Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Deaf culture has poetry, story-telling, and jokes in ASL.
- Deaf culture celebrates certain days/events that the hearing culture at large does not recognize.
Skills
Students are able to:
- name a Deaf culture celebration.
- explain/show a simple ASL poem, story, or joke.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- custom and tradition vary within the Deaf culture, as well as between Deaf and hearing cultures.
- by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
- other understanding will depend on theme being taught.
- there are products specifically designed for Deaf people.
- Deaf culture has poetry, story-telling, and jokes in ASL.
- Deaf culture celebrates certain days/events that the hearing culture at large does not recognize.
