Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- indexing/pointing is used for personal pronouns in ASL.
- personal pronouns in ASL are gender neutral.
- ASL has word order that can be different than English word order.
- some gestures used by hearing people are a part of ASL.
Skills
Students are able to:
- use indexing for personal pronouns in ASL.
- recognize some examples ASL word order.
- recognize some gestures used by hearing people that are a part of ASL.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.
- ASL uses indexing for personal pronouns.
- ASL has various acceptable word order formats; some similar to and some different from English.
- Deaf people understand and use gestures that are common in hearing culture.
