WL17.ASL.L2.4

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

Students know:

strategies to use various and appropriate attention-getting techniques.
strategies to use various and appropriate eye gaze to show meaning in ASL.
strategies to negotiate a signing environment by entering, going between, and moving to be seen better, etc.
strategies to demonstrate different communicate strategies used with the hearing community.
celebrations in the Deaf community and can describe the Deaf community perspectives/viewpoints related to these.

Students are able to:

use appropriate attention-getting techniques for a single individual or a third person's attention.
use eye gaze to show meaning and maintain communication appropriately.
negotiate a signing environment with various numbers of ASL signers.
describe and list strategies to communicate with the hearing community.
identify celebrations and describe how these affect the perspectives of the Deaf community.

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.
recognizing the different practices in the Deaf community can lead to a better understanding of their viewpoints.