Sign Language Club Week 3

WSHS Sign Language Club

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February 9, 2012

WHILE WE ARE WAITING TO GET STARTED:

1.     Turn in printer paper

2.     Practice your abc’s and numbers

3.     Watch ABC Story

2:30

Have four students introduce their selves.

DID YOU KNOW/History:

§  In the Memphis area, there is an estimated ____________________ deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Making up 10% of Memphis’ total population

§  American Sign Language is the _______________most widely used language in the United States.

§  More than ________ of childhood hearing loss is genetic.

§  ________________   ________________, the inventor of the light bulb, the phonograph, the motion picture, the electric car battery, many more incredible inventions was deaf.

CULTURE/LANGUAGE

The four general parameters or characteristics of a sign are:

1.  Handshape


2.  Location


3.  Movement


4.  Orientation (palm orientation)

A fifth parameter that is often added to this list is 

5.  "Facial Expressions" and/or "Non-manual Markers."


Facial expressions fall under the more general category of "non-manual markers" (NMM).  Non-manual markers consist of the various facial expressions, head tilting, shoulder raising, mouthing, and similar signals that we add to our hand signs to create meaning.

NEW WORDS

NUMBERS 10-20

Favorite

Black

Yellow

White

Brown

Purple

Blue

Tan

Red

Orange

Grey

Green

Pink

PRACTICE

1.     What is your name?

2.     What is your mom’s name?

3.     How many brothers do you have?

4.     Do you work?

5.     Are you dating anyone?

6.     How many brothers and sisters do you have?

7.     Where do you live?

8.     What is your address?

9.     Do you work?

10.  What is your favorite color?

HOMEWORK

·       Come up with new names for our program

·       Bring color or white printer paper J

·       Practice your newly learned signs.

·       BRING YOUR HOODIE MONEY!!!!! 25 with your name… $22 Without your nameJ

·       HAVE A DEAF STUDENT IN ONE OF YOUR CLASSES GIVE YOU A SIGN NAME J

ANSWERS

§  In the Memphis area, there is an estimated 83,000 deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Making up 10% of Memphis’ total population

§  American Sign Language is the third most widely used language in the United States.

§  More than half of childhood hearing loss is genetic.

§  Thomas Eddision the inventor of the light bulb, the phonograph, the motion picture, the electric car battery, many more incredible inventions was deaf.