project will be videotaped in class on Thursday Oct 14 for 5th period and on Friday Oct 15 for 4th.
Forgot what to do???
See below:
SELF INTRODUCTION
VIDEO PORTFOLIO PROJECT
Your first portfolio project will be a self-introduction. This will be videotaped in class on Oct 14 &15.
You will be graded for:
Content
Correct sign parameters
Fingerspelling and numbers
Appropriate dress
Content:
1. Greeting
2. 1st and last name
3. Identify as hearing or Deaf
4. Age
5. Identify self as student and grade level
6. School where learning to sign
7. Appropriate closure (goodbye, see you later, finish, etc.)
* +5 for teacher’s first and last name
ASL-II
Classifier Story is due on Oct 14 and 15.
Forgot what to do???
See below:
CLASSIFIER STORY
VIDEO PORTFOLIO PROJECT
Our next Video Portfolio Project will be a Classifier Story. This is to be a story that you create yourself, following the models shown in class. Your story should be made up of primarily classifiers and mime (facial expression and body language). It is to have minimal sign usage. This will be filmed in class on Oct. 14 & 15. It is to be 1˝ -2 minutes long.
Grade breakdown:
40pts. Sign Competencies
Minimal sign usage
At least 4 different classifiers used
Classifiers used appropriately
Understandable story line.
10 pts. Preparation
Introduction with Name, Date, and Story Title
Appropriate length.
Appropriate attire for a portfolio presentation.
va
9/21/04
ASL II and III
Pledge Project due Sept 29 and 30.
Remember to dress appropriately.
va
9/7/04
It's already week 2 of the school year!
For the next two weeks ASL I is practicing names, learning colors and numbers, and Greetings and introductions.
ASL II is remembering how to sign, sharing summer stories, reviewing sign parameters, iconic signs, and beginning the Pledge of Allegiance project.
va
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