World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - American Sign Language

WL17.ASL.L4.3

Present information to an audience of viewers on familiar and new topics in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • target language vocabulary related to current events.
  • Information about audism.
  • how academic and work-related topics affect the Deaf community and Deaf minority groups.
  • how signs are modified with inflection.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • use appropriate vocabulary to present research on Deaf culture topics.
  • use appropriate vocabulary to present information on academic and work-related topics.
  • demonstrate signs inflected by directionality and temporal aspect.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
  • the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
  • ASL can be used to engage in conversations to share information.
  • interpersonal communication requires the knowledge of linguistic elements.
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