Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- basic appropriate gestures, such as greetings and farewells, used in common interactions.
- strategies to identify Deaf cultural and communication behaviors at home and in the community.
- strategies to identify typical daily activities in the home.
- strategies to identify events, and celebrations of the Deaf culture locally and nationally.
Skills
Students are able to:
- use appropriate gestures for attention-getting, greetings, and farewells.
- give examples of Deaf cultural and communication behaviors in a variety of environments.
- give examples of typical daily activities, events, and celebrations of the Deaf culture.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- the Deaf community is also part of the American community.
- Therefore, they function in both the American culture and the Deaf culture.
- the basis of Deaf culture lies in its visual orientation.
- An ability to communicate in another language fosters a better understanding of my own language and culture.
