AS YOU COME INTO CLASS
1. Make a circle with the desks.
2. Pick out a sheet of construction
paper.
3. Fold the construction paper into
thirds.
4. Write your first name and last initial
in big, bold letters.
5. Place on your desk.
WELCOME TO ASL CLASS
Let’s meet our ASL family!
Introduce yourself:
1.What is your name?
2.Why are you taking ASL?
3.What is your background knowledge of
ASL?
4.Where is your favorite place in the
world?
5.What is your favorite animal?
BINGO… SILENTLY!
Today we are going to play a game of bingo
with the following rules:
 You may only mark a bingo with the signature of
someone else who has experienced the required
bingo square in his or her life.
 You may only sign one box per person per game.
 You must go flick the light switch when you have a
completed bingo.
 The entire time must be absolutely silent. If you are
caught talking, you will be out.
 The winner earns a prize.
You must change TWO SQUARES!
SOCRATIC DISCUSSION
1. How was the experience of playing bingo
silently? What was easy? What was hard?
2. How can we learn to communicate
without our voices?
3. How can we get the attention of others
silently?
4. How can we create a community that is
safe to take risks and challenge
ourselves?
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
You have five minutes to complete
the following:

You do not have to do these tasks in
order.
1. Sign the Social Contract
2. Pick up a syllabus for “Western
Literature”
3. Read the syllabus.
COURSE POLICIES
 GRADING POLICY
This class follows the traditional grading scale:
A= 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 59 & Below
 MISSING & LATE WORK POLICY
Each day an assignment is late, it drops 10%. After 5 days, no
late work will be accepted and it will be recorded as a zero.
 MAKE-UP WORK POLICY
If you are absent, check my website to see what you missed. You
must stay up to date on readings and homework assignments. It
is your responsibility to find out what you missed, make up your
work, and advocate for yourself if you have any questions . You
have two days for each excused absence to make up your work
for full credit.
FOR MISSING, LATE, OR MAKE-UP WORK YOU
MUST COMPLETE A PINK SUBMISSION SLIP.
COURSE POLICIES
ACADEMIC DISHONEST Y
 Plagiarism is taking another’s work or ideas and
claiming them as your own—even if you change some
of the wording. Plagiarism is a serious offense and will
result in an automatic zero on the assignment.
SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
 Binder
 Notebook: A college-ruled journal (spiral or bound)
 Writing Utensils: pens, pencils, highlighters
 Always bring your textbook to class. EVERY DAY!
VOICES “OFF”
As with all foreign language courses, students
are expected to communicate in the language
we are learning: American Sign Language.
This means that students should have voices
“off” when in class. I will show students
means to communicate without using their
voices if they are confused.
Once we establish our voices off period of
time, students talking will receive a point
deduction that cumulates into a semester
“Silent Participation” grade.
MY CLASS WEBSITE
http://www.skyviewacademy.k12.co.us/s
kyviewacademy
Whenever you are absent, check my
website PRIOR to coming to class!
INTRODUCTION TO
AMERICAN SIGN
LANGUAGE
Unit One of
American Sign
Language with
Ms. Brooks
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
 Before we learn any signs or embark on our
journey of American Sign Language, we need to
understand and respect Deaf culture.
 Our goal is to communicate with Deaf people and to
immerse ourselves in the beauty of the language.
 With your choices, just remember:
Do my actions honor the Deaf culture?
If not, then it is cultural appropriation.
ASL IS NOT ENGLISH!
 You must learn American Sign Language as a
separate language. Do not try to match up English
words with ASL signs in English word order.
 Can you translate Spanish to English in the same word order?
 There are forms of sign systems called:
 Signing Exact English (SEE): This is a system designed by
hearing English speakers to communicate with deaf children.
This system uses a lot of initialized signs in English word order.
SEE also has signs for “is” and “are” that are not used in ASL.
 Pidgin Sign English (PSE): This is a combination of English and
ASL. It uses ASL signs in English word order.
ASL ALPHABET
ASL ALPHABET
August 21 ,
2015
SOCIAL CONTRACT
In your groups, you will be assigned a question
to build our social contract for American Sign
Language.
 GROUP ONE: How do you want to be treated by me
(the teacher)? How do you think I (the teacher) want
to be treated by you?
 GROUP TWO: How do you want to be treated by each
other?
 GROUP THREE: How do we want to treat each other
when there is conflict?
ASL ALPHABET
ASL ALPHABET
QUIZ REVIEW
Phonetic
Review
FINGERSPELLING IN
AMERICAN SIGN
LANGUAGE
Carol A.
Padden
University of
California, San
Diego
October 2009
FINGERSPELLING IS OLDER THAN ASL
Fingerspelling first appeared in a
book believed to be the first book on
deaf education
Published by Juan Pablo Bonet, a
hearing tutor of deaf children in
Spain
In 1620
Carol A. Padden - ASLTA/October 2009
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FROM SPAIN TO THE US
Jacob Pereire, an oral teacher from Spain
brought the one-handed alphabet to Paris
where Abbe de l’Epee adopted it for use in
his school
Laurent Clerc brought fingerspelling with
him to the US, and used it in the first
school for deaf children, founded 1817
Fingerspelling spread to other schools for
the deaf
Fingerspelling was carved on a crypt at the
South Carolina School for the Deaf
in 1861
Carol A. Padden - ASLTA/October 2009
Tombstone of Newton P. Walker,
Superintendent of the South Carolina School
for the Deaf and the Blind, 1861
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‘Heaven’
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ASL USES FINGERSPELLING MORE
EXTENSIVELY THAN OTHER SIGN LANGUAGES
Compared to other sign languages, ASL
uses fingerspelling alot!
We fingerspell city names, names of
Presidents, brand names, company
names, automobile makes and many
other words.
Other sign languages translate these
names into signs
Carol A. Padden - ASLTA/October 2009
FINGERSPELLING IS MOSTLY NOUNS
Some adjectives and prepositions
Very few verbs
Examples of fingerspelled nouns:
flour, pizza, campus, sports, passport, cab,
sidewalk, studio, base, ballet, safety, tunnel,
facility, lodge, inch, yard
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WE USE FINGERSPELLING EVEN IF WE
ALREADY HAVE A SIGN
 Some fingerspelled words are used even though there are
signs for them:
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

C-A-R
L-O-V-E (noun only?)
L-I-F-E
R-E-N-T (“monthly rent”)
 Compare:
 RENT vs. R-E-N-T
 FREE vs. F-R-E-E
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FINGERSPELLING IS USED BY DEAF PEOPLE
OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS
• Even signers with high school education
use fingerspelling
• The difference is which words they
fingerspell, not in the amount of
fingerspelling
Carol A. Padden - ASLTA/October 2009
FINGERSPELLING CANNOT BE
SEPARATED FROM ASL
Long history of fingerspelling in schools
for the deaf in U.S.
Many deaf leaders supported
fingerspelling as defense against oralism
ASL tends to use fingerspelling for new
vocabulary
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AS YOU COME INTO CLASS
Random Words:
Write a word that you don’t
know how to sign!
RULES OF AMERICAN
SIGN LANGUAGE
Take out your
Name Game
worksheet.
THE NAME GAME
 To practice fingerspelling, we are going to play a game
SILENTLY.
What’s My Name?
Fingerspelling Practice Activity
In this silent activity, you will have to learn the first and last names of all of your classmates and record them in the
chart below.

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
To Ask “What’s your name?” – YOU NAME WHAT YOU?
To Say “My name is
.” – MY NAME
ME.
To Ask “What’s your mom/dad’s name?” – YOUR MOM/DAD NAME WHAT?
To Say “My mom/dad’s name is
.” – MY MOM/DAD NAME WHAT?
To Say “Nice to meet you!” – NICE MEET YOU
.
You need to fill your entire chart!
THE PHYSICAL RULES OF ASL
#1: EYE CONTACT
You must remain eye contact when maintaining
a signing conversation. Your eyes have become
your ears! In Deaf culture, it is considered rude
to break eye contact because that means you
aren’t paying attention or you are distracted.
However, that doesn’t mean you should stare.
What is the difference between eye contact and
staring?
THE PHYSICAL RULES OF ASL
#2: THE SIGN SPACE
The sign space is from the top of your head to
your middle torso. This is where most signs
occur. Signing outside of this space can cause
discomfort and can be physically impossible in
some circumstances. However, for dramatic
performance in ASL, it is acceptable to move
outside the sign space.
THE PHYSICAL RULES OF ASL
#3: THE DOMINANT HAND
When signing, you should use the hand that is
most natural and comfortable for you, called
your “dominant” hand. For example, if you are
left-handed, you would sign your left as your
dominant hand. Once you determine your
dominant and non-dominant hand, they must
stay that way. Don’t switch back and forth!
NUMBERS AND
PARAMETERS
Write some
random words
up on the
board that you
would like to
learn how to
sign.
NUMBERS
1-10
11-19
20-99
21
25
100
NUMBER QUIZ
I will say the
letter of the
question and
then sign the
number. I will
repeat the
number twice
and will ask
for repeats at
the end.
PARAMETERS OF ASL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrkGrIiAo
NE
What can you understand about the various
parameters of ASL?
THE FIVE PARAMETERS OF ASL
 Each ASL sign can be broken down and analyzed into
five separate characteristics. For a sign to be correct,
it must use the following five parameters correctly.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Handshape
Palm Orientation
Location
Movement
Non-manual signs/facial expressions (NMS)
 Remember these five parameters of ASL when you
are learning new signs. (HPLMN)
THE FIVE PARAMETERS OF ASL
How can you remember the five parameters of
ASL: Hand Shape, Palm Orientation, Location,
Movement, Non-Manual Signs? (HPLMN)
Think of a mnemonic device to remember the
five parameters:
 (HPLMNMS): Harry Potter Loves My Non-Manual
Markers
 (HPLMNMS): Harry Potter Loves My N&Ms
What are your mnemonic devices?
SILENT PARTNERS
 You will be assigned a silent partner. This will be
your silent partner for a few activities. Your first
activity is an introduction.
 You will meet to discuss the following and share to
the class in ASL:
 Your Partner’s Name (first and last)
 Your Partner’s Age
 Your Partner’s Grade/Class (freshmen, sophomore, junior, or
senior)