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COURSE #:
UNIT/ORGANIZING
PRINCIPLE/STRAND:
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION(S):
COURSE NAME: ASL 1
QUARTER: 1
PACING:
Welcome/Greetings; Getting Started with ASL conversation
How do you greet properly? How do you say farewell properly? How do you introduce yourself to others? What is basic ASL
sentence structure? How do you ask and answer questions? How do you interact appropriately with Deaf people? What are the
role of facial expressions and non-manual signals?
How do you ask for help and clarification? How do you engage in a basic conversation? What is the cultural view of Deafness?
BENCHMARKS
LEARNING TARGETS/SKILLS
Introduction to Deaf Community, Basic sentence structure, Basic Introduction
dialogue, Interacting with the Deaf, Numbers 1 -10, non-manual signals,
farewells, culture, Non- manual signals
Asking for Help, Clarification, directionality, numbers 11-20, Deaf terminology,
medical vs. cultural Deafness,
CONCEPTS/CONTENT
Greetings, Deixis, Eye
Contact
Names, fingerspelling,
closing signals, oneword answers
Yes/No & WH-Q nonmanuals; WH-Face
How people learn ASL,
ASL vs. English
structure, Deaf/deaf,
KEY TERMINOLOGY
Pgs 4 - 53
Deixus, Eye gaze,
fingerspelling names,
Eye contact, one-word
answers, closing
signals. WH-Q, Iconic
signs, NMS, shoulder
tapping
Deaf/deaf, Questionmaker, directionality,
Galladuet, DPN (Deaf
President Now),
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RESOURCES/ACTIVITIES
Master ASL DVD
Master ASL Workbook
Sound and Fury
ASSESSMENTS
Dialogues
Expressive Test
Receptive Test
Written Test
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COURSE #:
UNIT/ORGANIZING
PRINCIPLE/STRAND:
COURSE NAME: ASL 1
QUARTER: 2
PACING:
Getting Started with ASL conversation, Getting to know you: Background information
What is introductory ASL grammar and structure? What are and how do you use WH-signs and facial expressions? What are iconic
and non-iconic signs?
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION(S):
BENCHMARKS
What is topic-comment structure? How do I incorporate numbers into a conversation? What are name signs and how are they
made? What are possessive signs?
LEARNING TARGETS/SKILLS
Signed question mark, Numbers 21-30, Days of the Week, Placement of time
signs, When signs, WH-Signs, Placement of WH-signs
Exchanging background information, Cities & States, Sharing interests,
Numbers 31-100, Name Signs, ASL and signed languages throughout the
world, Topic-comment structure, Numbers 100-999, Possessive signs, Colors,
Orientation of signs 1-5, Calendar signs, Seasons, Holidays, Weather,
rhetorical questions
CONCEPTS/CONTENT
Question mark vs.
closing signals; time
signs structure
placement, Use of DODO, Numbers 21-30,
Days of the Week,
Sentence structure for
WH-signs
Email/internet &
technology signs,
Seasons/holidays,
address/phone
numbers, weather,
colors, WHY as a
rhetorical,
Topic/comment
structure,
Communication
devices, Variations of
the sign, “Birthday”
KEY TERMINOLOGY
DO-DO,
Gestuno, Arbitrary vs.
Descriptive Name
Signs, Rhetorical,
Waving,
Topic/Comment,
Possessive signs, Loveit vs. Love, videophone
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RESOURCES/ACTIVITIES
Master ASL DVD
Master ASL Workbook
Through Deaf Eyes video
ASL Pro
ASSESSMENTS
Dialogues
Expressive Test
Receptive Test
Written Test
Mid-term exam
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COURSE #:
UNIT/ORGANIZING
PRINCIPLE/STRAND:
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION(S):
BENCHMARKS
COURSE NAME: ASL 1
QUARTER: 3
PACING:
Family & Friends, School Days
How do you recognize and use gender distinction in ASL? What is contrastive structure? What is Deaf art? How do I sign about
family, friends, and relationships? How do I use pronoun signs appropriately?
How do I sign about school and school life? What is the Agent Marker? What are Deaf education options? What are classifiers ^,
1, 3? How do I sign about time and time-related issues?
LEARNING TARGETS/SKILLS
CONCEPTS/CONTENT
Family, Gender Distinction, CODA, Contrastive Structure, Shoulder-shifting,
home signs, age spot, listing & ordering, major life events, Deaf art, Plural form
of “to go”, how to fix signing mistakes, pronouns& number, pronoun
agreement, physical & personal qualities
Family signs, genderbased signs, shouldershifting, listing &
ordering, Age-spot,
Rule of 9 for age, selfcorrection strategies for
signing errors
Places around campus, School Personnel, Agent Marker, Education signs,
Initialization, ASL Literature
Real-world orientation
for locations, simple
directions, campus
vocabulary, agent
marker, initialization,
ABC Number stories
KEY TERMINOLOGY
Home Signs, CODA,
Rule of 9, listing &
ordering
Agent marker, ABC
story, Handshape story,
number stories,
initialization,
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RESOURCES/ACTIVITIES
Master ASL DVD
Master ASL Workbook
Gallaudet timeline
ASL Pro
ASSESSMENTS
Dialogues
Expressive Test
Receptive Test
Written Test
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COURSE #:
UNIT/ORGANIZING
PRINCIPLE/STRAND:
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION(S):
BENCHMARKS
COURSE NAME: ASL 1
QUARTER: 4
PACING:
School Days, Sports & Activities
What are Deaf education options? What are classifiers ^, 1, 3? How do I sign about time and time-related issues? How do I sign
about sports & activities? What are the Five Parameters of ASL? What are different types of ASL Literature? How can I expand my
classifier skills? How do I use past, present, & future tenses? What is the Rule of 9?
LEARNING TARGETS/SKILLS
Deaf education decisions & controversies, Gallaudet University, Classifiers 1,
^, & 3, Time signs, Multiple meanings
Sports & recreational activity vocabulary, 5 parameters of ASL, Classifiers 5,
bent-v, b, base-b, Literature, William “Dummy” Hoy; past, present, & future
tense; Rule of 9 for age, time, and calendar time
CONCEPTS/CONTENT
History & importance of
Deaf schools, Deaf
Educational
philosophies,
Gallaudet University &
Deaf Culture,
Classifiers ^, 1, & 3
and their modification,
Conceptual accuracy &
multiple meanings,
Time sign structure,
TO-BE-GOOD-AT &
TO-BE-BAD-AT, time
spot
use of “DURING”, use
of “EXPERIENCE”, use
of “FINISH”, use of
“CRAZY-FOR”; ASL
parameters, Classifiers
5, bent-v, b, base-b;
oral literature; William
“Dummy” Hoy; use of
tenses;
KEY TERMINOLOGY
Classifier, iconic,
Classifiers ^, 1, 3;
conceptual accuracy,
5 parameters, William
“Dummy” Hoy,
Deaflympics,
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RESOURCES/ACTIVITIES
Master ASL DVD
Master ASL Workbook
ASL Pro
ASSESSMENTS
Dialogues
Expressive Test
Receptive Test
Written Test
Final Exam