UP:WL17.ASL.L1.2

Knowledge

Students know:
  • strategies to recognize target language vocabulary in live or recorded ASL presentations or narratives.
  • strategies to identify the main characters, themes, and ideas.
  • what is a non-manual cue/non-manual marker (NMM).
  • how meaning of a NMM influences the meaning of the sign, sentence, or concept.
  • strategies for comprehension of time expressions, including numbers, used to show the present tense.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • view a live or recorded ASL narrative or presentation and identify the main characters, themes, and ideas.
  • view a live or recorded ASL presentation and identify words, phrases, and simple sentences.
  • view a live or recorded ASL presentation and locate and interpret the meanings of the NMMs.
  • comprehend time expressions, including numbers, used to show the present tense.

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.
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