WL17.ASL.ILP.3c
Present about topics of interests.
Present about topics of interests.
Present about topics of interests.
Cultures
Investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship among the products, practices, and perspectives of the Deaf culture.
Engage in conversation demonstrating culturally respectful behavior.
Identify and research an area of interest in the Deaf culture.
Participate in age-appropriate cultural practices such as voice off activities or TV viewing with closed caption only.
Connections
Link American Sign Language and other subject areas to acquire information and diverse cultural perspectives.
Acquire, expand and apply vocabulary related to age-appropriate school content using simple sentence structures.
Use materials intended for same-age Deaf peers.
Comparisons
Investigate, analyze, and reflect on similarities and differences between American Sign Language and English.
Identify words in the target language that have no translation in English.
Hypothesize about the similarities of language based on awareness of iconicity and handshapes.
Analyze idiomatic expressions in the target language.
Students investigate, analyze, and reflect on similarities and differences between Deaf and hearing cultures.
Demonstrate an ability to recognize and correctly use non-manual markers that are distinctive to ASL.
Analyze the role of family in hearing and Deaf cultures.
Critique the role of social networking in the Deaf culture.
Communities
Acquire the ability to interact in the Deaf culture beyond the classroom and set goals for life-long learning.
Examples: Travel (real or virtual) to an event in the Deaf community.
Prepare a group performance for a school or community celebration.
Participate in club activities that benefit the Deaf community.
Intermediate Mid Proficiency Range
Communication
Interpersonal Mode
Exchange simple information in American Sign Language.
Use language to handle tasks related to personal needs.
Exchange information about daily activities and personal preferences.
Support personal opinions with some details.
Exchange information about a topic of special interest to the student.
Interpretive Mode
Demonstrate an understanding of live and recorded American Sign Language information presented on familiar topics.
Interpret/retell stories or events in one’s own words.
Identify principal characters and explain main ideas and themes in selected recordings or videos.
Determine the main idea of a presentation or recording with unfamiliar vocabulary.
Presentational Mode