ASL 1 Study Guide Unit 1-5 Final Written Exam
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Know all Vocabulary (Be able to put them together to understand
sentences)
Look and know the “Words you should know list Unit 1-5
Focus on the Master ASL Vocab Unit 1- 5 (purple Vocab page)
Know all ABC’s (4-6 letter names)
Know #’s 0-31
Know all Cultural and Grammar notes online, readings in class, and
discussed in class. Review all Bellworks and Readings in the materials
Sections of Itunes U.
Here are some things to study before the midterm.
Unit 1
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Unit 2
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Deixis- Pronouns
Getting Attention of a Deaf person
Eye contact
NMS/facial expressions- be able to identify what the NMS is for WH questions,
yes/no questions, affirmative statements and, negative statements.
Historically, American Sign Language is related to ____________Sign Language.
5 parameters of a sign
Effective Fingerspelling (the Do’s and Don’ts of fingerspelling)
Rules of numbers 1-5
3 C’s of fingerspelling
WH-face and WH-signs (where are they signed in ASL sentences)
Iconic signs
Deaf culture Labels and Identity
Deaf culture- What is Deaf Culture?
Deaf visual signals for doorbells
Time/when signs (where are they signed in ASL sentences)
Unit 3
1. What is the Non-Manuel Signal(NMS) and facial grammar for Topic Comment
sentences? (Bellwork 3.5)
2. What is the Non- Manuel Signal (NMS) and facial grammar for Rhetorical (RH)
questions? (Bellwork 3.2)
3. What is a video phone? Be able to explain (Videphone homework)
4. Possessive Pronouns versus regular pronouns. What is the difference?
5. What is a tty? Be able to explain (Videophone Homework)
6. Review the Culture/Language Bellwork Unit 7 questions
7. Background information you share when you first meet a Deaf person
8. When do you not sign numbers 1-5 palm in?
Unit 4
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What does the acronym Coda stand for? And What is the sign? (Bellwork Coda)
What is “Contrastive Structure/Shoulder Shifting?” (Bob and Bill classwork)
What is listing?
Signing Age and the rule of 9.
Unit 5
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Deaf education/schools (Classwork Unit 5)
Gallaudet University (Bellwork Galladuet University)
Deaf and Hearing Address people (Bellwork Addressing People)
Signing Time, The time spot and Rule of 9
Deaf President Now