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September 16, 2011
Chapter 1: Building ASL

Pronouns and using locative space

Supportive Activity:
**Dear Abby**
Vocabulary list

Advice/advise
Idea
Thoughts
Know
Feeling
Express
Opinion
Information
Love
Crazy-about
Heart broken
Respect
Partner
Wife/husband
Boyfriend/girlfriend
Give-up
Lonely
Stressed
Inept
Mistake
Problem
Realize
Need
Conflict
Cruel
Destroy
Hurt
Angry
Commitment
Communication
Desire
Depressed
Eager
Egoistical
Exhausted
Fault
Good-enough
Happen
Affair
Jerk
Respond
Forgive
Suggest
Sympathize
Tend-to
Caution
Patience
Can’t stand it!
Lie
Revenge
Help
Assistance
Can’t

Dear Abby:
I am 37, never married, and have never even dated much. I am quiet, shy, overweight and plain.
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I have been seeing a man who is 42 years old, and who has also never been married. He has proposed, but I haven't given him an answer because I don't think I really love him. He is very good to me and treats me like a queen, but there is absolutely no spark. (There's also no sex. He's impotent and has no plans to do anything about it.)
My question is: Do I marry him and "settle," just to be married, or do I live the rest of my life alone? Is it better to take this chance and marry my best friend, or should I wait for a Prince Charming who might never arrive?
Please answer this question in the newspaper. I don't want anyone to know I'm such an indecisive fool.

ASL TRANSLATION

DEAR ABBY

I AGE-37 MARRIED NEVER I DATE MUCH NEVER I . I QUIET, SHY, FAT ORDINARY


RECENTLY, I DATE MAN HE AGE-42. HE MARRIED BEFORE NEVER SAME. RECENTLY HE MARRIAGE ASK-ME BUT ANSWER HIM NOT WHY? LOVE HIM I NOT KNOW. HE GOOD TO ME HE TREATS ME QUEEN SAME-SAME BUT SPARK NONE! ALSO SEX NONE AND CL:I (RISE UPWARD) CAN’T HE PLAN HELP HIMSELF NONE.

I ASK, I MARRY HIM ACCEPT SO I MARRIED FINISH OR I LIVE FOREVER ALONE? BETTER ACCEPT CHANCE MARRY MY BEST-FRIEND OR SHOULD WAIT FOR “PRINCE CHARMING” ARRIVE MAYBE NOT?



September 23, 2011
**For Hearing People Only**

Coming soon....

September 26, 2011
**Chapter 2: Building ASL

Key Vocabulary:
Verb
Both
directional
subject
object
catagories
list
itself
vlog

Verb Discussion
Verbs are another common concept in all natural languages. They allow us to explain what it is we are doing. In fact, without verbs, language would cease to exist. Verbs in ASL come in three types: plain, inflecting, and spatial.

Plain VerbsA plain verb is a normal verb in ASL. When using plain verbs the signer must designate the subject and the object. Examples of plain verbs in ASL are
• PLAY, RUN, JUMP, SING, DRINK,EAT, SIT,WALK, JUMP, TALK,POOPING, DIE,READ,SEX,SLEEP, WRITE

Inflecting/DIRECTIONAL VerbsInflecting verbs allow the signer to incorporate the subject and object into the verb in one fluid motion. Examples of inflecting verbs in ASL are
• I-GIVE-YOU, HE-GIVE-ME, and I-TELL-THEM, ASK-ME, HELP-ME, SHOW-YOU, SEND-ME, CHOOSE-ME, PAY ATTENTION-ME, LOOK-AT, PAY-ME,ADVICE-ME.

Spatial VerbsThe last type of verb is a spatial verb. These just allow the signer to 0 or how he or she moved them around. Examples of spatial verbs in ASL are
• PUT-UP and PUT-BELOW, BRING-THERE, CARRY-HERE, MOVE-THERE, GO-THERE, COME-HERE,

Travel Verbs (DIRECTIONAL) PHYSICAL• FLY, GO-TO,RUN-TO, ACCOMPANY

Non Travel Verbs (DIRECTIONAL) NOT PHYSICAL• ADVISE, ASK, LOOK-AT


Midterm How-To

Monday
1. Tyler
2. Tiff
3. Anna
Wednesday
1. Sam
2. Jeff
Jake
Friday
1. Aubrey
2. Becca
3. Megan
4. Catlin
Monday
NO CLASS

Wednesday
1. John
2. Sarah
3. April J.

Friday
1. Jordann
2. Connie
3. Kara

Blog #2: Why Sign?

This is a great clip to watch about sign language and how treasured it is by Deaf people. Please watch this clip carefully. I suggest you watch it in groups and work your way through it. You may either write or sign your response. Students that decide to sign every comment on this blog/vlog will receive extra credit. However, you must sign ALL of the blogs/vlogs assignments to receive this extra credit.

Here is the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT28OYEqJ0s

I want you to discuss what you understood in this clip (what is being "said", what you feel is the most important message that people should take from this video, and why others should watch it.

If you sign your response it must be at least a minute long.

If you write your comment it needs to be at least a paragraph long.

I look forward to your responses!
~M

Tutor/Textbook Corner #2:How-To Practice

Hello Everyone!

Be sure to post your how-to practice assignment here. You must do a brief how-to presentation to share with the tutor (this is not what you will present in class). An example would be how to brush your teeth (at least 2 minutes). This assignment is due before you attend your tutoring session week 5. It needs to be linked to youtube for quick and easy access for all. Tutoring is available on even weeks as well.Please take advantage of this. The sign up sheet is up and ready!

I look forward to seeing your assignments.

Monica

Tutor/Text Assignment Corner #1: Exercise 1.0

Hello Everyone!

Be sure to post your textbook assignment here. This assignment is due before you attend your tutoring session. It needs to be linked to youtube for quick and easy access for all. Tutoring begins week 3. The sign up sheet is up and ready!

I look forward to seeing your assignments.

Monica

Blog #1: Tape Our Mouths Shut, HUH?

***THIS POSTING IS FOR WEEK #2****THIS CLASS WILL ONLY BLOG/VLOG ON EVEN WEEKS

As all of you know, students have a very difficult time not speaking during ASL class. It is hard not to understand, I get that. In reality though, this is considered very rude and disrespectful to Deaf people. I have struggled with this since I began teaching in 1998. I have always worked hard to make my students feel comfortable and at ease in my classroom and outside of it. Part of this is out of habit. Daily, I need to accommodate the hearing world and make them more comfortable with me. I want students to feel free to ask me anything and everything and by forcing them to sign only, students do not come to me. However, this is an ASL classroom and I am Deaf! Most importantly, you are here to learn sign. Students should be able to give an hour of themselves three days a week when Deaf people are often forced to fit into the hearing world 24/7. Furthermore, they should be signing so that when they need to communicate with other Deaf people they are ready to do so. Embrace your frustrations, it is not even a grain of what a Deaf person deals with every day all day. Learn from it. It will make you a better communicator.

For this vlog I want you to express one idea that you have to enforce our policy of strictly using ASL only in our classroom. Find support as to why this is considered rude, offensive, and disrespectful in the Deaf community and how it will enhance your learning. I want you to comment on your thoughts and other ideas you have that may help students get the message. I also would like to hear your comments on how I can work to establish this all sign rule and still have students coming to me when they need to talk to me about personal things or class concerns.

The past summer, a former student came to me to express her feeling with me about her classroom at St. Paul College. She is in the interpreting program there. Students in her classes continue to take advantage of the instructor (talking when her back is turned, answering their phones, sighing, and continuous conversations when she is not looking. She is appalled by their behavior and not sure what to do. What would you suggest?



Your response needs to be signed. Please post a link to youtube so everyone can quickly access it. Select a student that you do not know to comment on. Good luck!