American Sign Language IA ASL IA Where d I find Welcme! Everyday cmmunicatin is the centerpiece f every lessn Tpics evlve arund sharing infrmatin abut ur envirnment and urselves Grammar is intrduced in cntext, with an emphasis n develping questin and answering skills 1 Cntact infrmatin 1 Materials 2 Expectatins 2 Talking Plicy 3 Grades 3 Attendance and tardy plicy 3 Late wrk 4 Objectives and apprach 4 Website Yu will learn cnversatinal strategies t help yu maintain a cnversatin with a native user f ASL Weekly interactive activities allw yu t rehearse what yu ve learned in class Yu will als learn abut Deaf culture and Deaf histry What will we study? Unit 1 Greetings and farewells, intrducing yurself, basic ASL sentence structure, asking and answering questins, interacting apprpriately, ABCs, numbers 1-10, and the imprtance f facial expressins and nn-manual signals Unit 2 Asking fr help and clarificatin, engaging in basic cnversatin, cultural view f deafness, imprve ASL grammar and structure, apply WH-signs and facial expressins, numbers 11-20, and understand icnic and nn-icnic signs What d I need fr class? Yu ll need the fllwing materials everyday yu cme t class: textbk wrkbk ntebk pen r pencil 3 ring-binder r flder We will be using the textbk and wrkbk Master ASL! Level One by Jasn E Zinza Cntact infrmatin Mrs Maxey Thmas Rebeccathmas@ankak12mnus Phne: 612-520-7701 Unit 3 Discussing favrites, ASL name signs, expanding n ASL skills and tpics f cnversatin, understand tpic-cmment structure, incrprate numbers int cnversatin, and numbers 21-30 1
Expectatins 1 Arrive t class n time If yur seat is empty at the bell it will cnstitute a tardy Yu must be IN yur seat when the bell rings t be cunted n time 2 Begin the warm up activity immediately after the bell Directins will be psted n the bard Please d nt wait fr me t remind yu t begin since I need t take rll and attend t ther duties fr the first few minutes f the perid 3 Keep yur vice ff and sign! Respect ASL and Deaf culture A gd rule t keep in mind, it s nt ASL if yu use yur vice 4 Participate Yu ll fall behind in class and lse pints if yu are bserved sleeping, cmpleting wrk fr ther classes, r nt cmplying with class activities 5 Respect the classrm Yu are expected t keep the rm clean, pick up after yurself, d nt write the desks, and d nt tuch art wrk 6 Be hnest, dn t cheat! Students caught cheating will receive a zer and a phne call hme Bth the student wh shares their wrk fr an assignment AND the persn wh cpies it will suffer the same cnsequences I expect yu t d yur wn wrk An riginal is wrth mre than a cpy 7 Feel free t have water in class Pp, juice, fd, and gum are nt allwed during class time 8 Ask t leave the rm Yu must receive a pass frm me befre yu can leave the classrm Talking Plicy Deaf peple, wh use ASL as a primary means f cmmunicatin, intensely dislike hearing peple wh talk in their envirnment Deaf peple have been left ut f many cnversatins in their lives and appreciate when smene wh knws sign uses it Therefre, t enfrce a vices-ff classrm, yu will be respnsible t keep yur vice ff frm bell t bell unless instructed yu can talk This will help yu with learning the language and shwing respect fr Deaf culture Failure t keep yur vice ff will result in the fllwing: First ffense 1 minute after the bell and lss f half participatin pints Secnd ffense 2 minutes after the bell and lss f all participatin pints Lss f pints 3 r mre times in ne week will result in a call hme 9 Be plite and respect thers! Manners are a must Additinally, unkind teasing and implite behavir is unacceptable If yu want t be treated like a yung adult, act like ne 10 Bring yur materials t class daily If yu dn t bring them, yu ll have t brrw frm thers arund yu Als, I d nt allw fr electrnics t be ut during class time All cell phnes shuld be put away unless instructed yu may have them ut 2
Attendance, Tardy and Late Wrk Attendance Attendance is crucial t yur success in ASL class If yu are cntinually absent, yu will fall behind Therefre, it is imperative yu are present fr class daily in rder t acquire the language ASL is a 3-D language, nt smething yu can easily learn frm a bk Absences If yu are absent fr a day, r several days, please see me prmptly t gather any wrk yu may have missed If yu miss an exam due t an absence, it is imprtant t schedule a make-up exam time with me within 1 week f yur return Watch the side bard and in class annuncements fr deadlines n when t make up yur missed exam Failure t make up a missed exam by the deadline will result in a permanent zer fr that test All assignments are due n the date psted (r annunced) If yu d nt have yur wrk cmpleted n the due date, it will result in a zer fr that assignment I d nt accept wrk that is late If yu are absent, yu will have 3 days t make up the wrk yu missed and turn it in Life has deadlines and s d yu! Success Yu are respnsible fr YOUR success and learning in this class Whenever yu have a questin r cncern, it is imprtant yu cmmunicate with me and let me knw! I will d my best t help yu d well in this class I m available fr help and can assist yu befre r after schl Email me r talk t me in persn if yu feel yu are falling behind The sner yu seek help, the greater yur success Gd luck fr a terrific term! Tardies Grading Plicy Yu are respnsible fr being in yur assigned seat at the bell I take attendance 15% Participatin by seat and pints if yur (vice seat is ff, participating, in class activities, etc) empty, 65% yu re Exams, late quizzes, and dialgues 10% Assignments (jurnals, hmewrk, wrksheets, etc) If 10% yu are Final late t assessments class, yu are (receptive, expected culture, and expressive) t remain after the bell fr 2 minutes each Yu time will receive Fr the 10 secnd pints tardy, a day and fr participatin pints If yu are caught with gum/fd in yur muth, sleeping, talking, thereafter, wrking n I will ther cntact wrk, yur r nt participating, yu will lse pints parent/guardian t infrm them f yur late arrivals t class Fr each 3 rd tardy yu receive in class, yu will receive a referral I dn t give grades, yu EARN them! Late Wrk 3
After successful cmpletin f ASL 1A, students will be able t 1 Intrduce self and interact in Deaf culturally apprpriate ways 2 Discuss aspects f and perspectives n Deaf Culture and Deaf Cmmunities Apprach The curriculum parallels with what we knw abut language develpment and secnd language learning I will fcus n intrducing language in cntext and reinfrcing what is learned by engaging yu in varius interactive activities A cnversatinal curriculum requires yu t be an active learner Yu shuld cme prepared t sign with me and ther classmates Our classes are cnducted in ASL frm the start I will use gestures, signs, drawings, and act ut situatins t get the pint acrss Yur jb is t keep trying This may sund a bit verwhelming at first, but trust me, it wrks! Remember t keep practicing yur ASL utside f the classrm Find a signing buddy t sign with Yu will learn the language better and becme a better signer them mre yu use it 3 Ask and answer questins, bth yes/n and WH 4 Use basic ASL grammar structure, including rhetrical questins and tpic/cmment, directinal verbs and the apprpriate use f fingerspelling 5 Incrprate number structures such as cardinal and special infrmatin int basic cnversatins 6 Demnstrate apprpriate usage f facial expressin and nn-manual markers Cntact Mrs Maxey Thmas: RebeccaThmas@ankak12mnus Phne: 612-520-7701 AH Cnnect Website: http://wwwankak12mnus/page/27157 7 Use basic numbers in simple cnversatins abut self r thers 4
Signature Sheet As the student, I have read the curse syllabus and I am aware f the bjectives, expectatins, grading plicy, and cheating plicy I am respnsible fr adhering t the expectatins and I am aware f the rewards r cnsequences assciated with my decisins Printed name f student (first and last) Date Student signature As the parent/guardian f the abve named student, I have read the curse syllabus and I am aware f the expectatins f my child Signature f Parent/Guardian Date Email address (fr future cntact regarding yur child) Return t Mrs Maxey Thmas by: American Sign L 5