BHS American Sign Language Guide

Vocabulary: ●

I can recall the vocabulary we learned in the previous level in relation to: ○ Basic High School Vocab ○ High school sports ○ Directionality ○ Iconic vs arbitrary ○ Near/far ○ Signer’s perspective ● I can discuss majors, minors ● I can list jobs ● I can discuss various schooling options for Deaf kids ● I can list the 5 parameters for any given sign ● I can talk about the sub- subjects of a course (biology/physics/etc under “science”) ● I can discuss basic college terminology

Structure: •

Topic-Comment Structure Weak hand as reference

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Locative classifiers Yes/No Questions

Wh-Questions

Signer’s perspective Ordinal Numbers

https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/files/resource/WIDA-ELD-Standards-Framework-2020.pdf

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR PROFICIENCY READING When students exhibit Novice High reading ability in partner language, here are some examples of the kinds of things they can understand: 5. basic information on familiar topics 6. information required to complete basic forms 7. short directions and instructions that may be supported by visuals 8. some ideas and information provided in the texts

LISTENING

When students exhibit Novice High listening proficiency in partner language, here are some examples of the kinds of things they are able to understand: 7. short, simple conversations about daily life, routines and other familiar topics 8. short, simple descriptions of people 9. short, simple messages and announcements 10. information pertaining to subject area content 11. directions and instructions are limited to one or two steps 12. simple stories that follow a logical order and are supported by props, visuals and/or gestures When students exhibit Novice High writing ability in partner language, here are some examples of the kinds of things they can do in writing: 8. give basic information about people important to them 9. give basic information about places 10. give basic information about their daily routine 11. give basic information about events (birthday party, and outings) 12. write about self 13. write about something learned at school or in the community 14. write questions to obtain information WRITING

SPEAKING

When students exhibit Novice High speaking ability in partner language, here are examples of the kinds of things they can do with familiar topics: 11. ask and give basic information about people 12. ask and give basic information about places 13. ask and give basic information about their daily routine 14. ask and give basic information about events (birthday parties, and outings) 15. ask questions to gain new information 16. exchange information with other people about what to do, where to go and when to meet 17. tell what happens at a particular kind of event (birthday party, sports event) 18. tell how to do something (ex. play a game, make food, solve a math problem)