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World Language Department - Cambridge Public Schools
Language: American Sign Language (ASL)
Unit 1: Introducing Oneself
STAGE 1 - DESIRED RESULTS
Unit Goals
Unit 1: Introduction to American Sign Language
The purpose of this course is to enable students to begin to acquire proficiency in American Sign Language
through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach. Emphasis is placed on the development of
receptive and expressive signing skills and on the acquisition of the fundamentals of applied grammar.
Exposure to Deaf culture will be presented.
Unit - Summative Performance Tasks
Interpretive
In this unit, students will have the opportunity to interact with their peers by greeting and spelling out their
name to each other. Students will need to recognize that their teacher is culturally Deaf by showing their
respect not to use their voice in the ASL classroom.
Presentational Interpersonal
❏ Student will learn and recite manual alphabet ❏ fingerspell their name
❏ respond to common greetings and farewells
Unit - Can Do Statements
Interpretive
❏ I can understand a few familiar words.
❏ I can understand some words that are similar to those in my own language
❏ I can understand letters of the alphabet
Presentational
❏ I can recite words and phrases that I have learned.
❏ I can state the names of familiar people, places, and objects in pictures and posters
using words or memorized phrases.
❏ I can introduce myself to a group.
Interpersonal
❏ I can greet my peers.
❏ I can introduce myself to someone.
❏ I can ask and answer a few simple questions.
Summary
Massachusetts World Language Standard
PreK-12 Standard 1: Interpersonal Communication
1:1 Greet and respond to greetings
1:2 Introduce and respond to introductions
PreK-12 Standard 4: Cultures
4.1 Use appropriate words, phrases, expressions and gestures in interactions such as greetings,
farewells, school routines, and other daily activities ,
- AGAIN
- ALPHABET A-Z
- BEARD
- BLACK
- BLUE
- BOOK
- BOOK-CLOSE
- BOOK-OPEN
- BOY
- BROWN
- CATEGORY, GROUP
- CHAIR
- CLOTHING
- CLOSE, CLOSED
- COAT, JACKET
- COLOR
- COPY, IMITATE
- CORRECT, RIGHT
- DANCE
- DIFFERENT
- DOOR
- DOOR-CLOSE
- DOOR-OPEN
- DRAW, ART
- DRESS
- EYEGLASSES
- FINGERSPELL, SPELL
- FOLD (paper)
- FORGET, FORGOT
- GIRL
- GRAY
- GREEN
- GAIR
- HAT
- HELLO
- HEY, (hand-wave)
- HI
- HOME+WORK
- JOT-DOWN, PUT-DOWN
- JUMP
- LETTER, LETTERS
- LIGHTS
- LIGHT-OFF
- LIGHT-ON
- LOOK-AT
- MAN
- MANUAL, HANDS
- ME
- MEET-YOU
- MUSTACHE
- NAME
- NICE-TO-MEET
- NUMBER, NUMBERS
- NUMBER+COUNT (cardinal)
- OPEN
- ORANGE
- PANTS
- PAPER
- PAPER + ”crumple”
- PERSON
- PINK
- PURPLE
- READ
- RED
- REMEMBER
- SAME, ALSO
- SAME-AS
- SEE
- SHAPE
- SHIRT
- SHOES
- SIT
- SKIRT
- STAND
- TAPE-SHOULDER
- THROW-AWAY
- TWIRL, TURN
- WHAT
- WHERE
- WHITE
- WHO
- WINDOW
- WINDOW-CLOSE
- WINDOW-OPEN
- WOMAN
- WRITE
- WRONG, MISTAKE
- YELLOW
- YOU
NUMBERS #1- 15
UNIT OVERVIEW
Unit Vocabulary
ASL VIDEO DIALOGUE/HOMEWORK RUBRIC
Guide for ASL Video Dialogue/Homework ( give points, not grade )
AMERICAN
SIGN
LANGUAGE
POOR:
1-10 PTS
FAIR:
11-20 PTS
GOOD:
21-30 PTS
EXCELLENT:
31-40 PTS
Knowledge POOR Acknowledging information is unclear, lacking focus. Weak connection between topic and information.
FAIR
Information about the subject is partially related to the topic. Has some understanding about deaf culture and has begun to understand how to use sign language.
GOOD
Information is relatively related to the topic; requires moderately high level of cognitive skills and has proper use of sign language and has understanding about deaf culture.
EXCELLENT
Information is clear, well-focused, and completely related to the topic: has high critical thinking skills, understands how to use sign language and have understanding of deaf culture.
Information (content) POOR Coverage of topic is incomplete, and is not totally accurate with weak organization of materials.
FAIR
Information only covers part of the topic with basic organization materials.
GOOD
Information covers topic in a way that reflects learning using good detail and accuracy with good organization of materials.
EXCELLENT
Information organized in a meaningful way that clearly covers topic with accuracy, detail, and understanding.
Communication on Validity
POOR
Communicates with limited clarity, including very few/or no visual aids, and with many errors.
FAIR
Communicates with some clarity, including only few visual presentation skills with some errors.
GOOD
Communicates with considerable clarity, including some visual aids with few errors.
EXCELLENT
Communicates with high degree of clarity with very minor errors using visual presentation skills.
Required Elements POOR Poor detailed description about the storybook and does not follow all of the required elements on the story itself.
FAIR
Very few detailed descriptions of the story are included.
GOOD
Most of the required elements are included in the story.
EXCELLENT
The story is include all required elements as well as additional information
ASL Grammar Structure
POOR
There are too many grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the story itself.
FAIR
There are some grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the story itself.
GOOD
There are few grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the story itself.
EXCELLENT
There are no grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the story itself.
STAGE 3 - LEARNING PLAN
Day Lesson Title Topics Activities Homework
1 Greetings; Names - Basic Introductions Group Activity -
Practicing
Introductions
Prepare for Wed.
assignment
2 Introduction to Deaf Culture - Getting Deaf
people’s attention
Discussion; Group
Activity - Telephone
3 Numbers (#); Shapes;
Same/Different
- Numbers 0 - 10
- Shapes
- Clothing
Class Activity;
Student Pairs; Group
activity
ASL Video
Assignment due
4 Vocabulary Review; Practicing
Facial Expressions
-Numbers 11 - 15
-Facial expressions
Quick Review; Group
Activity - Emotions
5 Unit Review; Language Lab -Use technology
-Smartphone
-Laptop w/ webcam
Lab activity;
Individual or Pairs
6 Handshape #1; Describing a
person
-Gender/Person
-Color/Items
-Copy new signs
-Signs in discourse
Prepare for Wed.
assignment
7 Introduction to Deaf History -History from 17th
century
-Watch DVD
8 Describe a person What signs have you
learned so far?
-Describe your
classmate and their
name
ASL Video
Homework due
9 Vocabulary Review; Practicing
Body Language
-Numbers 16 - 19
-Body Movement
Body position, Action
10 Unit Review; Language Lab -Use technology
-Smartphone
-Laptop w/ webcam
Lab activity;
Individual or Pairs
Practice/Review
for Unit Quiz
