HS ASL Guide

GRADE 9-12

YEAR AT A GLANCE ASL LEVEL 2

Review

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Suggested Pacing

2 weeks

4-5 weeks

4-5 weeks

4-5 weeks

4-5 weeks

4-5 weeks

Personalities, Poetry & Storytelling

Describing the Layout of a House

Describing Objects

My Home & Community

Unit

Review of level 1

Occupations

Vocabulary Survival ASL Getting to know you Family Time, calendar

Vocabulary: Poem/poetry Cohesion Succession Minimal deviation Personality Traits Fables

Vocabulary: Textures - Bumpy, smooth, shiny Materials - fabric, wood, plastic, etc. Colors Object names and categories (tools, toys, etc.) Structure: Descriptive Classi fi ers Order in which to describe objects

Vocabulary: Furniture/

Vocabulary: Transportation Directions Locations around town housing Time Numbers Useable Vocabulary List Structure: Use visual spatialization of places Non-manual markers for distance Real-world orientation/ Topicalization

Vocabulary: Making requests Occupations education Asking for advice Agreeing with Pros/cons Transportation Interview skills Useable Vocabulary List

Accessories Rooms in a house Parts of a house Building materials Big Appliances Structure: Topic-Comment Structure Weak hand as reference Locative classi fi ers Yes/No Questions Wh-Questions Signer’s perspective

Activities Likes and dislikes Food/School

Structure: Use of space “Rhyming” in ASL

Structure Personal vs. possessive pronoun Gender distinction Wh- and yes/no

Structure: Question structure

Essential Structure and Vocabulary

o e t r y e

questions Negation Signer’s perspective