WL17.ASL.IHP.1

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): KG-08 - American Sign Language

WL17.ASL.IHP.1

Exchange simple information in American Sign Language.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • simple tense markers in ASL.
  • word order for production of original sentences in ASL.
  • forms for basic multi-step directions.
  • simple story-telling skills in ASL.
  • vocabulary for expressing and supporting an opinion in ASL.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • use ASL to share basic events and experiences in past, present and future time frames.
  • draw from practiced vocabulary to produce original sentences.
  • use ASL to explain a multi-step direction.
  • understand a multi-step direction given in ASL.
  • tell a simple story.
  • express and support an opinion in ASL.

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.
  • other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.
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