DCHS American Sign Language Club

3rd Meeting September, 2012

Mrs. Alexander

Warm-upFind a partner ask them (IN SIGN!!!) to tell you about themselves. When we start, I will ask you to tell us three (3) things about your partner.

There may be candy involved

VOICE OFF!!!!!

What’s Up Today Business Review From Last week Lesson 3: Home

New vocabulary Practice

Review Game: Telephone Next Time…

Business Noise Level

I will ask you to leave T-Shirt Designs Video/Picture Permission Forms Working on Field Trips Silent Dinner!

Officers SEE ME AFTER THE MEETING!!!

Only T-Shirt Design

Review! Alphabet What do you remember? Sign a phrase/question

Lesson 3: Review Alphabet Numbers New Vocabulary Story Practice

Alphabet

Numbers

New Vocabulary ALL ASK BAD/GOOD BATHROOM BEDROOM LIVING ROOM KITCHEN STAIRS FLOOR/LEVEL BIG CITY COME GO ROOM

FINE FROM HERE HOUSE LIKE MORE NEED SCHOOL SO-SO SMALL THINK RAISED WANT Negation

LIVE HERE SCHOOL SIGN WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN HOW WHY WORK APT DOOR GO-IN

ALL

In addition to meaning "all," the above sign can be used for most related concepts.  For example it can be used for "whole" or "entire.“

ASK

  "ASK-to" starts as an index finger and changes into an "X" handshape as it moves toward the person being asked

BAD/GOOD

BATHROOM

The sign for "bathroom" is made by forming the right hand into the letter "t."  The palm side is facing away from you. Shake your hand side to side a couple times. Some people use a twisting movement instead of the side to side shake.  Either is fine.

Bedroom

To sign "bedroom" combine the signs for bed and room. There are several ways to sign bed. Two handed, one handed, palm to cheek, back of hand to cheek.

Living Room/Family Room

Combine room and family or room and live

Kitchen

BIG

Notice in the sign below the "L" hand index fingers are bent?  That is a generic sign for "largeness" or the state of being big.  If I use "normal" "L" hands then the sign becomes an initialized sign for "LARGE." 

CITY

To do the sign for "city" touch your hands together as if showing a roof top. Separate them slightly as you move the hands to the side and touch the hands together again.

Stairs

Walk your fingers like they are legs going up the stairs

FLOOR/LEVEL

COME

COME:  Uses a single quick movement:

GO

FAMILY

FAMILY: The hands trace the shape of a circle.  As if representing a family sitting around a dinner table.

FAVORITE

 Note: the middle finger "jabs" into the chin (gently) it doesn't stroke the chin -- it pokes (jabs) twice similar to the motion of tapping the spacebar on a computer.

FINE

Touch your thumb to your chest. Use a "five" handshape.

FROM

The sign for "from"  starts with the dominant hand in a "1" handshape (as an index finger), and then changes into an "x."  The base hand:  Starts and STAYS as an index finger.  Pull the dominant hand back away from the non-dominant hand as if pulling back a string on a bow

HERE

Handshape: Both hands are in a relaxed flat hand shape..  By "relaxed" I mean the fingers can be together, or they can be loosely separated.  The hands are not "rigidly" flat, but have a very slight curve.  The thumbs are open a little bit, but certainly not "extended."Location:  Out in front of you, about belly height.   Orientation: palms facing up Movement:  Each hand moves in a small circle.  They don't go up and down.  They both move forward, then out to the side, then back toward the body, then in towards each other.

HOUSE

LIKE

MORE

Handshape:  Both hands use a semi-flattened "o"Location: Normal signing space in front of the bodyOrientation: palms facing each otherMovement:  Inward. Bring both "flattened-O" hands together.

NEED

Handshape:  "x"Location: In front of you, off to the right side a bit. Orientation: starts palm forward, ends palm down Movement:  "x" hand bends downward from the wristNon-Manual Marker (Facial expressions and or body language): Use a stronger facial expression to indicate a greater degree of imperative.

SCHOOL

The sign for "school" uses loose flat hands. You lower your dominant hand onto your base hand twice as if clapping

SO-SO

SMALL

THINK

Location: forehead, off to the right a bit Orientation: palm back Movement:  The sign starts an inch or two away from the head and then touches the index finger to the forehead.

RAISED/GROW UP

Show the height of a person as they grow up. Put your hand out in front of you, palm down. Lift the hand upward in a smooth steady motion.

WANT

Start with "5" handshapes.  Palms up. Flat.  Bring the hands back toward you and change them into "claw" shapes.

Negation

For most simple negation you don't need any separate sign--you just shake your head negatively while signing.For example, if I sign "I TEACHER" while shaking my head negatively, it means "I'm not a teacher."

LIVE

The movement is straight up

HERE

Handshape: Both hands are in a relaxed flat hand shape..  By "relaxed" I mean the fingers can be together, or they can be loosely separated.  The hands are not "rigidly" flat, but have a very slight curve.  The thumbs are open a little bit, but certainly not "extended."Location:  Out in front of you, about belly height.   Orientation: palms facing up Movement:  Each hand moves in a small circle.  They don't go up and down.  They both move forward, then out to the side, then back toward the body, then in towards each other.

SIGN

Form both hands into "index finger handshapes."  Then draw a couple of large circles in the air with the tip of each index finger.  The movement for each hand is: up, back, down, forward, and so on in an alternating circular movement.  Both hands move at the same time. When the right hand is up, the left hand is down.  when the right hand is forward, the left hand is back. 

WHO

Place the tip of the right thumb on their chin and extend the index finger. The index finger is then "fluttered" up and down a couple times by bending and unbending it at the middle knuckle.Memory aid: Think of your finger fluttering in the air that flows from your mouth when you say "who."Notice, some people do this sign without touching the chin.  They hold an "X" handshape in front of their chin/mouth and wiggle the index finger up and down (quickly changing it from an fully bent X to a partially bent X a couple times).

WHAT

Hold your relaxed "5" hands in front of you. Hunch your shoulders a bit. Jut your head forward a bit.  Use a WH-Q (wh-question) facial expression. The hands move slightly farther forward and to the sides.

WHERE

The sign for "where" is made using your index finger. Hold your hand in front of you and "waggle" the finger side to side a couple of times.  Imagine yourself looking at a map on the wall.  You put your finger on the map and move your fingertip a bit to the left then a bit to the right as you try to finger out "where" you are on the map. 

WHEN

The sign for "when" is made by holding your left index finger up. Your palm should face right.

Bring the tip of your right index finger near to the tip of your left index finger. 

Circle the tip of your right index finger in a clockwise motion around your left index finger and end with the tip of the right index finger touching the tip of the left finger. The movement is in the wrist.  Your arm doesn't move much on this sign.

HOW

Form curved handshapes on both hands, palms down and/or slightly back. Place your hands together with the knuckles touching. (Looks kind of like McDonalds' Golden Arches.)  Roll the hands forward until the "arches" are upside down--ending with your hands palm-up in "cupping" handshapes.

WHY

WORK

The sign for "work" is made by shaping both hands into "fist shapes" (the letter "s.")  With your palms facing downward, use your dominant fist to tap the wrist or the side of your non-dominant fist a few times.

Apartment

Just fingerspell "A-P-T."

How to set it up Things to remember when talking about a

place It is always from the signer’s perspective Must set up your subject before you talk about it Hold your place Once something is set up, it stays in the same

place Reference with your index finger

Story MINE:HI. MY NAME JANINE ALEXANDER. I LIVE MARIETTA. I LIVE HOUSE. MY HOUSE BIG. HAVE BEDROOMS 3 BATHROOMS 2. MY ROOM WHITE.

Your Turn: Turn to your neighbor and tell your own story…

Video Watch this video and see how much you

can understand.

Practice Phrases to go over:

NAME YOU? CITY YOU LIVE? YOUR HOUSE BIG? WHERE LIVE YOU? YOU WORK? HE WHO? FROM WHERE YOU? YOU GO TO SCHOOL YOU? WHERE BATHROOM WHERE? YOUR HOUSE ROOMS HOW-MANY?

Grab a partner and start signing!

GAME!!!! Sign Language Telephone Let’s see how much you can

remember…

Next Time… More games Lesson 4 Final T Shirt Designs