ASL 1- Class Agenda

Day 1:  August 23 & 24

  1. Warm up:  “Names
  2. Welcome!
  3. How to Introduce Yourself
  4. Syllabus & Class “stuff”
  5. Iconic Signs & Arbitrary Signs
  6. Pre-test:  Deaf Awareness Quiz
    HMWK:  Pg 4 of syllabus, email, and bring materials
 

Day 2:  August 25 & 26

  1. Cards & Seating Chart
  2. FS Attendance & Respond:  Which HS you attend
  3. Bellwork:  Disney Characters
  4. Communication Strategies
  5. Review Introductions
  6. Activity:  Line Up
  7. Greetings & Responses
  8. Fingerspelling Do’s & Don’t’s
    HMWK:     Guidelines to Fingerspelling
 

Day 3:  August 27 & 30

  1. FS Attendance & Respond:  Which HS or What grade?
  2. Review- Intro’s, Greetings, and Responses
  3. Deixis, Pronouns, “be” verbs, and Closing Signals
  4. Eye Contact, Interacting in Deaf Comm. & Requests for Attention
  5. Review- Quiz Soon!
  6. Guesstures (with co-teacher)
  7. Discuss TSD Homecoming Field Trip
    HMWK:  practice signs learned in class and do fingerspelling drills
 

Day 4:  August 31 & Sept 1

  1. FS Attendance & Respond:  Which HS, What Grade or How are you?
  2. Quiz #1- FS & Vocab
  3. Introductions (pg 12 & pg 13: Ex H)
  4. Things to Know- make foldable
  5. Hands- Get to know you
    HMWK:  Study notes for quiz Thurs/Fri
    Return pg 4 of syllabus, email Nelson, bring materials!

    Day 5:  Sept 2 & 3

    1. Warm Up:  Names 2
    2. Quiz #2- Things I Know
    3. Making Conversation (pg 17 & Ex K)
    4. Guided Practice
    5. Introduce ASL Research Project
    6. Hands- Get to know each other
    HMWK:  Bring ASL Notebook to class Tues/Wed

    Day 6:  Sept 7 & 8

    1. Bingo- voice for question, fingerspell name in box.  Attendance & play Bingo.
    2. Deaf Awareness Week- Did You Know?
    3. Farewells & G’bye’s
    4. Ping Pong
    HMWK:  “Did You Know?”

    Day 7:  Sept 9 & 10
    *****SUB*****
    1. Turn in HMWK:  “Did You Know”
    2. To Lab- ASL Research PPT
    3. HMWK:  Which Hand to Use? & When to Fingerspell?

    Day 8:  Sept 13 & 14
    1. #’s 1-20
    2. Stations- Around the World & Digraphs
    3. Conceptual Accuracy:  “Get”
    4. Quiz #3
    5. Wkst:  Handshapes
    HMWK:  Powerpoint Handouts due next class.

    Day 9:  Sept 15 & 16
    1. Notebook Check
    2. Deaf History Forum

      Day 10:  Sept 17 & 20
      1. Affirm & Negate
      2. NMS & Practice
      3. Quiz #4
      4. Deaf Culture Clips
      HMWK:  Get an email!  Study for Deaf History & Culture Exam

      Day 11:  Sept 21 & 22
      Finish Unit 1 Vocabulary