ASL Short Bio Content

Include as much of the following as you can in a 2 minute or less video.  Sign the whole story as one stream, rather than edit it together. 

About yourself

• Name first and last
• Hearing status
• Age
• Studies
• Work, where?

About your living situation

• Where you were born or grew up?
• moving history,
• big cities, small cities, where do you prefer to live?
• Do you live in a house, apartment?
• Who do you live with?

About your family

• Parent’s marital status
• Number of brothers and sisters
• Other relatives
• Are your Grandparents still alive?
• Relative’s hearing status
   

ASL Short Bio Evaluation Criteria

Vocabulary

• Appropriate vocabulary used (correct sign for context)
• Clear articulation

Variety of Vocabulary Used

• The more the better (as long as it is fluid with the story)

Facial Expression

• Use your face to show the appropriate emotional tone of the story
• Use your face to add to the grammar and discourse flow (nodding for sentence affirmation, shaking for negation)

Discourse Flow/ Sentences

• Phrasing pace should be clear and sentences chunked well
• Use at least one contrastive sentence
• Do ideas flow well and naturally from the different topics
• Variety of sentence structure (not glued to English grammar)

Grammar Points included

• Contrastive sentence (at least one)
• Spatial agreement
• Negation (at least one)
• Likes/Dislikes (at least one)

Fingerspelling and Numbers

• Clear correct letters
• Proper placement of hand
• Relaxed holding of hand
• Fluid, flowing, no bouncing