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ASL 1: First Semester ASL
(Units 1-4, Lessons 1-20)
Unit 1 = Lessons 1 - 5
Lesson 1:
I have a copy of the
Syllabus I am able to define
the term ASL I know the
common
handshapes used in ASL.
I am able to
fingerspell
my name in ASL
I am able to count to five in
ASL (numbers) I am able to briefly
describe the history of ASL I am able to briefly
state the gist of Deaf Culture I have a basic
idea of the meaning of
Signed English I have a basic
idea of the meaning of
Pidgin
(contact signing) I have a basic
idea of the meaning of
Cued Speech I have a basic
idea of the meaning of
Rochester Method I have taken ASL 101
Lesson 1 quiz #1 I have thought about what
Research Paper I'm going to do
I am able to recognize and
sign the vocabulary for this lesson I am able to recognize
and sign the practice
sentences
and story for this lesson I am done with Lesson
1
Lesson 2
I am able to recognize and
use the "yes/no"
non-manual marker I am able to recognize
and use the "wh"
non-manual marker I am able to recognize
and produce each letter of the fingerspelled alphabet I am able to use
Indexing
to sign personal pronouns
I am able to name several
(3 or more) methods of
Pluralization I am able to show
Possession
and I know the sign for "have."
I can show who did what
to whom by using Directionality I am able to recognize
and use head-nod for affirmation
I am able to recognize
and use head-shake for negation
I am able to recognize
and use the "agent" affix
I understand the basics
of asking for
clarification of a
sign
I am able to recognize and
sign the vocabulary for this lesson I am able to recognize
and sign the practice
sentences and
story
for this lesson I have taken the Lesson
2 Quiz I am done with Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Facial Expressions
I am able to recognize and sign
numbers
11-20 I am able to define "initialization"
I am able to establish
tense I can name four sign
parameters I can define the word "predicate"
I can explain how ASL deals
with "ing, s, and ed" suffixes I understand that ASL has
its own syntax.
I am able to recognize and sign
the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
3 Quiz I am done with Lesson 3
Lesson 4
I know what NMM stands for.
I can give an example of at
least one NMM.
I can demonstrate a few
iconic signs. (Iconicity of Signs)
I can change the meaning
of signs by modifying the way I sign them. (Inflection)
I know my numbers from
21-30.
I can give at least one example of "reversal
of orientation for negation"
I can define the term
"classifier."
I can give at least one
example of a "Classifier: V"
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
4 Quiz I am done with Lesson 4
Lesson 5
I understand the concept of "eye gaze"
I understand the concept of "Noun-Verb Pairs"
I can recognize and sign numbers
31-99
I understand the concept of Directional Verbs
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
5 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
5
Unit 2 Lesson 6
I know how to deal with time concepts
I understand the "time line"
concept and
o'clock
I can recognize and sign numbers
101-999
I understand Adjective-Noun Sequence
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
6 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
6
Lesson 8
I know a bit about ...Gallaudet,
Thomas Hopkins
I know a bit about ...Gallaudet
University
I can recognize and sign
numbers 1,000,000 and up
I understand the concept of
Classifier: H
I am able to recognize and sign
the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson 8 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
8
Lesson 10
Discussion topic:
Cardinal Numbers
Discussion topic:
Ordinal Numbers
Discussion topic:
Loan Signs-(define)
Discussion topic:
Lexicalized Fingerspelling:
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
10 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
10
Practice Test: Takes about 15 minutes to load on a slow bandwidth
Transcript Documentation
Certificate of Completion
Unit 3 lesson11
Discussion topic: Sentence types
Discussion topic:
Conjunctions
Discussion topic:
Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TTY)
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson 11 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
11
lesson12
Discussion topic: Name Signs
Discussion topic:
Time (non-manual inflections)
I
Discussion topic: Incorporation of Time
Discussion topic:
Habituality
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
12 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
12
lesson13
Discussion topic: Interpreters
Discussion topic: Close Captioning
Discussion topic: Public School
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
13 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
13
lesson14
Discussion topic:
Top-down literacy approach
Discussion topic:
Regularity
Discussion topic:
Duration
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
14 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
14
lesson15
Discussion topic: Review and discuss:
TALK-WITH [INTERVIEW]
Discussion topic: Classifier: 1
Discussion topic: SELF
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
15 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
15
Unit 4 lesson16
Discussion topic: (review and clarify)
ALWAYS, PAST
Discussion topic:
Temporal Adverbs
Discussion topic:
Plurals-(general)
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
16 Quiz
I am done with Lesson 16
lesson17
Discussion topic:
Mainstreaming
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
17 Quiz
I am done with Lesson 17
lesson18
Discussion topic:
Manually Coded English
Discussion topic:
Classifier: A
Discussion topic:
Classifier: 3
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
18 Quiz
I am done with Lesson 18
lesson19
Discussion topic:
Pidgin Signed English? (Contact Signing)
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
19 Quiz
I am done
with Lesson
19
lesson20
Discussion topic: Incorporation of Size and Shape
Discussion topic:
Classifier: C
Discussion topic:
Classifier: G
Discussion topic:
Classifier: R
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
20 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
20
ASL 2: Second Semester ASL
(Units 5-8, Lessons 21 - 40)
Unit 5 lesson21
Discussion topic: CL:V (review and clarify)
Discussion topic:
Role Taking
Discussion topic:
Gender
Discussion topic:
Classifier: V (review and clarify)
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
21 Quiz
I am done with Lesson 21
lesson22
Discussion topic: Fingerspelling Abbreviations
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
22 Quiz
I am done with Lesson 22
Discussion topic: Fingerspelling Abbreviations
lesson23
Discussion topic: Review: EQUAL-[fair, level]
Discussion topic: Indexing on the Non-Dominant Hand
Discussion topic: Classifier: 4
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
23 Quiz
I am done with Lesson 23
lesson24
Discussion topic:
Comparison Adjectives
Discussion topic:
Classifier: Quantifiers
Discussion topic:
Classifier: 5
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
24 Quiz
I am done with Lesson
24
lesson25
Discussion topic: Adverbs in ASL
Discussion topic:
Conceptually Accurate Signs
I am able to recognize and
sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
I have taken the
Lesson
25 Quiz
I am done with Lesson 25
I have submitted my
Research
Report complete with citations and permission to publish.
Practice Vocabulary Test: (Note: this page is only advised for
those with high speed connections.)